larsman
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| JBL's Marketing Blunder.. I didn't find anything 'airheady' about the ad. Just because somebody is not an audiophile does not make them an 'airhead' or 'clueless' - the ad is not aimed at audiophiles! And while I enjoy Audioholics and his channel, I don't always agree wi... | |
| List Of Small Company Tube Amps Why wouldn't DecWare count anymore? Among headphone tube amps, a few excellent ones are made by: Eddie Current DNA (Donald North Audio) | |
| Do different speaker stands can really make a big sound improvement? Absolutely they can; some stands are necessary for some standmount speakers to sound their best. I had those kinds of stands for Harbeths, but I sold both Harbeths and their stands as they were not giving me the kind of sound I prefer.... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR @sokogear - I've got a Clearaudio Charisma II MM cartridge; it's a $2K cart and it sounds awesome; my guess is it sounds better than a lot of MC carts, not just the 'worst' ones. | |
| Your Best Friend Forever I like any art where my experience is a bit different each time (after all, I'M a bit different each time); this goes for books, movies, television, and music for sure. I'd put most of what I have in all of these into that category. | |
| How does the Denafrips Artemis HPA compare to other amps? ... so is parting ways with their long-time distributors very recently, and some confusion about all the various versions they've got of each model; high quality gear for sure, I'd be a bit wary of Denafrips for the time being.... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR A high-res file is going through a DAC; a vinyl LP is going through a cartridge, a turntable, and a phono preamp. I don't know how those are going to sound the same. | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @kennymacc - Makes one curious as to how much or how little advertising Borresen does with Stereophile. | |
| Comparison of two High Quality Steely Dan Aja records.... I agree, it's the best sounding 'Aja' I've ever heard, and I've got an original AB-1266 from when it was first released in the 70's. As for reasons, I'd say the main one is the 45 RPM. Vinyl is clear to begin with; even black vinyl is colored blac... | |
| Is AI the future of product & tech support? I've been seeing AI-generated chat on corporate websites for quite a while, I believe. If it's more responsive and accurate than some human product and tech support, I like it.... | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles @mike4597 + 1 | |
| John Mayall has passed away My favorite Eric Clapton guiltar playing was on 'John Mayall and the Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton', aka 'the Beano album'. He sure ushered in a lot of British blues greats.... | |
| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) If you're looking for an analog-sounding type of DAC, Chord may not be the best fit for you. They are excellent DAC's, for sure, but not many will accuse them of having a relaxed, analog type of sound. I've had a Hugo II and I've had a DAVE, with ... | |
| If Steely Dan had a different vocalist @thelonious527 - His point was that if Steely Dan had a different singer, they might sound like this band Monkey House he's talking about. When I first saw the headline, I thought the same as you, though.... | |
| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) I've had a Holo Audio May KTE DAC for the past 4 years or so, and I am very happy with its performance; that was under $10K, complete with separate power supply. |