kerrybh
Responses from kerrybh
| Perhaps the most annoying myth in audio of 2025? Talking about Loudness! if A:B testing is not carefully volume matched the test is of dubious value. In doing a quick switch, louder will generally sound better. for longer listening sessions, I think it’s a matter of personal preference and will depend on the type of mu... | |
| HALCRO Amplifiers I believe the Audio salon in Santa Monica California sells Halcro gear The gear looks fantastic, gets rave reviews, and has measurements almost unmatched. I would be very tempted, but would be concerned about service. I wonder if anybody on this ... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? if you have an integrated amp, you don’t “need“ a preamp, but most people would likely say that separates of comparable make or quality to the integrated app will be better. Some say omitting the preamp and running the dac directly to your power ... | |
| Spiritual/soul jazz from early 70s and later. These are contemporary-maybe that qualifies as later-but superb: Liz Wright-Fellowship Liz Wright-Grace Victory-Glory Hour Liz Wright is an amazing talent. | |
| HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER? Why would anyone care what someone, who you don’t know, spends on a Hifi system and why would someone feel compelled to criticize them for making a personal decision to spend a little or a lot? Doesn’t seem healthy | |
| Looking for a simple system For something you haven't considered, check out the Anthem STR Integrated. I have owned one, and it is really good. Superb build quality, 200 watts into 8 ohms doubling into 4- significantly more power than the Atoll. I believe the Buchardts are 4... | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? Interesting thought experiment, but as the widely divergent answers show, an impossible question to answer because the premise is flawed. The starting place would be defining exactly what constitutes the “ absolute best sound possible.“ if it’s e... | |
| At the top of the line is it really all that different? You pose an excellent question, for which there is no right answer, everyone is different. I think as you go up the expense ladder, particularly with electronics, the qualitative differences are real, but narrow significantly. You may spend a good... | |
| New Amp Advice I think only amps. Really happy with my preamp and plan to keep separateS | |
| My Sonus Faber Amatis have weak bass even though I'm running ML 536s--800 w/ch into 4 ohms Are your speakers new? If so, as others have suggested you may need to give them a little time to break in. If that’s not the issue, what speakers did you own before these and were you satisfied with the bass performance? if not, it’s possible tha... | |
| New Amp Advice @netteb16 interesting. Do you think that the new Boulder monos are closer to the 1160 or the smaller 1161? @oxxy Very interesting review. Every review of the michi amps I’ve seen is favorable and as I said before, I think those products repr... | |
| Is it O.K. To Speculate Re: Company Stability Here? I think it’s fine to convey actual experiences with a company or a product. If someone relates a bad customer service experience, we can all make of that what we will. If someone gives a subjective opinion about how a product sounds, we all unders... | |
| Does your system "rock"?!?! NO? ADD MORE ROCKS!! That’s a good point. I think I’ll subscribe too | |
| Does your system "rock"?!?! NO? ADD MORE ROCKS!! But he has 144 subscribers | |
| New Amp Advice I agree. I suspect they learned some things from the monos tjey released last year. Boulder only changes models with good reason. |