kennymacc

Responses from kennymacc

Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K
Revel Salon 2  
Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K
If you want to maximize the reproduction of rock and roll music through your audio system, then you’ll probably want to go with a higher powered SS amp, driving a pair of highly dynamic speakers. Just that simple. There’s a multitude of speaker/am... 
Speaker Cables : Moderate priced
JPS Labs Superconductor 3 speaker cables!!! This cable has been around for years and is no longer being produced. But, I can tell you that these preform at such a high level of proficiency that they will make you question the need to spend more. A... 
Did your system getting better the more money you spent or more experience you gained?
A combination of the two!!! Actually, system building is a combination of: Your budget, exposure and experience/knowledge. You can’t spend money you don't have, so you have to be very thrifty by maximizing what purchasing power you do have, in ord... 
A great interconnect between Soulution 751 and 725
I just upgraded my interconnects to a pair of Audioquest Pegasus.  The Pegasus is absolutely brilliant cable!!!  I think I'll be keeping the Pegasus for years to come.  
Recommendation for speaker cable to use with Magico speakers
One of the appropriately priced JPS Labs speaker cables (an older or a new model) would be a brilliant choice for your setup!  On my main extremely revealing audio system, I use JPS Labs Superconductor 3 speaker cables which I've been using for ov... 
Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!!
chrisr:  Ok buddy, LOL!!!.  
Thank Heavens For The Internet World Used/ Pre-Owned High End Audio Market!!!!
Yes!!! Over the past over 20 years or so, I’ve purchased and also "SOLD" a ton of used audio gear online. Before the internet, as mentioned, we were mostly at the mercy of the merciless brick-and- mortar dealers who would try to steal your trade-i... 
Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice
There is no unheard safe choice.  There's a thousand great speaker options out there to even mention in that price range, especially when you consider what you can also buy on the used market for that price.  You're just going to have to do the le... 
Your greatest high end audio purchase!!!
audioman58:  My speaker cables are JPS Labs Superconductor 3, which  I purchased over 13 years ago.  The Superconductor 3s are so compelling to me in their excellence that they have withstood the test of time, and I've had no inclination to replac... 
Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!!
Someone asked why I didn’t upgrade my speaker cables along with the other cables that were upgraded.  That person just didn't read my original post carefully because I did mention how I still loved my speaker and ethernet cables so there was no wa... 
AudioQuest Pegasus vs Thunderbird Interconnects
I just replaced my Audioquest Earth, 1.5 meter, XLR, interconnects, with a 1 meter, XLR, pair of Pegasus, and I'm here to tell you, the improvement that I heard with the Pegasus over the Earth was a revelation in my system.  The Pegasus will make ... 
Your greatest high end audio purchase!!!
Recap: As previously mentioned, my absolutely incredible Revel Salon 2 speakers (which I currently own) is my #1 prized high end audio purchase that I've ever made in all my years as an audiophile.  My #2 greatest purchase, which I currently own, ... 
What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why?
Revel Salon 2 speakers!!!  From top to bottom, the Revel Salon 2 speakers perform at such a high level of proficiency, they took me off the speaker merry-go-round.       Phenomenal speakers!!!   
Preamp vs DAC vs Streamer
I went with an integrated amp, streaming DAC, and a separate music server.