kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers I applaud the manufacturer for expressing his creativity to scratch the itch in upgrading the tweeters. But on the practicality side, often a neglected trait in this hobby, 30 tweeters increased the cost and thus price into a highly competitive... | |
| Ethernet cables +1 @ghdprentice purchase cables to the level of your audio system - under and your cabling bottlenecks sonics, over and your money is quickly wasted. So be prudent. Do you think it is worth spending a huge amount.... In this hobby, "yes" is ... | |
| Schroder Tonearms - where do I purchase? are there authorized sellers in US? I purchased both a Kuzma 4point and a Schroeder CB-1L from Christopher Thornton at Artisan Fidelity here. Great experience working with him - very knowledgeable, honest- seems to looks out for my interest more than the sale, and very friendly. | |
| Flexible Power Cords Audience Forte | |
| Best monoblock amps for $2000 used +1 Odyssey amps- an very rare sonic bargain The Jolita tube pre plus a SS amp may prove satisfying | |
| Audioquest Pegasus XLR Interconnects I’ve been following the new Audioquest Mystical Horse series and the Pegasus seems like Audioquest is trying to make their top technologies available at the lowest price point. Congrats on your endgame cables | |
| Best HIFI Stores LA/Orange Looking for extremely high efficiency drivers at 8 ohms for my 300b amplifier. @langla4 How efficient do you need? What’s your minimum amp wattage? If you need an extremely high efficiency speaker like 100db+ maybe target specific speakers ... | |
| The time has come and I request advice... If Roon, Innuos reportedly doesn’t play well with it. | |
| Dog pissed on speaker Black light should reveal urine residue | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... @2psyop Although there are lots of available options, I think yours are solid picks - reflecting solid research and careful thought. You're gonna love it. | |
| Dog pissed on speaker @miltonpyron Maybe contact "Klipsch" customer service/support for cleaning advise ...or stop playing your "Cats" album | |
| Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming? It’s probably some external change since internal changes (audio chain components) do not happen according to the 24 hour clock - worse dinner time then problems ends at the latest midnight. Therefore the obvious eternal influences are power and ... | |
| Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations +1 Michi M8 Maybe stretch to AGD Gran Vivace | |
| Stuff You Tried To Love We all have our biases. +1 not loving a component may simply be a subjective preference vs the quality of the component. While Magico and YG resonates with me, Wilson never did although I tried several times at multiple dealers and audio shows. | |
| VPI Avenger Plus vs J Sikora Standard Max Not sure if helpful: VPI Avenger Plus- VPI has been a long established brand, and after the son Matt took over, I’d expect continued longevity. Their mass loaded systems are fairly straightforward so I expect future maintenance to not be an iss... |