kennymacc
Responses from kennymacc
| Thinking about going electrostatic Speaker preferences are so very subjective, only you can determine through trial and error whether or not you'll like Electrostatic speakers. Go listen to a pair. If you like them, buy them. Happy listening. | |
| Would like to get more bass out of my B&W 801 series 2 speakers @chessie Simple solution: At only 87db, your speakers are very low efficiency and hard to drive. You need tons of power, with high damping factor amplification in order to bring out the best in your speakers, including the bass response. Your ... | |
| My Analog Journey - Opinions Sought I'm an old guy who grew up on vinyl, CD, and reel-to-reel. I've been streaming my music exclusively for about the past four years or so. Whenever I attend audio shows or visit my local audio shops and they play vinyl or CD, of course, it all sou... | |
| Getting a Divorce and can now buy floor standing speakers Speaker selection is so subjective and in your price range. There's so many superlative speakers out there to choose from between 20K and 100K. You've got a good idea of what great speakers are out there on the market in your price range. Go li... | |
| Do you prefer tall speakers @fastfreight Like yourself, I own (my reference speakers) a pair of absolutely phenomenal Revel Salon 2 speakers. I have my Salon 2s in a decent size room which has a 9 foot ceiling (which is a little taller than average). In my room, the tall... | |
| Is it the gear or the ears? @bjpd57a1 Much like the game of golf, high end audio is an individual sport. Who can explain why individual audiophiles do the things that they do, or why? There’s no rhyme or reason. That’s just the way we do it in the beautiful, wacky world of... | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer @akg_ca In my audio system, I found the ifi to be the most effective when installed strictly as recommended by the manufacturer. I have three ethernet cables in my streaming only audio system. As recommended, I have one ifi plugged directly in... | |
| Who is Roon? @phishhhhh4 "Roon is a glossy sham?" Are you kidding me, LOL? It my be a glossy sham to you, but for me and thousands of others, Roon is pure gold. I got rid of my CD player and my turn table years ago and became a dedicated streamer because ... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. I've heard the Watt Puppy 8s on several occasions and thought they sounded wonderful each time I heard them. May not have been my first choice in speakers, but they still sounded very pleasing to my ears. Me personally, I've always relied more on... | |
| Dac with build-up streamer @ronboco So sorry, Ron. I'm not very technically inclined. I really didn't exactly understand what you were referring to when you mentioned "UI" (User interface) LOL. The only info I could find was that the user interface of the DAC consist... | |
| Dac with build-up streamer @ronboco UI with my Ayre DAC? Well, I use my Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Streaming DAC in conjunction with a Roon Nucleus Plus Music Server (Tidal, Qobuz, 4GB of storage) via an ethernet cable. I us both my Andriod cell phone and an iPad for re... | |
| Dac with build-up streamer Well, I have an Ayre Acoustic QX-5 Twenty Streaming DAC, and it's absolutely superb!!! So, I highly recommend very high quality DACs with built-in streamers. Happy listening. | |
| Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why. After an extended period of adjustments, my Revel Salon 2 speakers ended up being positioned pretty much straight forward in my room. Why? Because straight forward is the position where the speakers became "dialed-in." Meaning---the bass, imagin... | |
| Let's talk about Silver... About 15 years ago, I tried a high quality pair of pure silver interconnects in my audio system, but they actually were too bright for my taste. Currently, I use a super phenomenal pair of top copper interconnect made by Audioquest (Thunderbird X... | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? No!!!!!!!! |