kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| A day in the life of an audiophile We could use some of that slowness in Silicon Valley. | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? Brightness and detail are two separate issues, although often finding both in some systems. Also, people have different tolerances for brightness. The fix is better/different components. | |
| I'll welcome myself back after a brief hiatus @russ69 welcome back. For FM radio, I picked up a vintage Kenwood L-02T tuner based on this shootout | |
| What's my best upgrade options Squared just pops in with his many anti-cable posts. For the money, hard to sonically beat MoFi Ultradeck + MasterTracker cart combo. Lots of positive reviews. | |
| Phono Preamp Selection High sonics for the money: +1 Schiit Mani or Skoll +1 Darlington Labs | |
| HiFi satisfaction and/ or Musical enjoyment @xp200dr - congratulations on reaching a satisfactory system and getting off the upgrade bus. For myself, I like variety to keep from getting tired of my system - tube, SS, various carts, full range and flea watt systems. | |
| Best standmounts with a 7" woofer/driver Not exactly 7”, but how about MoFi SourcePoint 8 or 10? Much deeper bass, great performance - lots of very positive reviews, price reasonable | |
| Bookshelf or stand mount help please Vanatoo Transparent One here Heard them at AXPONA 2022, kept returning to the room because couldn’t believe the great sound quality at such an inexpensive price so I purchased a pair even though I didn’t need. There are a few reviews also agreein... | |
| Audio Fantasies @moto_man - MF used to have a very packed space, was amazed it sounded good. Thanks for the update. | |
| Power cord upgrade @skids - so many cable options, no easy answers. My personal list of PC based upon others positive reviews (prices not current): 0.4 Black Cat Silverline 0.4 LAVRiCABLES Grand 30 CORE Silver Mains 0.6 Morrow Map4 1.4 Transparent Reference... | |
| Ultrasonic Record Cleaner 40 v 80 v 120 kHz Kirmuss sonic results competes with the best ultrasonic RCMs, but it's labor intensive. Audio Desk - long term established excellence, but pricier than the comparable Degritter. Degritter - does it all for the most reasonable price | |
| new member, some questions, need help please @jaimeromero - agree that demoing speakers best course of action as there have been sonic improvements in high-end audio since the old WP. We cannot tell what speakers would subjectively resonate with you. Starting from scratch, I researched the ... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move +1 @doyle3433 Volti Lucera, or Volti Rival, maybe Volti Razz. Very efficient. I heard Volti Razz at several audio shows, sounded great top to bottom. The new model Lucera has the same size transducers as the Rivals. I own the Rivals. | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs discount high value cable manufacturers: Albedo Darwin Empirical Designs LAVRICABLES RSX Silversmith Fidelium Vogue Audio Zavino | |
| Audio Fantasies Does building a bucket list system from scratch trying to land near endgame count? Does sideways exploration count? |