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| Experience with Black Cat and/or Triode lab Wires I went from a full TWL loom to a full Black Cat loom. PM if you’d like more detail. In short, TWL makes a warm, pleasant, “meat on the bones” sound. Downside is, I ultimately heard it (in my system) as bloated, sluggish and low resolution — too m... | |
| Wolf Von Langa SON (TAS 2022 PofY) and Gestalt Audio - my experience & review I've heard the SONs, I enjoyed their presentation. What did you make of that Hifi Advice review, that noted a slight papery coloration? Not necessarily a bad thing (all speakers have their quirks) -- more broadly interested in what you think thei... | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home Another thing, about the speakers themselves. A giant room like that without sidewall reflections may actually be the best room for the Devore O/96s -- of course it's a type of room that few have. The reviewer Mike Lavorgna uses O/96s in his giant... | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home Think you know what you need to do. Before asking, might be worth buying something from the dealer that you were going to buy anyway, to establish the relationship (not necessarily a big ticket item). Dealers I've previously bought from are happy ... | |
| Devore O/96 vs Stenheim Alumine 2 I'd get the right speaker for the room you have now, not some anticipated room that may never happen and if/when it does, may differ from your expectations. If you want the Devore sound, consider the o/baby for that size room. Smaller rear port. D... | |
| Devore O/96 vs Stenheim Alumine 2 If you really have Devores on the brain, the o/baby is what might work in that room. Easier to place than 96 obviously. On the Stenheim 2 being bass shy — I hear it as a high-resolution (not one note) and linear bass, there’s no artificial bass b... | |
| Devore O/96 vs Stenheim Alumine 2 Big picture, the Stenheims are much easier to place than Devores (I've heard one audiophile joke that "Devore" is a Dutch word meaning "space from walls"...lot of truth in that). The Devores have an overt personality (warmth and texture), wherea... | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui Roon vs Separate Streamers @low325 @fastfreight Congrats. You'll want to use the AES output or, on the newer units, the spdif output should also carry the Grimm's reclocked signal. Do not bother with the USB output (no benefit there). | |
| Endgame Vocal+ DAC Help: Terminator Plus 12th vs. Chord DAVE vs. Holo May vs. Weiss502. Will try to help another Julien Baker fan. Have enjoyed her live many times. Check out Cassandra Jenkins as well if you haven't already. With the favorable dollar, it's a nice chance to home audition a totaldac from France (risk free home trial, ... | |
| Considering Nagra Tube Dac with Power Supply or MSB Reference ? @woots I have the Nagra tube dac, with external power supply, in the context of a Nagra separates system. Despite (or maybe because of) the price, it's not a flashy dac -- no audiophile fireworks, no jazz-hands "look at me" kind of presentation.... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? @orfeo_monteverdi +1 on the Stenheim Alumine 2 standmount. Wonderful speaker with purity, speed and naturalness. Easy to set up, drive and unusually sensitive for a standmount as well. I also see Wilson Benesch shout outs here. I've enjoyed their... | |
| 100% USA designed & made DAC Meitner / EMM Labs, if you like to buy Canadian as well | |
| Grimm MU1 vs Antipodes K40 The K50 If you did want to do more homework, besides Hifi Advice's comparisons, Fair Audio (German magazine) also did a brief Antipodes/Grimm comparison. Pink Faun as well. The bottom line is the Grimm is easy to home audition -- take an afterno... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Skimming this, I would caution against assuming you agree with the designer of your speakers. I did that once as a short-cut (bought a highly regarded dac that my highly regarded speaker designed also used), and ultimately didn't care for it. If ... | |
| Grimm MU1 vs Antipodes K40 Rather than read tea leaves on the internet, why not call the various Grimm dealers and ask for a home audition? That's how I heard it myself. I've heard the Antipodes and bought the Grimm, but decide for yourself with your own ears. |