kennyc
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| ??? How Do You Determine How Far You Can Take An Amp When Choosing Speakers ??? Speaker choices are subjective, others cannot determine what you subjectively favor and vice versa. Having the amp in hand doesn't change this - best it does is screen's out incompatible speakers but still leaves too many options. It's either ... | |
| What is the most overlooked consideration? +1 properly treating the room | |
| Unusual countries for audio gear Odd how the Swiss got missed. | |
| Buyer Beware So the OP is griping that the manufacturer isn't giving him a freebee service for an out of warranty product? | |
| Why most $3000 and lower DAC’s sound almost identical +1 @curthuff T+A highly qualified seasoned engineers creating solid dependable high value components - consistently performs above their price points | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes How this pedestrian interface became quasi-standard in high-end digital audio is puzzling. likely due to no agreed upon standard amongst manufacturers. Agree that an interface optimized for high-end audio would be very beneficial | |
| Akiko Audio Loudspeaker Improvers Interesting, may give Akiko a try since 21days free trial. Thanks for sharing | |
| AUDIO SHOWS! WHAT would you like to see more of there. Better brands, hours etc? Axpona is so big there is not enough time for engagement. Exactly right! Attended 3 days including a few seminars, just managed to finish all rooms but not able to relax and enjoy music much. | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes Audiophile switch sellers purchase off-the-shelf switches, ditch the noisy switching mode power supply (SMPS) that came with it, repackage the switch with a small linear power supply (LPS), and sell it at a huge markup. Your global statement se... | |
| ??? My First Classical Concert,What Can I Expect ??? My First Classical Concert,What Can I Expect During a frantic passage, a trombone slide gets propelled with great velocity. Over the band, past the stage, row 1, row 2…until it hits someone in row 6 😉 | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes +1 @jeffbij It’s wearisome to answer Ethernet experts with their thinking that their knowledge/profession make them totally knowledgeable in digital High-end audio. Their “I’m right until you prove me wrong” requires much effort to educate. Th... | |
| Building a second, vinyl focused system. Speaker advice needed! (<$10k) Volti Audio - neutral and highly efficient, not horn shouty. Plenty of very positive reviews- I own the Volti Rivals for tube amps. Klipsch seemed colored by comparison Devore Orangutan O/96 - highly musical, tube friendly efficient. Plenty of... | |
| Need help choosing speakers for Outlaw Audio receiver +1 Chesky LC1. Read the great reviews, demoed them at AXPONA 2025- yes, they sounded fantastic - an extremely rare audio bargain. | |
| Are Merlin TSM speakers buried with their owners? Notable standpoints: 0.5 Fosi - sonic bargain 0.6 Vanatoo Transparent One 1.0 Chesky LC1 1.6 Genelec G Three 2.8 Revival Atalante 3 - bargain Harbeth | |
| Can using a bad tube hurt an amplifier? Is it -1 for tubes or +1 for SS? Who’s keeping score? |