kennyc
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| Dedicated CD Transport vs DAC @no_regrets - You’re fortunate, over the last ~5yrs there have been great strides in DAC sonics at more affordable prices. If you like to spin CDs, best to get a better transport if within budget. TEAC VRDS-701T CD transport Is another option. | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid @ritter06 - excellent plan. Always best to try a component in one's own system if one can afford to do so. I'm assuming you already have proper sonic room treatments? | |
| analyzing sound @jrdavisphd An audiophile is nothing more than one who pursues better sonics for recorded music through better equipment. Like the sky, ocean, mountains, etc words cannot describe how much more a musical connection from recorded music we each f... | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid On the other hand, achieving sonic bliss is fantastic for an audiophile. The question is: “Which is stronger, the Carrot or the Stick?” | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid @ritter06 - no easy solutions. We cannot tell you what you’ll subjectively like We cannot predict if it’ll work synergistically your other components and/or room We all have to try/risk for ourselves. One could try to mitigate the risk by p... | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? For those who are sensitive to bright/strident sounds, I often think one solution is a “soft” dome tweeter. | |
| Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? No, I’ve demoed Magico at a few audio shows. It’s transparent of the other components up the audio chain. Strange that the OP would suggest clinical and fatiguing when Magico recognized at a top sp... | |
| Building my 1st real system. Need advice. Hoping to pair Luxman507uxii/Dyaudio Evoke20. @mrcorky - seems you want a musical and forgiving set-up. Maybe Harbeth+Hegel combo- great sonic match. The Hegel H360 or H390 optional DAC is fairly good. | |
| Integrated amp for 2500-3000 Maybe a used Hegel H360, the used H390 would be a budget stretch. | |
| ??? How Much Would You Spend ??? Tough to find a consensus because we have different budgets and spending priorities - those with larger budgets would usually spend more than those on a more restricted budgets. Rough guess those on a tight budget 3-7k for electronics (pre+amp) an... | |
| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) Lampizator seems like a good choice to try. The Baltic has sonics above its price point, or maybe the TRP. Maybe tube roll to preference. | |
| CEC Belt Drive CD Transports vs Jay's Audio CD Transports @kennyc Not sure if you’ve seen but the RS2 has had more than its share of reliability issues @soix - thanks for the RS2 reliability update. - I have not been tracking The TEAC VRDS-701T CD transport looks good, priced... | |
| Certain frequencies hurt +1 check ears first Is the OP’s tweeters metallic? If so, soft dome might be better | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? I’m just dipping my toes into desktop/headphone audio with Focal Clear and Audeze LCD i4 matched with a tube dac/amp and AK DAP which I can use as a desktop SS dac/amp | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? Increased detail can be nothing more than dropping the noise floor with better components or better room absorbing/dispersion control. Brightness can usually be traced to the high frequency transducer, offen experienced with metallic tweeters lik... |