kennyc
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| How do you assess a DAC? @melbay Good job on stretching your $ on great sonic choices. | |
| Looking for advice, recommendations There very few sonic “bargain” audio components, but the Odyssey Khartago and the Amped America AMP240 SS high power $5k SS amps. The Odyssey ozone of the amps Alon Wolf of cutting edge speaker top of the market designer Magico. The Amp American d... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? I’m not an ”expert”, but I can share my speaker shopping experience. I’m semi retired so started in-depth researching audio components about 7yrs ago. I read all the current audio reviews including TAS and Stereophile. I started demoing the bes... | |
| All New Wharfedale Dovedale Loudspeakers : Giant Killers ?! No - I consider “Giant Killers” are the very rare audio component that sonically punch way above their price point. This is just another good sounding speaker. I read Audio Bacon review and am not sure how “….mesmerizing performance with a perfec... | |
| Left Channel Out Primaluna Dialogue Premium Switch left and right speaker wires. If the problem persists, then get your LEFT ear checked :) | |
| Another "Best" amplifier Question. The Outlaw RR2160MKII stereo receiver is only $1k - it got a favorable review in Stereophile when paired with the LS50. Includes a DAC, phono stage, radio. https://www.stereophile.com/content/outlaw-audio-rr2160-stereo-receiver | |
| Audio Research REF 6 to REF 6SE upgrade. Prices are going up everywhere. i was bummed that my targeted flea watt speaker price jumped by $7k. I complained my dismay to the manufacturer even though I knew Covid/economy supply chain problems was driving costs up everywhere. Luckily, a min... | |
| Help me upgrade my beginner system! @dvujovic There are used GoldenEar Tritons that may be in your price range. I saw several under $2k | |
| Compact Floor-standing Speaker Recommendations under $4k Normally, it's best to demo yourself as speaker choices are highly subjective. So trying to choose a "universally acceptable" brand/model may be difficult. Relatively safe bets full range floorstanders are GoldenEar Triton, Monitor Audio Silver/G... | |
| Music Server Advice At $7.5k, the 432 EVO Aeon Music Server got great reviews, the TAS reviewer purchased his loaner. Seems to sonically punch above its price point. I was considering stepping up from my Innuos Zenith Mk3. | |
| Another "Best" amplifier Question. Van Alstine, Schiit, and Rogue are high value/performance companies that punch above their price points. | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k @gregjacob Simple, go for the " LTA Ultralinear+" as you originally intended - it's still a top option. Scratch that itch "Finally", it's not in stone after all. Get that "Maybe" out of your head so simply try it out yourself now that you have ... | |
| Bang for the buck +1 used Ohm Walsh +1 used Tekton Used GoldenEar Tritons maybe a used KEF R700 or KEF R900. I demoed the R700 vs the KEF LS50 and they sounded the simular except the R700 was fuller in the base. Sounded great. | |
| Prospectives on Chi-Fi I don’t care which country the component is from, I only care about price, performance, sometimes a company’s longevity and product reliability. I don’t penalize people for the government they are ruled under, most are not democratically electe... | |
| Speaker recommendations :-) @lammjunkie Speaker preferences are highly subjective so it’s always best to audition yourself. Some speakers are musical like the Devore Orangutan O-96, while cutting edge Magico, Tidal generally sound neutral with Herculean efforts to stop c... |