rbertalotto

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Interesting situation! Do we need this....
It will be interesting to see what his experience is with the intended combination, but he never said that the “lower expectation” speaker was better.   I did connect the KEF LS50 Metas to the Akitika Z4 amplifier, and gave a it a good listen.... 
Interesting situation! Do we need this....
The better question is what was the result after you connected the kefs again? Easy...The KEF LS50 Metas are a better speaker...no question. But the "question" was never, "What sounds better...."....  
Interesting situation! Do we need this....
switching back and forth will tell if Fluonce competes, beats or loses to KEF. I'll repeat....It is NOT about what was better.....It was all about the satisfying experience listening to a set of speakers that certainly are NOT as good as the KE... 
Interesting situation! Do we need this....
So along comes a little speaker, made in Asia, cheap labour, nothing innovative but using well proven  2 driver concepts, mass produced, with simple distribution and less dealer mark ups and we are surprised that it sounds good. On the back of ... 
Interesting situation! Do we need this....
Factory, Fluance speakers  
Interesting situation! Do we need this....
The question I have is: Did you then listen to the KEF’s and did they sound a lot better?   that is tonight’s assignment….  
Buying Equipment Based on Philosophy???
Vendors all want you to feel a certain connection to the brand.  This is marketing.....I'm not talking about marketing.....which is mostly Snake Oil.....I'm talking about a designer/owner who says...."Hey, I can do it better and here is how I d... 
Interesting situation! Do we need this....
Let us not forget....This was not about "What Speakers Sounded Better"......This was about thoroughly enjoying 6 hours of intense listening to a new amplifier through what I thought was $1600 speakers....Speakers that I have been listening to for ... 
Buying Equipment Based on Philosophy???
Well, this certainly is intentional. Vendors all want you to feel a certain connection to the brand.  I mean, that's the entire purpose of branding.  To sell you an idea on a name or symbol which you want to associate yourself with due to ..... w... 
Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube!
a) utilize a high-quality recording b) play it through high-quality, well-matched components c) record the results in a high-quality audio/video format and post it online or...even if the three above steps are taken, the audio quality of Youtu... 
Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube!
But it absolutely is possible to glean valuable insights from such videos. Total nonsense.....You are not listening to what was recorded....You are listening to everything between what was recorded and your ears..... I can't believe you are con... 
Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube!
Whipsaw...Com'on Man!...You know the difference. The Photographer is "One on One".......Same as a musician mixing a recording on his computer with his monitors right there in front of him......The Photographer isn't using a Micky Mouse camera to s... 
Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube!
You just have to find the good ones. Lots of critisism here based on little experience. Let us not forget, we are not talking about listening to a YouTube music stream.....We are talking about a reviewer setting up a microphone or his cell phon... 
Freya + ( Plus ) Capacity Mods
Are these replacement caps really $111.00 each....!  
Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube!
It seems you are moving the goal post. You started with complaining about Youtube but now you claim it is the bad recordings. That can happen with loss less formats too. And some Youtube videos have excellent recordings. And these YouTube revie...