kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| Best "Budget" / "bang for my buck" 2-channel amp and speakers can I get new? High value amps: +1 Rogue Audio +1 Schiit Audio +1 Odyssey Audio High value full range speakers: +1 Tekton GoldenEar Triton Monitor Audio Silver if needed, perhaps open a high value cables thread | |
| Fleetwood Sound Company Fleetwood Deville reviews suggests it sounds fantastic. It’s one of those components I want, will get someday, but don’t need. | |
| Has this happened to you? How can it be stopped? It’s a hobby, not a problem unless it becomes obsessive that interferes with your mental health. | |
| Where to go from here? @jjss49 Good catch, I incorrectly assumed that the speaker were either bookshelf or floorstanders. @davekuyt11 Speaker placement, a trial and error exercise, is extremely important in high end audio and necessary to get the great 3D soundstage. ... | |
| Network Acoustics Muon ethernet filtering system - Improving streaming sound quality So many new audiophile switches without enough review comparisons vs other “audiophile” switches it’s difficult to know a good price/performance value. However, Network Acoustics seems to have the technical background to make a great switch and t... | |
| Network Acoustics Muon ethernet filtering system - Improving streaming sound quality FYI Rubicon not available for awhile. Their email response: ”Rubicon has been very frustrating for us. We put a lot of effort into making it work so well, but then the supplies of our essential parts dried up and we can no longer deliver it. We’r... | |
| What is a good turntable preamp under $500? The Schiit Mani2 phono preamp- Fremer gave it a very positive review: https://www.analogplanet.com/content/schiits-mani-2-mmmc-phono-preamp-goes-head-budget-phono-preamp-class-0 Schiit makes high value components consistently performing above th... | |
| High Current Integrated Options for Manger Speakers Magtech is a high current amplifier which can drive panel speakers. | |
| Hegel H590 integrated amp Congrats. Enjoy. | |
| High Current Integrated Options for Manger Speakers @dodgealum Why are you asking for a “high current” integrated? At ~89dB, Manger speakers seem relatively easy to drive. | |
| Phono Stage Amp +1 @mulveling sort out your phono stage cart mismatch first by either a SUT or stronger phono stage 66-72db. Hopefully this will be enough volume boost to satisfy, otherwise you’ll need more amp power or a more efficient speaker | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? Vimberg Mino D - just purchased my first high-end speaker which was the AXPONA 2022 demo. | |
| Vinyl, CD's and Digital Files Accumulated Over A Lifetime I got about 1000 LPs and 1500 CDs. Going to be a chore burning all the CDs to my server and cleaning all my LPs with the new model Degritter coming out soon. | |
| Where to go from here? @davekuyt11 Are you targeting an integrated (preamp+amp and sometimes a DAC) or are you targeting separates? Integrated offers the best bang/buck saving on caseworks and cables, but separates perform better and allow for future incremental upgra... | |
| Are You Happy With Your Phono Preamp? @chilli42 While researching phono stages looking for the best price/performance, on another’s post, “PS Audio Stellar Phono (buy audio magic ultimate beeswax shd fuse $225- big improvements)” I ended up with a used VDH GrailSE current phono stage |