mikado463
Responses from mikado463
| Digital is far better than vinyl the Op's foray into analog was one of the silliest comparisons ever, someone please help this kid better understand what it takes to do analog correctly !! | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? Audiophools are so easily separated from their $$$, just the thought of a 3k cable 'being better' than a 2k cable is laughable at the very least !! | |
| Best sounding CD player having owned the Cary 306 I can vouch for it's sonic beauty, on the other hand it's reliability is sub-par IMO. My current 'spinner', Marantz Ruby has been perfect. | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? ridiculous, it never ceases to amaze how stupid certain 'audiofools' really are ! | |
| What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses? Synergistic Research........enough said, keep drinking the marketing BS / Kool-Aid they serve up !! | |
| Which to Upgrade first? My Amplifier or Speakers I think the Maggie 20.7 suggestion is a good one ............ | |
| $30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous? utterly ridiculous IMO, considering you told us about your gear but NOTHING about the room in which it resides.if I had a nickel for every six figure system in a fifty cent room, hopefully yours is not one of them !Seriously, unless your room is t... | |
| Has anyone gotten a good discount from dealer on new technics turntables? I got a quote from a dealer a while back in Cherry Hill, NJ (forgot the name), it was around 15-17% off msrp | |
| SACD or not while my SACD collection is small(around 50 or so) I am also in the SACD camp (Cary 306 pro). Granted it spins a lot more CD's of my collection than SACD's I like having the ability. I don't believe I give any sound quality to CD playback with my ... | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? Rogue Audio ...... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! all good points (mostly) but IMO it's speakers and the environment in which they play that matter most. I laughed when the Op said he was blown away buy his new Marantz disc player, the only way that player could 'blow away' the Oppo 205 is if th... | |
| Best balanced linestage/preamp for $4000 or less ??? someone mentioned CJ, I thought they were single ended ?as for the OP's general statement about older ARC being problematic....BS, my old SP-9MkII continues to perform admirably in my sons kit | |
| Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!! I suspect JGH is rolling in his grave, the rag will become just another piece of useless fodder ......... | |
| New or Old CD Player? Simple really, buy a Rotel 1570, put the savings towards better acoustics for your listening room and more CD's !! | |
| Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality? another happy Signal Cable owner here, Franks stuff simply works ! |