nyev
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| What Gear is Universally Adored? I agree with everyone’s take on “universally adored” and to be honest I didn’t put much thought into the wording. More import than the label is the definition that the category: overwhelmingly praised by the community with very few who have a le... | |
| What Gear is Universally Adored? @bigsecret I actually don’t think we can ever say “you can’t go wrong with component X”, I don’t think that’s ever a reality. I think we could say “You are not likely to go wrong with component X.”, but only for a precious few components that hav... | |
| Herbie’s Spike Decoupling Gliders: my…experience There’s a bunch of reasons I’ve seen proposed as to why isolating electrical gear helps, but I’ve no idea of these are correct or not. Enough trustworthy audiophiles have said it helps for me to believe there is something to it. And this extends ... | |
| What Gear is Universally Adored? Great nominations! Keep them coming. And even a good speaker nomination (Rockport speakers from @ronboco ). It does seem there is an unusually high number of folks praising Rockport (yes a few naysayers, but an impressively small number considerin... | |
| Chord M-Scaler and Should I Want One? Wow, I just watched Rob Watts (some people are just born with the right name) who designed the M Scaler, responding to Amir’s / Audiosciencereview (ASR) review’s trashing of the M Scalar! Rob goes into incredible depth that clearly shows that The... | |
| The Mars Volta. New Album. I get that. There’s a lot of spontaneous changes in direction and a constant feeling that the music is continually evolving in a way. Overwhelmed with varied ideas. Maybe try following along with lyrics as you go. Apparently there is quite a jo... | |
| What Gear is Universally Adored? I just told my wife we are putting Herbie’s dots under our bed frame. Oh crap just realized what this sounds like as I was typing it. No not that. Was thinking of better, more easeful, and relaxed sleep. Not even joking! | |
| What Gear is Universally Adored? Lol…. Just to double down on my vote for Herbie’s anti vibe products. Just installed Herbie’s Tenderfeet under my gear and Giant Fat Dots under my wooden shelf (I had sliding spike decouplers under my speakers prior to this). These products do ev... | |
| Herbie’s Spike Decoupling Gliders: my…experience Just finished Herbifying the rest of my gear. Results are very pleasing. Adds a relaxed, easy, confident naturalness to the sound. I don’t know maybe all of these sort of products do the same thing. I can’t say. Maybe others are even better. All I... | |
| What Gear is Universally Adored? I think there is a spectrum: -Gear that is “universally” adored. Note the quotes, as no gear is truly universally adored. -Gear that is liked by some and not by others -Gear that is polarizing - loved by some and despised by others (many spea... | |
| What Gear is Universally Adored? @dweller I have to admit Nagra is not a brand I’m familiar with. A quick Google search suggests they have a long and storied history. I will definitely look into them. Thanks! | |
| What Gear is Universally Adored? @twoleftears , I agree with you, but I also did concede the caveat that “most” agree with very few naysayers. My Gryphon Diablo 300 integrated is like that, and it’s why I was looking into Gryphon in the first place. I think there is a very, very ... | |
| Chord M-Scaler and Should I Want One? @phastm3 I’ve heard good things about Auralic. Or maybe I’m thinking of Antipodes, I get those mixed up…. To be honest I’ve never been impressed with my Zenith Mk 3 on its own. I expected much better. But with the PhoenixUSB added (also the Phoeni... | |
| What Gear is Universally Adored? Thanks for the input! At the risk of derailing the thread, after having home demo’d McIntosh separates (c2600 and MC452 at the time) I personally would not count McIntosh in that group. I know it’s a beloved (or “well liked” if you prefer) brand b... | |
| Chord M-Scaler and Should I Want One? @phastm3 and @soma70 , yes, I know what you are saying is true about those DACs. But for me, I’m a cable guy, and tend to go top of the line. And that would mean adding a very expensive power cord, AND interconnect into the equation. I know I coul... |