phillyb
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| Luxman d-08u vs berkeley reference 2 dac Not to where it be cost-effective, Problem with the D-08 though is how many hours on it and the cost to repair it. You be at the mercy of the seller and if not the 1st owner than watch they not selling it for more than they may have paid for it.1... | |
| Luxman d-08u vs berkeley reference 2 dac What made the Luxman D-08U that much better than the older D-08. The USB was added, updates to the DAC, but having heard both side by side, if I blinded folded you and switch back and forth a few times you be hard pressed, when you get to this lev... | |
| Quad ESL 57 with subwoofer All you need are,8-10" subs, a pair is ideal. Drive them from your main amp using the high level inputs, so not run cables from your preamp, set the crossover at 40Hz, adjusting the volume to blend, use a piano and a vocal recordings, when either ... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers The newer Quads are still basically an ESL 63 with better cabinets and looks. My ESL 63’s were purchased from Electrostatic Solutions and are 7 years old now. Totally rebuilt with upgraded power supplies that took this speaker to another level, th... | |
| Spatial Audio X3 Open Baffle Loudspeakers Great Video On Spatial M3 Sapphire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbH9wWr-Xrw | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment The reality of manufacturing high-end gear. Who’s able to buy and who cannot, if the buyers are the upper 10% with that kind of disposable income that they will build for. In this great hobby early day a normal Joe could afford to but gear, now if... | |
| Open Baffle vs Box Quad speakers are open baffle in design, you have a front wave and the back wave is just as strong to the point you could flip the speaker around and you would have the same output. No woofers, no midrange, no tweeters, yet the speakers reproduce ... | |
| Old vs. new Bop To You Drop was the dawn of digital. 40 years ago, I guess vinyl recordings sounded better between 1910 and 1950. So technology improved, that is always the case. I love it when CD’s are put down and they talking about the sound of CD’s at the... | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? Your room, room, and more room impact the sound more than you know. A system is a whole, they work together, power cords impact gear more than any other cable, the wrong power cords and can make a good piece of gear sound like crap. So don’t look ... | |
| Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday! Big Chill was poorly mastered. But it also was out of absolute phase. If you are using XLR's with the SA-10 go to settings and check the phase and reverse it and listen. I check all my CD's to make sure my phase setting is correct. Some gear pin 2... | |
| Suggestions for Balanced cable between Luxman C900U and M900U. Lessloss C-Marc and you are done. | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers In audio with a decent system anything you add, even 4 hard fresh apples under a preamp say and it will cause a change in the sound. Any footers will also, more furniture in a room and so on. In the end you have to like the change in the sound, b... | |
| Quad ESL service, Electrostatic Solutions or Quads Unlimited ? Electrostatic Solutions is superb. I purchased a total rebuilt pair of ESL 63's. Kent was great, good communication, and great work and warranty on his work. I would use him again with No reservations. A+++ | |
| Furman IT-REF 20I USERS- Tired Subject but Would like to hear from owners/users How does the 20i compare to high-end Niagra units? 5000, 7000?Kissen cousins. High-End? Please, Furman is used in pro studios. Because its market as pro use does not mean it not good enough for high-end, Just a 4 thousand more to the price then I ... | |
| Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday! Long burn-in 2 months or so). Filter 1, Digital out off, Dither 0 or 1 depending on your system and room. A wonderful player in all formats. Noise shaper 3-1. |