mapman
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| The best separates between $2500-3000. Moving on from the original Rogue Sphinx Intg.. Sunny did you mention what the speakers are that will be used?I think the Rogue Pharoah is the bomb for its asking price. My local dealer who sells a plethora of amps and separates from ARC Rogue and others considered it his favorite and I was im... | |
| Magnetic isolation I can listen at a higher volume with clarity & with a more substantial/extended dynamic low end. That certainly sounds consistent with less low frequency noise and vibrations as a result of effective isolation. Turntable isolation is almo... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? TL is a reference to Tara Labs I believe.When people read or hear teh words of others, its always a judgement call. People's perceptions matter and do not always match the facts even if the facts are made clearly available. Its just the way t... | |
| Speaker Driver Material & The Sound of Dissimilar Materials That's a pretty good explanation. 👍 | |
| New blog post on the world of portable hi res audio Rebbi take a look at the Audioengine B1 Bluetooth receiver for an easy way to stream audio to your system from any Bluetooth enabled device. I use plex. You can build a lossless flac music library and stream it from a web browser for free. Fr... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? I actually use DNM Reson and MIT ICs. Which sounds best best is mostly a function of system used in and personal preference. The MITs are more laid back and perhaps slightly rolled off on the top end and can take an edge off the music if desired... | |
| Buddy Holly and Elvis on SACD There is a Buddy Holly multi disc set in the 8 classic albums cd series that I bought and have since developed a much greater appreciation of everything Holly did musically in such a short time. Audiophiles with good systems interested in pop ro... | |
| Best music for romantic interlude Probably Fourplay. | |
| What's going on with the audio market? Jmcg that's interesting. I have not sold anything here in about a year. Last I did I did get a fair price but it took a couple markdowns by me to sell. Not huge ticket items but I could see where the pricier items around these parts could be a... | |
| Why do you give bad advice? You don't say? +1 in the useless posts column for you. | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Its also too short to be counting peoples posts. I'm trying to cut back by not arguing with you Geoffkait. That should buy me a few years..... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC " Life is too short to argue over audio. "I agree.Even worse is arguing over wires not to mention fuses. | |
| What's going on with the audio market? With Brexit, now what will happen to British audio? A buyer's market ahead? | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? " I repeat myself when under stress.I repeat myself when under stress.I repeat myself when under stress.I repeat myself when under stress. " | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) HE said unless you know what your doing so I would not interpret that as a slight to those who do. |