p05129
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| Focal Diva Utopia active speakers less than impressive. I heard them at the Tampa show a couple months ago and they sucked. I was with a few other people and none of us thought they were any good. I heard the Kef LS60’s in a huge warehouse room and they sounded much better and the Kef’s were only $5k... | |
| Enough of the Stereophile futuristic statements about the Focal Diva Utopia Curiousjim-I have heard them, actually for a couple of hours. I also heard the blades and the ls50 wireless II speakers all in the same room. Hated the ls50’s, liked the blades but not as good as others for around the same price, and really liked ... | |
| Speakers sound too bright. How do you know if it’s just your speakers or any part of your system contributing to this sound? For example, if you use a Benchmark dac with any speaker, it will sound analytical/shrill. System synergy is more important than any 1 piece, after ... | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype The guy in the YT video is a clown. I use a fpga dac that is highly rated and doesn’t have his so called common dac chips. If you relate to what this clown is saying, every house that is made from lumber is the same, every car that uses aluminum ... | |
| Enough of the Stereophile futuristic statements about the Focal Diva Utopia I didn’t say they were better than the blades, they aren’t, but I wouldn’t buy the blades if I was going to spend $20-$100k either. I have $20k speakers that are much better than the blades. Why would someone make excuses for a $40k speaker? There... | |
| BS meter is pegged! Has anybody seen any update/feedback in the recent Stereophile issues from the manufacturer or from the reviewer? It's odd that the manufacturer hasn't posted a comment | |
| Power for two subs. I live in the lightning capital of the United States and plug my large amps directly into the wall socket. I have a whole house surge suppressor at the meter so unless lightning hits my house then hits my electrical wiring, I’m pretty safe. Plus t... | |
| Looking for a simple system IMO, as mentioned in other posts and reading many reviews, and I’ve auditioned them for hours, get the Kef LS60’s and be done, maybe get 1 or 2 of their subs. This will outperform most of the gear mentioned above and be the simplest to own and use... | |
| BS meter is pegged! People are asking if these concerns have been asked to the reviewer or to the manufacturer. I remember seeing in the past that reviewers send the manufacturers the review before posting it, and Stereophile does so the manufacturer can make a comme... | |
| BS meter is pegged! Squared80-I hear differences in cables, whether they are cheap crappy cables to the most expensive. Most cable naysayers have never heard the more expensive cables themselves but they find it easier to jump on the naysayer bandwagon, for example t... | |
| BS meter is pegged! I was a network guy for a short time putting in a token ring/ethernet/appletalk networks 35 years ago and I haven’t heard any big changes in sq when getting these so called audiophile switches. If I want the quietest node, I’d use fiber. I also t... | |
| BS meter is pegged! I think it’s stupid for somebody to gut an OS to save a few processes. Your iPhones have a cou that can do trillions of operations per second over multiple cores, 17 trillion or 35 trillion operations per second. The nucleus OS has taken out all ... | |
| BS meter is pegged! Richardbrand-yes and no. What does a turbo do? It boosts power by forcing air into the intake chamber. If you look at the taycan, Porsche claims it uses “overboost” at launch control, so imo Porsche is using the definition of what a turbo does ins... | |
| Getting a Divorce and can now buy floor standing speakers Whenever someone asks a generic question like this, 200 will respond with 200 different results. I suggest spending a few $$$ and go to a couple of audio shows like the Tampa show coming up next month and Axpona and then go to a couple of dealers... | |
| BS meter is pegged! Maybe stereophile should clear things up with the manufacturer and then either post a reply here or in an upcoming issue. If the stereophile reviewer is wrong in his understanding of these topics, then he shouldn’t be tasked with something he isn’... |