kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. +1 @mahler123 | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? The OP seems rather ludicrous.What’s the definition of “most speakers”? Many/most audiophiles distinguish differences between high-end audio gear vs box store main stream products which garner the vast majority of speaker sales. So are we comparin... | |
| Can anyone recommend an FM Receiver that would play into a relatively high end system? FM Tuner Shootout (scroll to bottom to see final rankings):https://www.fmtunerinfo.com/shootouts.htmlMany would say that the Accuphase T-1100 is the best new FM tuner today. | |
| Best 40 to 50k used speakers @thieliste The Magico A5 has excellent price/performance with Herculean internal damping. At $22k it competes with $30k+ speakers. | |
| Beware Audiocadabra Cables: High Return Shipping and Won't Get Full Refund! Seems like a no brainer to find out the return policy before purchasing, and unfair accusations because of the OP's lack of due diligence - return policy was clearly stated on Audiocadabra website. http://www.audiocadabra.com/satisfaction-guarantee/ | |
| Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers. @qxb1998,Speaker preference is subjective. Best is to listen/demo for yourself. But the caveat is that speakers reflect the audio chain driving them, so can sound heavenly in one system, not so much in others. Also room modes can play significa... | |
| Downside to "revealing" system? The difficulty of making bad vinyl recordings acceptable is that the compromise may adversely affect good vinyl recordings. Whether the compromise is acceptable is highly subjective. Maybe you can live with a compromise cartridge. Or maybe have... | |
| Downside to "revealing" system? @joeyfed55 Perhaps you may prefer the sound of adding tubes into your audio chain to take the edge off of revealing/analytical and move you more towards musical. Tube phono preamps are a relatively inexpensive option to try such as the Pro-ject T... | |
| cost no object integrated amps Cost no object: VAC Statement 450i iQPerhaps $40k bargain?:Pilium Audio Leonidas IntegratedBob, a dealer at Rhapsody Audio https://rhapsody.audio , believes that Pilium products punch way above their price point, competitive with the very best. A... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry @atmasphere thanks for the advice. Earlier I thought “atmasphere is lucky to have dodged this exercise”. | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry @rauliruegasI just found out you have a very highly resolving relatively expensive system that can justify spending $ for optimization. Get your cartridges optimize- get/hire a knowledgable cartridge optimization professional (maybe a seasoned dea... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry @rauliruegasI was simply defining “optimum” cartridge setup means getting the stylus angles correct. There are many roads on how to get there, I’m still learning how but I listed some methods/tools that I need to further explore as mentioned in my... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry @rauliruegas You could have simply Googled “turntable cartridge cantilever” then look at the illustrations/pics, but I’ll try to explain in words. Generally, turntable cartridge is constructed with body (shell), coils, magnets, suspension (for can... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry @rauliruegas “i can add that almost everyone knows that it's the cantilever/stylus the ones that be align in the protractor.“I think you missed my pointFirst, it appears you’re confusing cartridge cantilever with tonearm. Second, I’m referring to... | |
| Should a reference speaker be neutral, or just great sounding? “Should a reference speaker be neutral..”At first glance, I get what the OP was asking. But upon deeper scrutiny, the exercise seems a bit ludicrous. And at some level, it’s like finding a solution to a problem when a problem doesn’t exist.- The O... |