onhwy61
Responses from onhwy61
| price point to move to separates vs integrated Assuming your speakers don't require bi-amping, you're not reaching for the absolute state-of-the-art and/or you're not wedded to tube amplifiers there's no real sonic based reason to use separate pre and power amps. The current generation top of ... | |
| What should I upgrade next? Nice system. Get a computer based music server and download hi-rez files. You'll a separate D/A converter so budget at least $2.5k. It really would be nice if the Ayre had a digital input. | |
| When a Reviewer "likes" something Audiophile discovers sound effected by impedance matching! Did it take a lot of research to reach that conclusion? Don't mean to be really rude, but that's basic, basic info. | |
| What's your view on blind testing? Finally, someone is willing to admit that the sonic differences between components is subtle.If it takes weeks of listening, then why not run blind tests for weeks. Blind listening, whether a test or not, is very good at removing preconceptions an... | |
| Who Will Stand the Test of Time? Rok2id, take a course in basic logic. Pay attention to the parts about necessary and sufficient conditions. | |
| Who Will Stand the Test of Time? The main problem with predicting the future is that it is assumed to be a continuation of the present. The 300 year time period being discussed is long enough to make that assumption false. The European hegemony will probably not exist. Political ... | |
| Billie Holiday with Lester Young what CD or LP There are a number of multi disc sets, this one is reasonably priced.The sound is clean, but not audiophile. | |
| In search of a new integrated If I were you I wouldn't change anything for awhile, say 6 months to a year. You have a very fine system and you should give yourself some time to fully acclimate to its capabilities. For now you should limit yourself to setup issues like toe-in, ... | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? Did you ship in the factory supplied boxes? Did you double box? Did you insure the shipment? Are you pursuing a damage complaint with the shipper? | |
| Best older Krell integrated amp that sounds good? Telling us what speakers you are going to use would be helpful. | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? If what you say is accurate, then your recourse is with the dealer. He took possession of your preamp and he is responsible for its return. | |
| How to kickstart this area So many systems have been recently transformed by quantum based upgrades that there is little left to talk about. Have we been left behind? | |
| Jazz for aficionados I don't think there's even an issue about jazz being dead, but by definition the best music is in the the past. For any mature artform that is always the case. For instance, a linear synopsis of jazz could be Armstrong, Ellington, Monk/Parker, Mil... | |
| Have cables become somewhat of a snake-oil topic. Brownsfan, thanks for the thoughtful reply. Please don't take what I say as criticism, I'm just always a little surprised when people with what I consider to be really good systems comment that they've achieved a dramatic sonic improvement. | |
| Meyer Sound Meyer makes a large array of professionally oriented products. Their studio line are powered monitors and would not work with you tube amp. |