kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| Why so many tubes? I suspect a troll or lazy OP. All it takes is to Google “audio vacuum tubes: advantages, disadvantages, and uses in audio”. Also, learning how an audio signal is amplified is also readily available online. | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? @bobbyddHas your question in your OP been satisfactory answered, or are there further concerns? In essence, all three (turntable, tonearm, cartridge) contributes to one systems sonics. To emphasize one while ignoring the others is a mistake - the ... | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard +1 John Lennon - ImagineImagine by Lennon is the liberal love song. No God no heaven? Title should be “Nightmare”!Meets the OP “The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard”, don’t necessarily agree with the philosophy.If the OP means which lyrics s... | |
| Monitor suggestions? Maybe a used Joseph Audio Pulsar can get you to satisfying bass along with great sound as per many positive reviews. | |
| Integrated amp recommendation for Focal 1038 NuPrime IDA-16 Integrated Amplifier garnered many favorable reviews. Rotel gives value/$Hegel - safest bet without knowing one’s sonic preferences- consistent positive reviews | |
| Speaker Recommendation up to 70k @emeraldPerhaps a long shot but you can try to network with “local” audiophiles to see if there might be local speaker owners of the brands you are interested in. I googled “Dubai audiophile” and got a few interesting results. Doesn’t hurt to ma... | |
| Speaker Recommendation up to 70k @emeraldYou may want to find out what speakers CH Precision uses to voice their electronics.Also, reach out to other CH Precision owners (WBF may be best source) on how they derived at their speaker choices vs others.Assuming similar speaker voici... | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? We can make evaluations based on relative $ costs, but again the OP didn’t make it clear whether $ costs differences should be considered. The OP still hasn’t clarified what his point is, what is he trying to achieve, or is just curiosity questio... | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? +1 lewmLike asking tires vs steering wheel vs gas | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. @fastninja12knowing your budget would be very helpful - would help us to focus on useful options | |
| Economical CD Transport - Thoughts? @gnoworytaDo you have any interest in purchasing a used transport? | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point @RyderUnlike other audio components, I don’t think you’ll find a “bargain” DAC who’s performance punches way above their price point. I’ve been looking for audiophile component bargains for the last 5 years including DACs so I can get the best pri... | |
| Power Down Sequence for Amp / TT to Avoid Speaker Pop as far as what to touch for grounding, something organic is best. i touch a wood shelf on my rack.Shouldn’t one touch something metal that’s connected to the ground to dissipate static electricity, but wood is a poor conductor- am I missing someth... | |
| How to get into high end digital? (Feeding a DAC) @lbarbishYour question is off the OP topic which is generally frowned upon - you’d be much better served by opening a new thread with your inquiry | |
| Economical CD Transport - Thoughts? I believe the 2 transports that the OP mentioned, Cambridge and Audiolab, are the only available “new” transports at his price point. Used options may be cheaper including a CD player repurposed as a transport, but may have too much wear and tear. |