mceljo
Responses from mceljo
| Has your system evolved in the past 10 years? The majority of my audiophile journey has been in the last ten years. I still have almost all of my original gear (speakers, SACD player, subwoofer, and home theater receiver), but have had several stereo amplifiers along the way with my current ... | |
| What happened to iTunes? It's now called Music and it stinks. I picked up a Bluesound Node and only use Music/iTunes to rip my music and to load my kids iPods. | |
| Why don't upgrade the wires and components inside our units? There are people that do upgrade their internal components, but not every piece of gear has point to point wiring that could be upgraded. It's a lot easier to play with interconnects, power cords, and speakers cables than it is to get into the in... | |
| Go Cat8! May I ask what led you to choosing the Onti Cat8 cable as an upgrade to your previous Maicord Opal Cat6 cable? It appears that a Cat8 cable uses a lot more shielding compared to the others and is expected to be quite rigid. From what I've read o... | |
| Ayon Aurius ll preamp I don't have any experience with any of your equipment, but I think providing a bit more information on your tube rolling experience. What tubes do you have in your in your preamp? What others have you tried and what differences did you hear? I... | |
| Go Cat8! I am certainly not an expert on Cat6 vs. Cat8 cables, but I'm fairly certain that unless your entire network is at the Cat8 level (highly unlikely) the only explanation for a Cat8 cable performing better is that your Cat6 cable wasn't doing it's j... | |
| For Those Of You Who Own A Pathos Classic One or Classic Remix... I have the following setup: Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 DAC (Sparkos Op Amps & WE 396A tube) AudioQuest Chicago interconnects Pathos Classic One MkIII with 1960s Mullard tubes BLC 10 AWG speaker cables Focal 836v speakers I also have W A... | |
| Audioquest Chicago Interconnect Upgrade Options After looking more at the websites for Kimber Kable and Morrow Audio, I think I'll most likely stick with Audioquest if I purchase another set of interconnects. The Kimber Kable interconnects in my price range look to be three wires braided plus ... | |
| Looking for small active STEREO speakers I can throw in a carry on bag and travel with I have Audioengine A2 speakers at work and they do ok. It seems like headphones might be a better option, but I wear glasses and have people coming in and out of my office all day, so it's easier to pause my iPod that it is to remove headphones. | |
| Upgrade Reccomendations I think that changing speakers is a much bigger risk to your future happiness than upgrading the amplifiers. The first question to be answered is if you love your speakers. If you do then you should keep them unless you can audition some others a... | |
| Would appreciate a group consensus on Agon purchased amps I think most audiophiles would be upset if an amplifier didn’t come with a remote and the seller didn’t disclose it. If I were the seller I would have included a stock power cord and if that was overlooked I would offer to have some inexpensive o... | |
| Would appreciate a group consensus on Agon purchased amps I would consider it useful if the seller made it clear in their ad that power cables were not included. Start with a W Audio cables on Amazon that you can get for about $50 and then figure out what you want from there if you deem more necessary.... | |
| Crossover upgrade service Are you looking for other options be able to make choice or to avoid GR Research? | |
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) I’m a Focal owner and have always loved their sound though it can be polarizing for many with their very detailed tweeters. I’ve never found them to be bright (I think of Paradigm for bright based on my very limited experience with them) and when ... | |
| Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 DAC For anyone that has one of these DACs, upgrading the three op amps with dual discrete op amps from Sparkos Labs is a significant improvement. I had the GE upgrade tube from the manufacturer and upgraded to a WE 396 and really didn't notice much d... |