lanx0003
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| How many people do you think have the same DAC, amplifier, and speakers @aewarren My ex-wife has the same system as I do, along with everything else I used to own. I guess you two got along very well until fighting for the system. Oh mine... Mine is an uniquely cheap setup that nobody here has: Wharfedale Evo 4.2,... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. I guess Jen Chapin is underrated here. The recording in her albums "Reckoning", "The Songs of Stevie Wonder", etc., were good too in SS / separation. Also, not mentioned so far is Halie Loren. Many good recording albums too. | |
| Used gear prices and the state of the hobby. 50% off msrp is a fair starting point for a one year old piece of gear. Wait until the buyer throws the low ball on you to think about what you have said ... | |
| Better music player alternative to Mac Air / laptop Thanks, @ghdprentice. Thanks to this fellow’s review on Aurender N150 and the comparison with the Mac Air as the player, I was finally convinced thru my ears that noticeable part of spatial / SS information was indeed missing from using Mac Air as... | |
| What Neutral Means in Reviews & Our Discussions? Are We Confusing Tame/Flat For Neutral? Every profession has jargon and this is one of them in audiophile world. A practical definition of "neutral" imho is "all frequencies are measured in approximately similar sound pressure levels (SPL) within the specified tolerance between the low ... | |
| Better music player alternative to Mac Air / laptop Yes, as mentioned, I was using the Mac Air with external DAC but wonder if the circuitry inside the Mac / laptop is "dirty" as claimed and switching to cleaner streamer/player will render better SQ. So, are you saying that switching to streamer as... | |
| Better music player alternative to Mac Air / laptop Thank you all for the advices. Before proceeding with streaming route, I would like to explore the use of the streamer / file server for playing music out of the HDD / SSD. Based on my research, most of the streamer comes with the USB port for con... | |
| Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage Thank you and several others for recommending BRX which, to be honest, was under my radar but was hesitated to pull the trigger due to the following reasons. It is a quite interesting design speaker. Similar to Evo 4.2, it uses AMT and hence rem... | |
| Which ones should I choose? Tannoy Kensington Gr or B&W 804 D4 If you have not viewed these reviews ... | |
| Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage @scotman - Thank you for the recommendaton / offer. No decent recording I could find online for Momentum SX3i. Pursuit Perfect System (see below) reviews its little brother Motiv XS3 and find not really favorable when compared it with several p... | |
| Background noise. Wow, two 600 watts mono for $900. $1.5 per watt, much more value for money than the basic model A2 ($3.1 per watt). Double the wattage of the current HC-1 mono model ($5.9 per watt) from factory. Good buy, Mike. If I run into that deal at that... | |
| Background noise. Hi, Mike The 1st image is from the most economical amp BasX A2m. (50 wpc into 8 ohm for $350; class A/B). The 2nd image is from BasX A2 (160 wpc into 8 ohm for $500; again class AB) which I was interested but turned away because of the internal f... | |
| Background noise. I guess the best solution to avoid the fan noise from the amp is don’t buy them. Keeping the working temperature under control for an amplifier and prevent it from overheating is part of design process. A well designed amplifier should not rely on... | |
| Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage Thank you, @lucky_doggg7 @reubent, for bringing Focal (JMLab) Mini / Micro Utopia to my attention. I do not mind going up scale to standmount speaker like Mini Utopia at all as long as they fit the bill. The transmission line design of Falcon IM... | |
| Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage Wish I were there. I kind of felt the same way for S400 too but was not sure to give it a try. I think I could probably rule it out now. Was interested in ATC but there is no dealer here in the south Florida. I guess one at a time now. Dennis... |