kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| Help me identify an amp +1 variac - to bring up power slowly/safely to see if working, especially for tube type amps. | |
| Any experience dealing with Siltech cables sold from Japan? One can save buying used, but there are a LOT of counterfeit cables that’s often not easy to distinguish from genuine. It helps to bolster confidence if the seller has the original purchase receipt, or the box/packaging it came with, or the selle... | |
| Matthew Bond Audio speaker cables - observations I just discovered Matthew Bond is related to the excellent Tara Labs, so I will be checking his cables. @mgrif104 - thanks for posting | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs +1 Silversmith Fidelium speaker cables - a sonic bargain. I’d also wait for the Silversmith interconnects whenever they are released - best bang for buck sonics also. As I write this, I just realized that Silversmith SC and IC may be my ideal cho... | |
| ??? Full Loom vs Mix ??? Mix, although I try to have my analog ICs brand/model consistent. I understand a full loom may give sonic preference consistency, but I’m not convinced that a brand’s analog and digital are sonically at the same level or the same voicing. For ins... | |
| Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp GoldenEar Tritons | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? Maybe starting 8yrs ago, there have been great sonic strides in digital DACs. Notable DACs: 2.3 Doge 7 MkII tube DAC 2.6 Ferrum Wandla - HR competes w 10k DACs +1.2 HYPSOS power supply 2.7 LAiV Harmony DAC 3.0 Musicia... | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid .... I’m wondering if used Sasha DAWs are sonically close enough to the new WWPs... HifiNews here says the WWP-new and the Sasha V has the same drivers, so comparing Sasha DAWs vs Sasha V should give you your answer. | |
| opinions please? IsoAcoustics stands vs GAIA footers under my towers? “thicker and meatier” does not equate to better performance. Sifting through online reviews the Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums seems the best closely followed by Gaia footers. I wouldn’t substitute which would likely yield subpar results ... | |
| DeVore O/93 or PureAudioProject Duet15 for a First Watt SIT-3? ...strongly considering a pair of Volti Rival SE's.. @fsonicsmith I have the Volti Rival. At 100db, I plan to start my tube amp journey with flea watt amps. Greg confirmed 2 watt SETs are fine. @ulul Since the PAP is a more neutral choi... | |
| Speaker List narrowed down… Slightly above 25k from inflation, but maybe stretch for: Magico A5 Rockport Technologies Atria II I’m a fan of Magico and YG, these were on my short list before I demoed them, but got a fantastic deal Vimberg D as I blew my budget to get th... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? So what do you do when they ask you what you think? I’d look them in the eye and say, ”I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear you with the static coming from…are those speakers?” or ”I enjoy it very much, just like my car system. Did you get this from... | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? @serblinfan Fantastic! Glad it worked out for you. Thanks for the update. | |
| My wife weighed in…she wants piano white tower/bookshelf Crystal Cable Minissimo - great looks and sonics | |
| New room needs new speakers, I need your help became quickly congested with orchestral music Orchestral? Seems you’d need a full range speaker for that. GokdenEar Triton. Great top to bottom, images well. |