kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| AC Power @signaforce - I sympathize with you - upgrading multiple PCs can be expensive, but many believe the PC may be the most important cable sonically. Maybe try 1 PC and rotate between components to hear which has the most improvement if any. If you ... | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? +1 @inagroove Although engagement/resonated/satisfying is more important than critical listening, critical listening and engagement are not mutually exclusive. Both critical listening + engagement are used to evaluate components for potential p... | |
| System advice Maybe the MBL C41 Network Player. Doubles as a pre, DAC, and has streaming. Reviews seem to indicate a ridiculously great sonic buy as it was demoed with MBL's top-of-the-line revealing system. | |
| Do I need a headphone or speaker to appreciate high-end DACs? … to appreciate TOTL DACs you need a very resolving transducer. Not just speakers, the entire audio chain matters in the final sonic result including resolving electronics with lower noise floors, quality of power, power filtration, room treatm... | |
| I am sad I find in many cases to be true, that men like to problem solve while women seek to be understood on how they “feel”. This seems similar. | |
| Talk me out of buying Monoblocks and into a stereo amp instead Whether stereo or monoblock, it’s the best amp I could afford first, then monoblocks second. | |
| I am sad The OP initially says he has trouble communicating with the audio manufacturer, but withholds identifying the manufacturer hindering our help and not sharing in who has poor customer service. Also, a lot of detail was left out. Therefore it seem... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? interpretation of "dramatic difference" can vary Likely some “emotional” connection to the “perceived” sound change which both can vary per each individual | |
| Unipivot tone arms Got a used VPI that came with 2 unipivots, I upgraded the arms as I’m not a fan of unipivots. | |
| What should I upgrade next in my system? The 11k MBL Network Player C41 seems like a sonic bargain. Another is the Linn Klimax DSM/2 with Organik DAC upgrade which I own. | |
| Choosing a preamplifier - synergy vs. matching components Should system synergy be the priority, or can better sound be achieved by carefully selecting and matching individual components? There is no universal truth. Sometimes there is a significant synergy between preamp and amp like Audio Research,... | |
| How often do you upgrade turntable ? Maybe not an upgrade but someday I might try idler musical magic and get a Garrard 301/401, but it’ll likely cost >10k to get it sorted out to a high sonic level. | |
| $3500 floor standing speakers used. What would be your choice ? Buying a speaker without auditioning is tough, trying to figure out how it “sounds” by the “words” of others. Maybe look at what speakers others are using with the OP’s amp. Otherwise it’s compile a list of speakers compatible with the amps powe... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? If you’re trying to determine “value”, you’ll never get there. This high-end audio hobby is a small niche market. To cover time, effort, costs included R&D, markups are required. In this copycat world, cable manufacturers do not give away th... | |
| Advice on turntables Generally speaking, turntables designs include suspended, mass loaded, minimize mass, vibration controlled. For minimized mass, Rega P8/P10 and above offer great price/performance - nimble, fast, but some may want more bass weight. Mass loaded l... |