kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| What to do with a large collection Employ a kid, split the profits? | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ I’ve been deeply tracking audiophile switches for quite awhile, looking for lower cost alternatives to the Telegartner M12 switch which also requires special terminated cables. I concluded: Audiophile switches must be at least to the level of ... | |
| What use to burn in power cords? Hagerman Frybaby here or Audiodharma Cable Cooker here Some have reported that periodic cable cooking has sonic benefits. | |
| ZYX "House" Sound I somewhat agree with @dover - usually these high quality cartridges are used in higher performing turntables - better tonearms and quieter turntables (plinth and platter). But the OP shouldn’t panic, his current setup will work | |
| Outstanding Reel to Reel Vendor @jemmer01 thanks for the referral. | |
| Tekton Open Baffle Speakers Its a $3000 deposit, not $3000 price. @thecarpathian looking at the Tekton website, seems like a promo vs deposit- confusing. I called Tekton who just verified that it is only a “deposit/down payment” for the 7k total. | |
| Tekton Open Baffle Speakers I’m with the OP - 3k seems very relatively inexpensive to try compared to the competition and resale should cover costs but no guarantee. Tekton’s reputation for high value is reassuring. This seems low risk with a large potential upside | |
| Lifting the Christmas veil Maybe the OP can give audiophile bachelor’s advice of finding a spouse with a high WAF. Congratulations on reconnecting to your music. | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? This seems somewhat backwards. Don’t we usually research gear first then purchase to try in our audio chains? Then subsequently we’d discover if we like th... | |
| New Ortofon website with tonearm cartridge matcher Incomplete/lacking- didn’t even have the Kuzma 4point. | |
| What Holiday Gifts did you ask for or Give to Yourself? Purchased a mint vinyl Blood, Sweat And Tears – Bloodlines - Analog Productions from Discogs. | |
| Linn or T+A My impression is T+A HV electronics sonically punch above their price point. I took a serious look at the HV integrated but went with Constellation separates. I’ve been deeply researching the latest high-end audio components for the last 7 years ... | |
| Tube preamp match with Solid Stare amp +1 Backert Labs +1 Aesthetix Calypso | |
| DAC Recommendations In 4k Range Used Denafrips Terminator or Holo May, but T+A DAC 200 and Lampizator Baltic 4 (tube) both sonics punch significantly above their price points. | |
| Do dormant cables need "RE" Broken In? If so how long can they sit dormant? Some forums reported that periodic cooking of one’s cables yields sonic benefits, so I’m considering purchasing a Audiodharma cable cooker. A lower cost alternative is Hagerman Frybaby. |