kennyc
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| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. he bought the wrong speakers in the first place. +1 @ozzy62 There’s a difference between upgrading something you like vs trying to change the a component’s disliked sonics. Seems foolish. If they were targeting the latest Wilson sound on th... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Upgrading component parts for better sonics is nothing new. Using words like “disappointment” and “issues” insinuates that it was originally designed as flawed which is grossly incorrect. | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? @calvinj From the mariad of greatly positive reviews with zero info of the tech (they won’t release any info), I’m trying to budget for expensive QSA products including QSA Lanedri cables. Free 30day trial. Check out review testimonials | |
| Why do records made from digital sources sound good? @oberoniaomnia In audio shows it’s common that poor hotel room conditions often makes the presentation sonic poor. But, if you go to enough shows you’ll at least get an idea how a speaker sounds. Plenty of great sounding speakers, but very few t... | |
| As good or better than Magnepan 3.7i @traudio It’s difficult to make recommendations as planar panel speakers and unique sonic advantages and disadvantages. Also Magnepan offer excellent performance to price - tough to beat. Maybe smaller panel speakers from DIPTYQUE or Final 15 ... | |
| Where's the next weak link in my analog chain? @displayname - nice rig, shows careful choices. As you’ve discovered, better cables would help. Consider the new Shunyata Theta line - high performance/price - TAS 2025 Product if the Year. It would take considerable funds to upgrade turntable ... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? Looking for stories about your low-watt amp journeys. Using 100db Volti Rival for investigation tube sonics, chosen for its neutrality and affordability - I want to hear tube differences starting with flea at SET amplification. Started with 30... | |
| Why do records made from digital sources sound good? @mahler123 Cartridges affect the sound a lot less than you suggest in this post! +1 @atmasphere | |
| Why do records made from digital sources sound good? I believe that people who dis vinyl playback simply have not heard a really good system within a context that they are familiar with. Agree. Usually the best sonics are tape, vinyl, then digital. @billstevenson - nice rig. I run a VPI Avenger... | |
| Is anyone here still into live concerts these days? Occasionally San Francisco Symphony - Itzhak Perlman, Yo-yo Ma… | |
| Favorite scream in rock? Most famous - James Brown Favorite - dream on - Aerosmith Worst - Yoko Ono | |
| Needing DAC Advice But it is not...engaging? No soul? This is tough to nail down as it’s highly subjective on where to stop relative to affordability. @trn - as you’ve discovered, it’s the whole audio chain that matters. A better preamp and/or amp might move yo... | |
| Package Has Disappeared in USPS System @mike4597 - great news, thanks for sharing @mulveling - FedEx then UPS - thanks for the info. I’ve a audio components to sell and ship, never done before | |
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS @calvinj Some live by: “It’s/they’re wrong until proven right” or “It’s/I’m right until proven wrong” both based on their individual judgment often clouded by a stubbornness most often based on fear of admitting to be wrong - their linked self-e... | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion I'd like to know what perceived SQ benefits were realized, Optical moats drop the noise floors, but some have reported it takes some “life” from the music. |