mazian
Responses from mazian
| "I Trust My Ears" @gdaddy1 I am 84 years old and by definition must have deficient high frequency hearing but I still can't listen to most B&W speakers for long because of their over emphasis on high frequencies. Is that my ears or my brain? | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable Antipodes Audio, the manufacturer of my streamer recommended I change from Cat 8 to Cat 6. When I did the difference was noticeable with more clarity and air. Well worth making the change and not expensive even for good quality Cat 6. | |
| Streamer recommendation Antipodes have a range of compact streamers which rival the best for SQ and also have the best ever customer service. | |
| Looking for a more up-to-date streamer You have good gear so don't skimp on the streamer. Look for a new or used Aurender. | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile Large Advent speakers. | |
| Clone DarTZeel amps? I should have known better than to ask a simple question on this forum. I requested comment from people who had bought or heard the copy DarTZeel amp. I got 2 responses from those who had bought the copy amp in question and they were both positive... | |
| Clone DarTZeel amps? @bigtwin I'm well aware of the price differential but that was not the question. While it might be interesting to hear from someone who paid the price for the real thing and then compared it to the clone I think that anyone who had bought the real... | |
| Which would be preferable, an older Audio Research Corp. VT130 or a newer SS Rotel 1552? +1 freediver | |
| Has anyone switched from Class AB/A to Class D? Was it better? Was it worse? I have a Nord Purifi Class D and it is good as the best SS amp I have had. I also Have a VTL tube amp which does sound slightly more refined than the Nord. | |
| Listening Room or Components or my ears? As others have mentioned your problem is the speakers. | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier Over the course of 55+ years I have tried many tube preamps but curiously enough not ARC, which has a long time stellar reputation. However within my budget my current VTL 550i is the best I have owned. I upgraded from the VTL 2.5i, which if you h... | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? Correction it is the ST 150 that is in for repair. | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? I normally bi amp with a VTL ST 150 and a Nord Audio Purifi Class D driven by a VTL 5.5 pre but the VTL pre is currently in for repair. So I am now using the Class D full range and the SQ is very good, maybe not as 3 dimensional as when bi amping ... | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 v Cary SLI-100 Many of the other suggestions have an edge over the PrimaLuna in particular. If VAC or VTL do an integrated I would definitely add them to the auditioning list. | |
| $3500 floor standing speakers used. What would be your choice ? The Sonus Faber Sonetto V's are a bit more dynamic on the top end than the older Sonus speakers and could be just what you are looking for. Even better if you could afford Olympicas or Serafinos. You should however hear them first. |