noodlyarm
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| Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers @roxy54, Interesting idea. I've not heard the Audio Note, but they are well reviewed. I'll see if I can find a pair to audition somewhere. @rar1, I love Zu and had not thought about them. Can they be placed up against the wall? I've on... | |
| Integrated suggestions +1 on the Krell K300i (XD). This is my integrated and it replaced my PrimaLuna HP Dialog. I liked both, but the Krell is much better sounding in my system driving Exstatic electrostatic speakers. It has all the input options you are looking ... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? I have no real idea as to why ables matter. I hear all the arguments for and against. What I do really know is that I can hear the difference and so can others. Therefore, I invest in cables. I’m not saying that everyone should do the same.... | |
| Top two most important sound qualities Clarity and presence. I want my system to sound as close to “live” as possible. | |
| Best Class D GaNFET Amp Comparison. Who to invite? I’m interested if in Seattle. I can’t bring amps, but I can lend a hand and ears. | |
| What is your experience with amp power? First is sound quality. If you don’t like the first watt, you won’t like more of them. That’s not my quote, but I really liked it. Second is synergistic. It has to work well in my system (with my other components), not someone else’s, like ... | |
| Thinking about getting some bookshelf/standmount speakers +whatever for the Joseph Pulsar Graphene. They are the best small stand Mount speaker I’ve heard. The Audio Physic Spark is the second best. Third for my ears is the ProAc Super Tablette Signature. All need to be well paired with subwoofer... | |
| Female vocalist recommendations Roberta Flack Amanda McBroom Cassandra Wilson Nora Jones Jenn Adams Sade And so many more that I can’t think of at the moment… | |
| Made in USA I care how it sounds, not where it was designed, assembled, manufactured, etc…. Is my Krell, AudioMirror, Innuos, XStatic, Chord and GR-Research cabling all North American? Mostly, but not entirely. And I don’t really care - it just sound... | |
| Birthday DAC +1 for the Audio Mirror Tubadour SE DAC. Version III and IV are both outstanding. Tube NOS R2R DAC. I love mine. | |
| Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined? I think the reviewers ran out of superlatives. They all sound alike with every new piece of gear. So many platitudes and limitations of gear, ears, and language. | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? I used an inexpensive cork/rubber disk to little effect. Then I tried the IsoAcoustics Gaia II and was amazed at the difference. I’ve got hardwood floors upstairs and vinyl tile/carpet over cement on the first floor. In both cases the Gaia I... | |
| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? It’s all about the entire system…. I just sold my PrimaLuna Dialogue HP Premium integrated amp and replaced it with the Krell K300i. For driving my XStatic electrostats this is a much better combination. I’ve got nothing bad to say about the P... | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations Just to throw it out there, have you considered open baffle designs such as the Spatial Audio? Their X3, X4, and X5 are excellent speakers and very reasonably priced. Open baffle designs are generally easier to place in rooms and because they ... | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... Roberta Flack, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, on the album Fist Take. Simply breathtaking. |