kennyc
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| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? @waytoomuchstuff Your gratitude is appreciated. Yes, sifting through reviews is not easy to sift through. Some decry that there are not enough “negative” reviews, therefore there seems to be a bias which is somewhat true. But: if reviewers ... | |
| XM tuners/ receivers @glennewdick I picked up a Kenwood L-02T based on their shootout here | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? @dman777 It would be helpful if you disclosed brand+model speakers so that we can get an idea of power needed. Also, seems your mistaken, the Yamaha AS-3200 amp is only 100/150wpc 8/4ohms as per Stereophile and retailer Crutchfield, which is on... | |
| Turntable Quandry Agree that cart and/or turntable would yield sonic benefits. However, if the OP is still running stock cabling, this is highly likely a sonic bottleneck relative to the level of their audio components. | |
| Adding a tube amp is a good idea? Yes, it will sound different. Yes you should try to find out tube sonics for yourself. I have 2 audio chains - SS neutral linear dropping the noise floor, and an 100db speaker to investigate tubes sonics starting with flea watt SET 300b amps. I ... | |
| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? @waytoomuchstuff Because of high uncertainty due to each individual unique situation: different components/systems different rooms different noise floors different hearing abilities different personal sonic preferences different power ... | |
| Where's the next weak link in my analog chain? …Cost $500 to replace the needle. That really hurt!… @mswale If your phono stage can handle it, maybe get a Soundsmith cartridge because the needle replacement is much more affordable | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT @nubiann In high-tech computing, only the data integrity and timing matters. However, in high-end audio, it’s more than just delivering the data, the data rides on an analog stream that often pick up noise. Even one’s audio components can intr... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. he bought the wrong speakers in the first place. +1 @ozzy62 There’s a difference between upgrading something you like vs trying to change the a component’s disliked sonics. Seems foolish. If they were targeting the latest Wilson sound on th... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Upgrading component parts for better sonics is nothing new. Using words like “disappointment” and “issues” insinuates that it was originally designed as flawed which is grossly incorrect. | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? @calvinj From the mariad of greatly positive reviews with zero info of the tech (they won’t release any info), I’m trying to budget for expensive QSA products including QSA Lanedri cables. Free 30day trial. Check out review testimonials | |
| Why do records made from digital sources sound good? @oberoniaomnia In audio shows it’s common that poor hotel room conditions often makes the presentation sonic poor. But, if you go to enough shows you’ll at least get an idea how a speaker sounds. Plenty of great sounding speakers, but very few t... | |
| As good or better than Magnepan 3.7i @traudio It’s difficult to make recommendations as planar panel speakers and unique sonic advantages and disadvantages. Also Magnepan offer excellent performance to price - tough to beat. Maybe smaller panel speakers from DIPTYQUE or Final 15 ... | |
| Where's the next weak link in my analog chain? @displayname - nice rig, shows careful choices. As you’ve discovered, better cables would help. Consider the new Shunyata Theta line - high performance/price - TAS 2025 Product if the Year. It would take considerable funds to upgrade turntable ... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? Looking for stories about your low-watt amp journeys. Using 100db Volti Rival for investigation tube sonics, chosen for its neutrality and affordability - I want to hear tube differences starting with flea at SET amplification. Started with 30... |