onhwy61
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| Sugden/Allnic or Luxman L-509X? The Allnic would unbalance your system. In order to make it fully work you would have to upgrade your turntable/tonearm, cartridge, interconnects and amplifier. If you were only going to replace one item, then the Luxman is an excellent choice. ... | |
| You own a store, you sell 2 brands, which? ATC and Kii -- I would focus on the professional loudspeaker market. | |
| SPL meter results relative to Magnepan's (supposed?) craving for power/current phcollie, congratulations on your listen room noise levels. They are astonishingly low. As points of reference -- 40dB is a moderate background level (louder than a library, but softer than an office), professional recording studios are in the 20... | |
| Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art? Pat Metheny on Kenny G. | |
| Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art? I think I understand the OP and like him I got nothing against modern jazz, unless they play it too darn fast, which can destroy the beauty of the melody and, at worst, make it sound like a symphony. That's why for me, and I'm only speaking for m... | |
| why do so many discussions turn contentious? I have always been impressed by the amount of knowledge and passion for audio and music expressed in these forums. I like how people are willing to share their experiences with others. This is true when I first joined (2000?) and it's still true... | |
| why do so many discussions turn contentious? I've heard differing reports, but the internet as it once existed was dismantled in 2016-17. Now 97 to 99% of what you see posted is AI bots "conversing". The people who programmed them have lost control and the bots have taken over. I am not a... | |
| Referent point The Bose 901 series. The reference doesn't have to be the best. It can start at the bottom too. Think of them as analog to the Mendoza Line. | |
| Best Way To Maximize Preamp Tube Life? You can take the advice of the designer/manufacturer or you can take the advice of a random guy on an audiophile forum. I say leave it on 24/7 and replace the tubes every 12 to 18 months. This assumes you listen more than four to six hours daily... | |
| Speaker brands known to use first class internal components I'd rather have a loudspeaker that's well designed with run of the mill components than a less well designed loudspeaker with state of the art components. | |
| Audio PC Modern digital recordings are recorded, mixed and even mastered on computers. Pretty much off the shelf everyday computers. They tend to have powerful processors, tons of memory, vast storage, dedicated hardware I/O and can be supplemented with ... | |
| Small Room... Big Stereo Can't really say anything until you have the system set up and start experimenting with placement. A square room is not ideal, but few non-purpose built rooms ever are. The ceiling height will be a big factor. Get things as good sounding as you... | |
| New to me speakers You can't audition so your knowledge will be limited. Listen to your BIL's setup. What amp is he using on the Victorys? Is it similar to yours? Can you take your amp over his house and see how they work with the Victorys? The Coincidents have... | |
| How long does Class A have? @sgreg, very perceptive. The rich run the world for their own benefit. Did you think that up by yourself? | |
| DAC for dummies Get the version with the built in DAC. |