plaw
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| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Denon and Marantz - awful. I used to think Onkyo was a better budget A/V receiver, but after using Anthem - no contest for Anthem. I A/B'ed Dynaudio Special 40's with Martin Logan Motion 40's - Motion 40 smoked the Dynaudio - that surprised me. ... | |
| Trivializing AudiogoN...........ie: what I have is the best... I only share my experience - I have purchased some pretty poor products - I wish more would share their bad experience with dealers too so. It is nice to know honest reviews of products. Here are my favorites:- Anthem AV Receivers- Classe Sigma ... | |
| Badly recorded albums needing upgrading I agree with comments about Layla - I sold it - just a rank recording.Here are my surprises on SACD:Clapton - SlowhandRoxy Music - AvalonDylan - Slow Train ComingAll of them I never expected to be so incredibly superb. | |
| Albums that you listen to straight through / start to finish whenever you put them on! Bob Dylan - Hard RainBob Dylan - Street LegalAldous Harding - DesignerVan Morrison - WavelengthDire Straits - CommuniqueDire Straits - Dire StraitsChris Whitley - Living with the LawWillie DeVille - Sportin' LifeI just listened to The Black Crowes... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? I had an ARC LS27 - beautiful (recently upgraded to another ARC). I tried a Parasound Halo P-6 (solid-state), awful, lost $500 in 30 days with that piece. I auditioned a Rogue Audio from http://crescendoaudio.net/ - a RP-7. I think they marked ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Started with Bob Dylan live from 1981 London on CD. Trouble No More.Then EC Was Here - Eric ClaptonFinally played Get Happy by Elvis Costello on MOFI 45 RPM - sounded great. | |
| RMAF 2019! I attended the show with my kids, so I will make some comments from their perspective. They wanted to spend most of their time in the headphone area - they loved the HiFiMan Headphones. They also thoroughly enjoyed the new Manley Headphone Amp. ... | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load I have a Classe Class D Sigma Amp 2 driving Wilson's which I am told dip down to 2 ohms. They sound GREAT.Here is what Classe states: All amplifiers except the CA/CT-5300 have a virtually linear doubling of output between 8 ohms and 4 ohms but s... | |
| Rogue audio RP-7 versus PS Audio BHK preamplifier I auditioned the RP-7 for a weekend. Superb! It absolutely blew away the Parasound I had (I promptly sold it). I returned the RP-7 when I found an LS27 used - which sounds fantastic, but I think the RP-7 sounded better to be quite honest. I am... | |
| What a sad world we now live in....... It is Walmart's loss - I used to go to Best Buy once a week to buy CD's (and in the process purchase something I didn't need), I have not stepped into Best Buy in 6 months - stupid marketing decision. There was really nothing in the Walmart bins ... | |
| Parasound Halo P If you purchase a P6, I would make sure you purchase from a reputable dealer that will let you return (I purchased mine from an out of state dealer in Montana) - otherwise you will be taking a $500 bath when you go to sell it like I did. If you a... | |
| Speaker upgrade question - Wilson vs Focal I was looking at the Focal's, but just thought they were all bland. Same with the Dynaudios. I ended up with a used pair of Wilson Sasha's. They sound terrific after I forked over $500 bucks to repair a defective driver that fell apart after 5 ... | |
| Used 5ch Amp (Classe, Krell, Rotel) I got this amp after a/b with MAC and Moon - blew them both away - little more money, but new with warranty: https://www.listenup.com/shop/electronics/power-amplifiers/classe-sigma-amp5.html | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Bob Dylan - Infidels - SACDVan Morrison - Moondance - Blu-Ray Audio | |
| Parasound service problems The Parasound dealer I dealt with in Montana was worthless. I was not able to return either. I got the Halo P6 - I had never heard a worse phono stage. I sold it after 3 months and took a $500 bath. Sell your Parasound and say good riddance. |