kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| Recommendations for recent rap and hip hop recordings please. Not a fan, but I often wondered if rap or metal really benefits from a high-end sonics. I usually associate advantages of high-end audio with increased realism/accuracy in voices and acoustic instruments. Rap seems monotoned but with a beat and ... | |
| Are upgraded power cables for subwoofers worth it? @billstevenson - my system is also transparent high quality so am considering REL. Thanks for the tip. | |
| Torx screws for Leben Lid Didn’t know that getting “screwed” can be a good thing 😉 | |
| Hagerman Trumpet MC review Great review- thanks for sharing | |
| Integrated amp with preamp tubes Maybe a used Krell K300i. Sliding bias with class A sound (tubelike warmth) | |
| Thinking about going electrostatic @bill1957 Seems you want quick panel speaker with a cone bass so you are indifferent between electrostatic, ribbon, planar. In addition to your Pulsars and Talons, seems like lots of fun. Enjoy! | |
| Advice on making a speaker change @dmiller01 You have a high level of electronics relative to your speakers so yes, agree speakers should be upgraded. A speaker that can give too to bottom performance. Maybe add Magico A5 to your list as it’s in the same price point as Rockport... | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? @daveoman We addressed speakers and amps, but after they’re sorted out, your turntable might be a sonic bottleneck. So agree with @dekay that an upgrading to a reasonably priced phono stage a great idea. | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? @daveoman If you’re simply asking which next component to change, then it’s the amp. BUT, it sounds like you want to change both speakers and amps soon, so I suggest demoing speakers maybe 3-10k range, then get matching electronics. | |
| Pure Silver Wire I also use Siltech gold+silver for interconnects. If I stay with silver, likely Albedo as the purist high value performing silver. | |
| Power cables and power conditioners Generally speaking, in high-end audio the more transparent the audio chain, the more high quality audio cables matters. Transparent components have lower noise floors which usually comes with a higher cost. Lower ambient noise helps as well. So a... | |
| LoFi Alexa - any sonic tweaking? Add a subwoofer? | |
| Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ? Westminster REI amps | |
| REL Carbon Special Subwoofers or the REL G1 Gibraltar Reference Subwoo I’m interested in the Carbon as well. | |
| Recommendations for a phono amp Hagerman Bugle |