mrtennis
Responses from mrtennis
| Are audiophiles people of sound prejudice? as i think more about the concept of prejudice, i think that some audiophiles are prejudiced against components and /or stereo systems they don't like. they are closed minded when people express preferences which are at odds with their pre-conceiv... | |
| Are High End Audio Products Unreliable? i think one can say that some high-end products are unreliable. there are so many, and only a small sample of them have been mentioned.for example, audio research, cj, magnepan, martin logan, vandersteen, ayre,halcro, levinson, krell, magico,hanse... | |
| Best CD player under $5K? how about changing the question tto "best player under $5000, with a classic tube character " ?for example, is there a player that sounds like the havana dac?i ask this question, because i think my trusty audio note cd2 , circa 1990, may be in a s... | |
| Best CD player under $5K? hi ivan:excluding the tube vs no tube issue, what sonic attributes of your mooded oppo do you find exemplary ?thanks | |
| Power Cord brands mixing. "Your Opinions" let's look at this issue logically.if you assume that each designer can be ascribed by having its cables exhibit a sonic personality, can one find a manufacture which satisfies your taste.i say one manufacturer's product will not do it and so it i... | |
| Why do I always like a source with Burr Brown DAC? i did not like the frequency response , with few exceptions, i found the sound somewaht thin.the digital products i like do not have burr brown dacs.i have an old audio note cd player which i like, and the minimax which uses a sabre dac.obviously,... | |
| Best CD player under $5K? hi ivan:what is there about the modded oppo that makes it such a great player ? does it have a tube ?i have always found that a player with a tube sounds better than any ss player in current production. | |
| Why do I always like a source with Burr Brown DAC? i believe burr brown chips are 24 bit .there has been a lot of praise for the 32 bit sabre chips.i have owned a number of digital products using burr brown. since there are many designations, one cannot experienece all of them. mmy exposure to the... | |
| digital vs vinyl thoughts i heard it at ces over 8 years ago.i then heard another turntable, arm and cartirdige combo, which i preferred.the "laser" turntable cost 5 figures. | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus hi sibelius:what do you gain by replacing the stock op amps ?my take on the stock 12au7 is the opposite of yours, namely, bright, thin and lean.which mullard did you use, the long or short plate ?thanks | |
| Are audiophiles people of sound prejudice? i think not. the fact that so many people buy and sell, indicates an expectation of improvement, not prejudgment.how can you prejudge, if you haven't heard something ? | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes hi doug:regarding changes to the opamps, what improvements in sound, or what differences did you perceive from the stock op amps ???or, another way of asking the question:what are the sonic deficiencies with the stock op amps ? | |
| the meaning of the word "better" gentlemen:thank you for the connotations of the word "better".unfortunately, because of the two "concepts, i.e., better as closer to lack of coloration, and better as to preferred, when the word is used in a sentence without qualification, its mea... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes i don't see how one can generalize that tubes in dacs or cd players affect a minimal difference.i have heard significant differences using my audio note cd2 (circa the 90's).then again, what is considered by some to be a small difference may be co... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes hi mezmo:do you exclude the possibility that a tube dac , with a tube gain stage and a particular nos tube cannot sound very different than a solid state dac ? |