kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed @inagroove - good job on your due diligence. Glad it worked out. | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono A bit rare/ tough to get a good sonic quality built-in phono stage in both integrated SS or tube that would match the rest of your system. Likely the built-in would be a sonic bottleneck. | |
| What to do with gear which is beyond repair? Storing would probably be a mistake as you're kicking the problem down the road aka procrastination, and the stress/anxiety of remembering this todo rears it's ugly head often many times later. Seems much better to deal with now to get it off y... | |
| Stack Audio Auva Isolator @ozzy Big thanks for opening this thread as I first targeted Gaia, then Townsend, but this seems better. Much appreciated | |
| What To Do? I think you know the answer. First, who would be interested in owning them, only dedicated audiophile? Second, assuming audiophiles, how many are in reasonable driving distance? Third, only audiophiles who need the platforms will be intereste... | |
| So, a reviewer just said something I need to talk about. You need to be able to read between the lines +1 @audphile1 - reviewer don’t choose average gear to review, they choose good-great performing gear. I paid special attention when a familiar reviewer was unusually surprised at the very positive ... | |
| Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ? Generally speakers first, then match rest of components. | |
| So, a reviewer just said something I need to talk about. What about the engagement between the listener and the musician. Agree that “engagement” is important, but that’s “personal” engagement. Whether other people’s engagement is important in evaluating gear seems like a bad idea as engagement is ... | |
| Sonus Faber Question +1 @ghdprentice who knows SF speakers very well. After speakers upgrade, likely next sonic move is to upgrade your electronics (integrated). So assuming you take @ghdprentice speaker update advice, after breakin and extended listening, if you stil... | |
| Suggestions for testing a never installed, 20-year boxed amp. @philliprcook just curious, what speakers are you using that meets your spouse’s approval? | |
| The Horror I demoed audio shows and brick n mortar audio shops to find the sonics I subjectively like, then tried to duplicate as much as possible within my budget. Consistently blew my budget but landed in a good place. | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? If PBN, this looks like a great deal here | |
| How would you spend my next $5K? @cantorgale If you really love your DAVE DAC, maybe get the Chord MScaler as reviews very positive, but especially positive (matching well) with Chord DACS. | |
| For city apartment dweller audiophiles. Have you ever had neighbors banging on your walls? Things are not perfect in my world, but a post like this makes me so thankful that I do not live in an apartment or a condo. +1 very grateful I was able to move on from apartment living, putting up with neighbor noise and over crowded shared la... | |
| Selling, donating or giving away a good pair of vintage speakers I’m a member of both the San Francisco Audiophile Foundation here and the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society here . Reach out to them first or PM me and I’ll try to pass your offer along. I’m with you. In this disposable society, when a... |