kennyc
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| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? Interesting thread as I also find Jazz confusing. I like George Benson Breezing, Vince Guaraldi Peanuts (big childhood fan), and some 1939-1940s jazz I heard in movies. Never warmed up to Bill Evan’s, Miles Davis, or thus type of seemingly “Freefo... | |
| Help me pick a new desktop speaker Vanatoo active speakers are very good Ridiculously good, I purchased a pair after hearing at AXPONA 2022. | |
| Is the Rockport Avior II an Endgame Speaker? Is the Rockport Avior II an Endgame Speaker? That's a subjective question - we each have hearing preferences. I found them to be accurate and musical That is important - seems that this speaker resonates with you. The bass is just a set... | |
| Starting my showroom again Small town not ideal for luxury goods as few can afford, doubly true in small our high-end niche market. Kudos for the OP's passion for our hobby. | |
| Turntable hissing @petar3 - did you find and fix the problem? | |
| Kuzma Stabi R vs Dr. Feickert Woodpecker 2 vs TD 124DD An obvious outcome - much has been written about the excellence of the Stabli R and the 4point. Congrats! | |
| Is anyone interested in joining a private bay area HiFi chat group? I belong to both LAOCAS and the local Audiophile Society which iirc used to be the San Francisco Audiophile Foundation here | |
| Please talk me out of buying the Avalon Eclipse $700 is a ridiculously great bargain, BUT only if they work properly. Test them before purchasing or you’ll end up with a headache | |
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC How much has DAC technology advanced in the last decade or more? A lot of significant sonic improvements over the last 8yrs especially in the ~3-8k price range. Is my Schiit Modi 3+ better than the Musical Fidelity M1 DAC? Not familiar ... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. @mesch - taking your current speaker specs and adding 3db “just for good measure “ is a convoluted way to go about this. Usually, one can get a sense of a speaker’s power requirement is by analyzing the phase/impedance vs frequency plot (impedanc... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. +1 used Volti Razz maybe Zu Audio | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? Inspect, clean, resleeve | |
| JAYS Audio transport upgrade? Jays mkIII is my first price/performance choice, but curious how TEAC's new VRDS-701T CD transport compares. | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! Tekton, tweeter arrays trigger minor arachnophobia creep out, but bargain sonics mostly | |
| A question on amp matching +1 @nwres @pryso - it would be much easier for us to help if we knew which speaker, or better yet which speaker and amp paring was disappointing. If you want to figure it out yourself, you’ll have to be able to read/understand the impedance/pha... |