kennymacc
Responses from kennymacc
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. After auditioning and comparing my incredible Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Streaming DAC to several other more expensive reference DACs (and some less expensive), I opted for the Ayre, and I have been extremely happy with it every since. I felt that... | |
| Back to the DAC I would most highly recommend one of the upper-end Ayre Acoustics DACs. I find that the Ayre Acoustics DACs have a beautifully natural, super high resolution, organic, smooth, extremely dynamic, detailed and transparent signature sound. I have ... | |
| Speaker cable change?? I wound recommend one of the more affordable Audioquest speaker cables. | |
| Back to the DAC My Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty streaming DAC is a superb DAC, as well as a superb streamer. Happy listening. | |
| Esoteric Amps with Revel Salon 2 Speakers I’ve owned both the Salon 1 and Salon 2 speakers. I currently own Salon 2 speakers. The Salon 2 speakers are notoriously inefficient, so they need lots of high power, current, and damping factor, capable of opening them up and controlling their ba... | |
| 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. |