kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| Aesthetix Mimas vs Hegel H590 Int's Hegel vs Aesthetics vs Gryphon is a personal sonic choice. The Hegel mates well to Harbeth speakers. The optional DAC is good, but much improved in the H600. If I had an extra room that needed a system, I’d likely get this combo. Aesthetix is a ... | |
| Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis Maybe best to ask Pass Labs directly, but in the meantime it’s likely best not to spend much energy in pining for an imaginary product. | |
| Amplifier pairing for Altec Flamencos Altec reminds me of Stereophile Art Dudley and his Shindo gear. I was tempted to purchase Art’s haut brion which is on sale for 10k, but I wasn’t planning on a Shindo system as I’m leaning more towards the Audio Note Meishu Tonmeister. | |
| Incredible Audioquest Firebird Source Power Cables & Thunderbird Interconnects!!! I think I'm finally done with my cable upgrades dunno, that curiosity bug can be annoying | |
| Some thoughts on ASR and the reviews If pleasing sonics = “known” measurements, things would be a lot simpler and my bank account would be fuller | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem +1 @dogearedaudio - Berning 211 / 845 Monoblock Amplifiers | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? @emergingsoul We are simply after better sonics vs just the gear. It's always been this way. | |
| Krell 350 MCX Coupling Cap Jumpers This is the first time I heard of restrictions using a SS amp with a tube preamp, is this specific to Krell? | |
| Some thoughts on ASR and the reviews Data makes for a great starting point but it’s one’s ears which subjectively connects to the heart/preference that is unique for each individual. Seems foolish to think measurements are all that matters, then again there seems there are those ... | |
| 300B SET Amp driving Wilson Sabrinas Normally I’d guess not enough power, glad it worked out. | |
| The Absolute Sound posts a video about a new product development from Magnepan, but... I was eyeballing the new Magnepan 2.7i with the 4K parts upgrade. Didn’t occur to consider xover mods | |
| What happens if I need help with an audio component? I am asking that product reviewers take some time to investigate and report on how someone gets answers to these questions If you were a "product reviewer" what would motivate you to do so? Looks like extra work without any compensating benefi... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @nyev I’ve only heard of Mola Mola TAMBAQUI DAC until your post about the Makua preamp, so I researched both the Makua preamp and the KALUGA MONO POWER AMPLIFIER. The Makua reviews were impressive and their optional DAC and phono are surprising... | |
| Magico Owners - what are you using for amplification? Not sure if helpful, but I was planning to use my Constellation Inspiration Pre+Stereo to run my new speakers. At AXPONA 2022, I auditioned Magico A5 and Rockport Atria, but ended up purchasing the demo Vimberg Mino D which sounded fabulous. Alo... | |
| No love for Legacy Audio I got into high-end audio 8yrs ago. Legacy speaker reviews and maybe hearing them at audio shows never resounded with me, unlike Magico and YG. So it could simply be a preference difference or that Legacy doesn’t compete well with newer products... |