octet11
Responses from octet11
| Audio valuations Patients timing and compromise | |
| When you suddenly realize.... Tidal at times is fantastic and other times as mentioned will drop out, quality varies. I was very impressed and the point was also made that limited offerings exist, true as well. I’ve also found many songs, artists I would never purchase. I also... | |
| Oppo Vs Esoteric I owned an Esoteric UX-3pi for 8 years and was very happy with it. Recently I purchased an Oppo Udp-205 and am surprised how good it sounds. I'd say check it out and determine how you feel for yourself. | |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway The original U.S. Atco LP release was an awful recording. I purchased a Japanese CD that was much better. | |
| Best small used monitors under $1000 I second the KEF LS 50's | |
| Integrated Amplifier with the Good Bass and Extended Highs Depending on money Plinius and Pass Labs are worth checking out. | |
| Someone want to verify this? Damn had an experience with this guy to! He tried to dick me around about some speakers I had up for sale. Offered me a price I accepted, then blew me off. Then came back a few weeks later to see if they were still available and wanted to offer me... | |
| Power Cord Recommendation For me best low cost power cord is an audience, they are generally between 2-3 hundred used. | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 Detailed audio impressions anyone? Considered purchasing, but would love to hear how tidal, red book and sacd sound... | |
| Trade in value to a dealer Selling to a retailer will always intail a loss. For me it's not worth, though their are some great people to deal with. I suggest if you want to work with a dealer, find something you like they have for sale to negotiate your trade against. | |
| How many CaryAudio techs does it take to replace a lightbulb in a CAD-211FE? I had a Cary CDP player, similar story, in that the quote to do the work was not worth it for me relative to the overall value of the player. I've seen people figure out replacement parts that work, but otherwise stuck with Cary doing the work wit... | |
| Integrated amp upgrade I'd go for an Ayre power amp for that set up. | |
| Most detailed budget power cord under 150$ used? Spend a $100 more and get an Audience e PC, it's a great all around cord with excellent EMF rejection | |
| Aggressive know it all salesman A good approach from the sales perspective would be to ask your experience and knowledge in the audio field for yourself and then go from there and have humility. It's such a broad field I'd like to think I know a lot but there's a lot I don't know. | |
| I hate when this happens ...... I'm curious if you have a dedicated line? For me in the past when I've done it, the sound stage opened and became more transparent. It's a pretty powerful tweek. |