philipwu
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| Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced @adeep42 ,do you understand the title of this thread? You must have millions to throw to consider Ayre underpriced! | |
| I asking for suggestions in choosing a pre-amp [that won't "break the bank". @foghorn1 ,hi, it is very important to let us know what characteristics of sound or taste you prefer, and what genre of music that you listen to ? Every DAC/Preamp perform differently with their unique strengths... some music gear may sound more r... | |
| Tube Preamp for around 2K? @macallan7 with the features you want remote , bypass etc.. and open dynamic 3D sound.. , you definitely have to try Rhumba 1.1 or the upgraded Rhumba Extreme version. It does not sound fat or euphoric like Cary and Primaluna , but excellent trans... | |
| Reliabilty, Keeping Equipment Powered on or off? If they (audio equipments) are designed to handle those conditions, then of course , it should be left on without problems. It's those equipments that use poor quality parts that have "borderline" specifications on heat, current, mechanical tole... | |
| Reliabilty, Keeping Equipment Powered on or off? So many with different opinions. IMHO, i would rather deal it a more scientific way. Generally, if the measured temperature on the chassis (using a temp probe) is less than 35 degree C, it is safe for equipment to remain on 24/7. If you need to be... | |
| Climbing the Preamp ladder @dpm2340 hi, Rhumba matches well with my genre of music. It is dynamic and revealing and have energy in the notes yet with touch of velvet smoothness. Its is not overly rich in tonality and don't have that weighty tone to portray piano well but i'... | |
| Climbing the Preamp ladder @dpm2340 hi, if you can stretch your budget slightly more at $2995, i highly recommend BackertLabs Rhumba preamp. i took the leap and i wasn't disappointed, now i'm going to upgrade to their flagship pre, it's that good. All the reviews are spot ... | |
| MBL omnidirectional speakers. How do they sound ? +1 rcprincethe whole room is fill with sound. one drawback is the image location & depth of field are not easily recognisable | |
| When will there be decent classical music recordings? No matter how good and big the room is, it will not make a average recording come alive. I believe the COST of making records sound great from big scale works or orchestra are the primary contraint. The venue from where the music are recorded play... | |
| When will there be decent classical music recordings? "mic every instrument individually, and then have the conductor work with audio engineers to bring the piece back to life."it's not a nightmare, it can be done. the best solution is to store the individual instrument recordings as master. Then h... | |
| Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced hi , does anyone know of lesser known hybrid amps? i done some research but only a handful of names such as Van Alstine, Aesthetix, Union Research, BlueCircle, JE Audio, Monarchy Audio, Moscode, Vincent, Pathos, and Butler audio.... so that's abou... | |
| LAT International @tecknik hi, did you get a refund from LAT ? | |
| Rare and non-heavy advertised Ribbon \ Foil cables? @anode4277 hi , that's in my list too. has anyone tried Stefan Art Endorphin Wood Shell Ribbon cable? they have another foil cable (their flagship)that is air-suspended at twice the cost! i wonder if the sound is twice as good?Thanks -philip | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables @geoffkait i have a different opinion from yours. for those whom are skeptical of burn-in or "physical/electrical connections takes some finite time to "heal,"...etc please skip my question, thank you! i had made A/B comparisons from cables that... | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables hi, has anyone tried A\B comparison between CE graphene interconnects and other interconnects (those in higher price bracket) ? can i know what is your brief opinions ? Thanks in advances!-philip |