lukaske

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Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please-
(And so , this is ) Xmas: John Lennon and Yoko Ono.  
World's Best Speakers For 2021 ?
The best "natural sound " I ever heard : Ilumnia Magister MK II  
VAC and Kevin Hayes are totally unresponsive. What's up with that?
I have the same problems with VAC : via fb. I asked a lot of questions :. I used 6550 tubes in the VAC. phi 300.1 after weeks ,he said : "it's not allowed to use this tubes instead of KT88.  Than I replaced the tubes for KT88: the problem is now s... 
What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey?
BRT 1 , BRT 2 , Radio 21 ( Belgian radio stations) and Veronica ( a Dutch one). 
Why does bass have more “punch” when I stand up vs. sitting?
It’s reflection : you have to use. Bass-traps and/or diffusers. : you resolve the problem. Your music will only sound better, but also more 3-D. Also a better ratio : high-mid-low. 
Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system?
If you play heavy metal on a 100k system or an 10k: it’s practically the same ,because  a lot of recordings are very bad…(some exeptions) 
Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system?
If you play heavy metal on a 100k system or an 10k: it’s practically the same ,because  a lot of recordings are very bad…(some exeptions) 
Recommended streamers/servers?
I do like the Moon Mind 2 ( without dac) 
Who Were Your Mentors
My menthors are Tom and Jef Nuyts : the creators of the Ilumnia Magister and - Vocalis.. This speaker are the first in the world with a conus that float on a magnetic field . ( Ilumnia. be ). Than I build my set around this speakers : cd-player Au... 
Looking for new speakers for large audio room
The Ilumnia  Magister MK2: the best speaker I ever heard. My living room is practically the same as yours! Very beautiful dept: look at :  ilumnia.be 
Class A into Class AB
If you play in class A at 8 watt with high efficiently  speakers ( > 96 db) than , in your listening room, the music is playing  loud . You do have a beautiful high-mid-low . If you measure the volume in your listening room,you will be around 4... 
Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)?
Ilumnia Magister MK2 speakers ( the best !!!)VAC phi 300.1Metronome Technologie C6Daniel Hertz M6L Audio Note CD 2/twoMoon streamer (drive)Audio Note M6Ear audio by Paravicini !!!Wavac M 805WeissNever again:McIntoshMusical Fidelity Unison research … 
How hot is too hot?
Your amp is class A/AB: it can getting warm. A Perreaux  gives ( on the display) 65°C and may not be hotter than 90.  After listening switched it in “off”. The warming up will be 30-45 minutes. 
Why the hate for mcintosh amps?
Sorry to say: but I don’t like McIntosh : I mis the “feelings” of natural sound.25 y.ago I did like it: what they changed in that decennia, I don’t know:maybe , it isn’t  completely handmade anymore , other engineers … a lot of people  using the s... 
A turntable that plays all types of music well
Give me the old ones ! Denon DM 100 or Thorens 124 : amazing !! Much better than a lot of high priced ,new ones…