kennymacc
Responses from kennymacc
| Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why? As a general rule, I tend to purchase all things high end audio to the limits of my affordability, i.e, if I can afford the upgraded $1000 ethernet cable over the lesser $650 ethernet cable, I'll buy the $1000 ethernet cable. I currently use Shun... | |
| Guess who has new speakers in their lab? Jay’s a nice, passionate, audiophile fellow who’s able put together some really awesome, ultra high-end audio systems that he likes to highlight on youtube. I really enjoyed viewing Jay’s videos when was solely dedicated to purchasing audio gear, ... | |
| Incredible Audioquest Firebird Source Power Cables & Thunderbird Interconnects!!! @jafox As you well know, high end audio isn't a necessity, it's a fun hobby, which is all based upon pure passion and pleasure. This is why I never concern myself with how other audiophiles spend their money. I could care less how anyone else ... | |
| Is toeing speakers a bad idea? @emergingsoul Like all things high end audio, there’s never a one size fits all scenario. And that includes speaker placement. One must experiment with toe-in in order to find the perfect speaker placement in a particular room. That’s the only w... | |
| Listening position/speaker position Well, It's your room and it's your audio system. You set-up your system to please you and not your friend | |
| AudioQuest Pegasus vs Thunderbird Interconnects @bosssound I was unable to do a head-to-head comparison, as I sold the Pegasus XLR before the Thunderbird XLR arrived. I can tell you that, based on memory, the Thunderbird are superior performers in my system than the Pegasus. My assessment of ... | |
| Opinions on PS Audio Direct Stream DAC (Mk 1) I owned one for a few months and though it was a great DAC, especially as I purchased mine pre-owned at a great discount. I ended up spending significantly more for Ayre Acoustics top DAC that I've been extremely happy with. Happy listening. | |
| Buying Used Speakers @cubbiesman I've been buying and selling used speakers and all things high end audio on Audiogon for over 20 years with very positive results. Now, there's several on-line outlets where used high end audio can be bought and sold. I couldn't aff... | |
| Incredible Audioquest Firebird Source Power Cables & Thunderbird Interconnects!!! @audphile1 Yes!!! The upgrade from AQ Hurricane HC to AQ Firebird Source, on my DAC, was quite a revelation. I still have one AQ Hurricane HC cable in my system, which is plugged in from the wall outlet to my AQ Niagara 3000 power conditioner, an... | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? Revel Salon 2 speakers are just incredible and I'm sure they can be purchased on the used market for around 10K. | |
| How Is This Possible? Must be Counterfeits Why.......of course, they’re counterfeit cables. There’s a gentleman of youtube who has acquired several of the fake, Chinese made cables, which are sold on-line on AliExpress, and proceeds to dissect them in order to demonstrate and confirm their... | |
| Vivid Audio Moya 1 loudspeakers. Yes!!! I've heard various Vivid models at an high end audio dealership in SF, and I thought they were some of the very best sounding speakers I'd ever heard. | |
| Seek advice on forums but always listen to your own ears! Seeking advise, recommendations and suggestions from other audiophiles, whether it be from forums like this, or from sales persons at your local high end audio dealers, is just a natural aspect of being an audiophile. We've all done it, at some p... | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… @toddcowles All you can do is the old "Trial and Error" in your system, because everything effects everything. You have to figure out what's causing the brightness in your system by, I think, first, switching out your cabling. I personally belie... | |
| Ethernet cables There's literally an ocean of different ethernet cables out there, at various price points. And, if you ask what peoples opinions and preferences are in ethernet cables on a forum like this, you're subject to get a thousand different answers. Ho... |