parker65310
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| Will rebuilt Quad ESL 57s take the place on a great $30K dynamic speaker? The 57s in an optimal system sound like a match made in heaven for the incredible recording of the album Tomba Sonora by Kristin Bolstad, recorded in Emanuel Vigeland Masoleum in Oslo. It blew me away on my Apogees! https://www.stereophile.com/c... | |
| cheapest cable upgrade ever Why all the ridicule? We all likely have freaking AAA batteries and electrical tape sitting around in our drawers not being used for anything! How about trying it out for yourself with an open mind and then responding with your experience after a ... | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? I’ve been using Silnote Audio for all of my interconnects and power cables for years. I only have their entry level offerings and I am very happy with them. All of the descriptive reviews they have posted on their website I find to be accurate. Th... | |
| Quest for an external Dac has resulted in me way down the rabbit hole I recommend the MHDT Orchid DAC. It uses an output tube and sound great in my system coupled with the BlueSound Node2 and an Audiolab 6000CDT cd transport. It will provide a touch of the warmth you are looking for and costs around $1,200 new. You’... | |
| Sharing my experience with cables Plus how clean the power is in your house will play a big role. So many factors that may or may not apply in every system. Two people could have identical systems that sound differently in different houses because of power and the listening space ... | |
| Concerning high end audio names in new cars Fact is high end audio companies are putting their components in cars for mainstream name recognition and money. Car audio is a whole different animal from home audio. A maker is totally at the mercy of the varying, hugely challenging acoustics/ma... | |
| Best progressive rock album side Enough with the naysayers. The more music one listens to, the more one realizes there is great music in all genres from all periods of time. You have to be curious and seek it out with an open mind. Only close-mindedness would generalize quality o... | |
| Is There A Big Difference Between Subwoofers From Different Manufacturers Here’s a question I haven’t seen properly addressed - Are there any subs that can properly keep up with full range ribbon speakers? My understanding is there isn’t due to excursion delays that only increases the larger the subs. I don’t necessaril... | |
| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? There can be huge discrepancies with recording quality. The majority of the worst recordings I’ve heard are rock, particularly early early cd recordings using DDD engineering. If you tell me Dark Side of the Moon sounds like crap then there is som... | |
| Disadvantages of buying old solid state. Oil filled caps are the biggest risk. They don’t have nearly the life expectancy of caps used in speaker crossovers. | |
| Why is used audio equipment so undesirable? When possible, used is the way to go. It’s a no-brainer. I’ve always gotten a massive discount for gear that looks and performs like it’s brand new from the factory. | |
| Do larger planar speakers produce more accurate sound? I disagree with some comments that full range ribbon planars need volume to shine. This is a matter of the amp providing ample current. I have the Apogee Duetta II Signatures (about to be completely updated by Music Technology). They sound excelle... | |
| Fear Inoculum in Vinyl I haven’t listened to the cd version, but I have listened to the Tidal master version and I have to say the fidelity is disappointing. Not very good dynamics, pretty flat, wasn’t impressed. I love the title cut. I really hope Maynard has it re-rec... | |
| Apogee Acoustics repair They age like any other speaker. The Duetta II Signatures have been super reliable since my dad bought them in ‘88. I acquired them from him 2 years ago. I’m driving them to Music Technology in VA this coming week to have them totally redone, incl... | |
| Apogee Scintilla Power I know I’m very late to the discussion, but I have a pair of Duetta II Signatures that I’m driving out to Bill Thalmann @ Music Technology in Springfield, VA next week for a complete new rebuilt including Wilson caps. Unfortunately Bill is soon re... |