kennyc
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| 聖HIJIRI Users thread Whew, just made it through reading this thread. After reviewing additional Hijiri Millions reviews, the IC and SC seems to offer the best sonic price/performance sonically competing with the very best. The Takumi PC seems to be beyond just soundi... | |
| Silver Speaker Cables For silver speaker cables I may try the Albedo Metamorphosis which seems like their top speaker cable. Bummer unsuccessful in finding any reviews yet. | |
| Dream Amps I Could Not Afford 20 Years Ago Now Undesirable Sonic progress in High-end audio marches on | |
| Scent of an Audio Store .. a remarkable, intoxicating thing.. can lead to disaster | |
| Quandry +1 more to hire a technician, get the cartridge setup correctly. | |
| I Cried Today @bigkidz thanks for posting your heartwarming experience. When people pass away, I’m reminded to examine my life - I’m hoping to be ready with no regrets of not trying. I also try to practice Gratitude - that I’m blessed that they were in my lif... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system Memories: I remember installing an equalizer in my car adjusted to a “M” setting. I also recall my friends home equalizer which had me staring mesmerized by light bar indicators moving up and down to the music. Hmmm, never thought of searching f... | |
| Cardas Clear Beyond XL PC vs The Rest @jeffreyw The AQ Dragon is my top choice, but I’m not sure if I can financially afford swapping out all my PCs. So I’m considering lower cost alternatives. Used AQ PCs are a possibility, but am weary of fake clones. Good to know Firebird not w... | |
| Should I graduate to floor standers or will larger bookshelves suffice? @larsman @kennyc - What are MSB 120 and 126? The only MSB I'm familiar with makes very high-end DACs and amps, not speakers Whoops, I meant MBL here . | |
| New Stereo Times review on CODA CSiB Integrated Amplifier Anyone know if the Coda csib is a good match for Harbeth, particularly the M30.2 XD? I know Hegel is a good match. | |
| "The Ultra High-End Speaker." ...Ultra High-End Speaker... I don't put labels on performance and or price levels. Rather, I demo to find the sound I like, then try to reproduce it within my budget. | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! ....and you sort of settle into whatever sonic signature you love. You mean the upgraditus ends? That's good new for my wallet :) | |
| Feickert Volare + Shick 9 + Hana Umami Red + @tablejockey Congrats on a solid upgrade. Keep us posted - good news is always welcome | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K kennyc: Your last suggestion, on its face, is a logical approach. But you’ve got to understand that I’m not gonna buy a $10,000+ component unless I’m convinced that I’m likely to keep it for a very long time -- not just as a "tryout." I was su... | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! My Volti Rival 100db speaker is my flea watt end-game speaker. Jury is still out for my Vimberg Mino D or upgrade to Magico |