kennyc
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| Integrated for Martin Logan Electrostatics Few DACs in an integrated are rarely beyond very good unless you spend more. However, a used Aesthetix Mimas with the optional DAC card is the exception. Also their phono card also punches above it’s price point. | |
| Do my ears deceive me?? Maybe not related but the HiFi Rose RS520 integrated has a built in equalizer. | |
| Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta Some people are sensitive to stridency of metal cones, most others not as much (which I surmise based upon volume sales and positive reviews). | |
| Can a system sound too Holographic? I suspect the Center Stage footers is revealing masked shortcomings in the OPs audio chain. | |
| Quick Question About Power Cables There are some folks that cannot hear audio improvements that are very apparent to many of us. I agree, but the last part seems a bit like finger pointing. While we all a share the passion for music, we also have unique: hearing ability Au... | |
| Picking Speakers 20k-30k Gershman Acoustics 30th Anniversary Grand Avant Garde Audio Bacon advocated and then purchased these speakers: https://audiobacon.net/2021/05/24/video-worlds-best-high-end-speakers-2021/amp/ I’m currently at the Pacific Audio Show and demoed the... | |
| Looking for an Amp Replacement I agree that the OP should try to fix amp first. Otherwise Odyssey amps are great performers maybe a bargain at their price points: https://odysseyaudio.com | |
| Picking Speakers 20k-30k Magico A5, used Magico S5 mk2, Rockport Atria II. | |
| I am interested to update my 15 year old system ! @markny2011 Digital audio has sonically grown rapidly in the last few years, do upgrading would be advisable. I’m confused about your budget, you’re considering a Rega P3 - is this your budget limit? The MoFi Ultradeck at $3k includes an excel... | |
| Do my ears deceive me?? Seems like the OP is looking for a hot speaker with plenty of bass. Head scratcher that he’s considering bookshelf Harbeths maybe thinking augmenting the bass w subwoofer? Agree that GoldenEar may be a top option. | |
| New DAC! Meitner MA3, Denafrips Terminator Plus, Holo May KTE, Mola Mola Tambaqui @chauncey you have very high quality revealing components so a matching quality DAC is advised. Prices may not be current: -2.3 Doge 7 MkII tube DAC 4.5 Wired4Sound DAC-2v2SE -5.0 Audio-GD R7HE MK2 5.6 Kitsune Hifi May-KTE. *6.6 Lampizator ... | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" @wizzzard thanks for sharing your expertise. | |
| Sweet Sounding DAC Doge 7 MkII tube DAC https://doge.audio/product-category/tube-dac/ Iirc This used to be OEM but is now sold direct. Is this small enough? | |
| Quick Question About Power Cables @goofyfoot Maybe you can try 2 returnable PCs to try on each of your electronically components to hear/understand the impact in “your” audio chain. | |
| Amp vs Preamp which is more important? Seems the preamp is what needs to be updated in the OPs chain as it’s a weaker link than the amp. |