mattw73

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What to upgrade from a Kef ls50 meta?
@panzrwagn I completely understand your personal opinion & experience's with KEF. I acknowledge their great engineering &  find nothing totally objective about their new R Meta series of speakers...but my ownership of the R3 Meta's lasted ... 
Battle of the affordables
I have owned, demoed, or trial loaned all of those listed except the B&W's. The SVS I did not get a proper session with..just a listen off to the side.  Of the ones listed I would go R11 Meta. Though for $7k there are a lot of speakers at you... 
What to upgrade from a Kef ls50 meta?
@gkelly please share your thoughts about the MA's when you get them..comparing them to the LS50's. I am definitely curious what you think after spending time with and liking the KEF coaxial.  For what it's worth (nothing now lol), I personally fe... 
Have some fun with bookshelf monitors!!
Yeah I would recommend to try a Fritz as well..he will replace any one tweeter type for another if your ears have a preference.   
What to upgrade from a Kef ls50 meta?
I like the idea of second hand REF 1's...even if it takes more time to save. You already know you like KEF & the REF 1's are phenomenal. I saw a pair for $4500 on my local Marketplace not too long ago. Those Monitor Audio's look legit. I have ... 
Looking for a more up-to-date streamer
Since we have some people talkin' streamers here I would like to ask about one & opinions. A friend of my brother who lives out of state has a Hifi-Rose 250A he offered me for $1500. Any thoughts, criticisms, or opinions on this model/price? T... 
the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile
I think I was just born into it because of my parents. We always had big speakers, big tube amps when I was young. My parents partied every weekend..they both played guitar & most their friends played too. As a young kid in the 70's I did kind... 
Tube preamplifier lifespan
Yeah I think that what PS Audio said to you is a little misleading.  It would depend on the quality of the product. But I even have a couple Dynaco preamps that I can personally date back to the 70's that I can plug in & they work. I'm sure s... 
Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ...
@lanx0003 that's a bummer that the Udac didn't get you were you wanted to be. $125 maybe isn't completely worth the results you gathered but at least now you know. And I do agree with your point that maybe the Laiv will have better results in anot... 
Best RCA Digicable
Neotech NEVD-2001 Pure Silver digicable. It's not even expensive so you don't need to look for used..though I've never seen this model on the used market. I would describe it as "liquid"...how you like that lol.  The Neotech certainly isn't in th... 
Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ...
@lanx0003 selfishly im glad you went ahead with the udac purchase. Your initial description & then comparison to the D90 seems familiar to my personal thoughts of R2R vs good chip dac.  Once you have experienced the best qualities of somethin... 
I replaced the volume pot on my tube preamplifier.
I wouldn't say the standard RK27 is complete junk. But it's a $20 (retail) wiper that is inside of a lot of good sounding equipment. It does absolutely amaze me that a builder will put together a $5k plus piece of gear & stick a Blue Velvet in... 
Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ...
@lanx0003 right on & thanks for sharing the link.  I will say that for the last 5 or 6 days I have not heard any inconsistencies. When I play the 1st track I know right off the bat if it's sounding "Right".  As you know I have been critical ... 
Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ...
@lanx0003 I think that you bringing up power supply fluctuations was a great thought. This is exactly what I have been thinking about the last couple weeks. Honestly I just didn't go into it as I didn't know what others may think. I was also wonde... 
Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ...
@lanx0003 believe it or not my unit still suffers from being inconsistent with its performance. I feel like it has really smoothed out though. It's the weight & texture of notes that still varies a little bit from day to day. It hasn't been a ...