rbstehno
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| Is there a ROON sound? I’ve been streaming for over 20 years now with many different software applications: Apple iTunes in the early 2000’s, amarra, pure music, audirvana, lightning ds, lumin, (using upnp and minimserver), roon, and Qobuz connect. 20 years ago I got ri... | |
| How large (or small) is the audiophile market? KEF (U.K.) Rockford (U.S.) Bowers & Wilkins (U.K.) Pioneer (Japan) Dynaudio International (Denmark) These are not high end audio companies IMO, they are good companies except for Pioneer, but I wouldn’t own anything from them except if it’s... | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype There are many audiophools out there, you can see this on some of these posts on this thread and the guy in the video. You have people that claim they are the only people that can take a $200 piece of equipment and make it a giant killer, or if yo... | |
| RaidHo C1.1 vs Focal Diablo Utopia If you want analytical highs, then get the focal’s. The lower focal models have no low end and a light midrange. Keep the raidho’s or get the upgraded raidho models. If you like the raidho’s, check out the Borreson speakers. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Bruce Springsteen and neil young. Their music is ok but not worth listening to their political BS | |
| How large (or small) is the audiophile market? high quality audiophile components is a niche market. How many $100,000 speakers are sold? How many Wadex pieces are sold? Very few. If you looked at the article, their premium products included: List of Top Premium Audio Companies Panasonic (J... | |
| What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase? I have multiple pairs of Revel speakers, all floorstanding. I Have some large Ushers that worked great in my 27’x16’x15’ room. Go listen to the ps audio speakers: the fr30’s, and fr20’s. I also use ps audio equipment. Take a trip to ps audio in B... | |
| Integrated that blew you away I’ve had many integrateds: McIntosh, multiple Hegels, Classe, rogue Cronus magnum with the kt120 tubes, and the Auralic Polaris. If I had more efficient speakers, I’d probably still have the Rogue, at least in my 2nd or 3rd system. The Hegels are... | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes How many times have you entered $50 to deposit in your bank account and it became $5000 because the banks server was 3000 miles away? We are just talking music here, not a lot of data and not hard to do no matter the miles away the disk is. When ... | |
| Integrated all in one for a second system Most Focals are on the cool side so I might not want to go with Hegel because they are on the more neutral side. For focals, I would go with a warmer amp from the likes of McIntosh or Classe. In my 3rd system, I have the all in 1 auralic Polaris w... | |
| Tin Pan Alley and Thanks to You- which speakers play the tap on the snares the best? I’m an ex hard rock drummer for over 40 years. From the late 70’s, everytime I went to audition new equipment, I would take in music that exposed the drums: Tom’s, snare, bass, and all the different cymbals. 2nd requirement was how the bass guitar... | |
| Sound signature comparison - Streamer/DACs The op must be talking about benchmark, he stated overly bright and harsh. That’s benchmark to a t! | |
| Integrated amp under $5k I’d get any Hegel over a nad. If had a few hegels, a rogue Cronus magnum with kt120’s, Classe, Jolida, Auralic, ps audio, and a couple of McIntosh 6500 and 6900. Not sure why you are specific on a class d or ice amp. | |
| Speakers for new room If you follow the speaker guidelines like the 1/3 or 1/5’s, to get good sound you will need to pull your speakers out from the wall much more than 2-3 feet. IMO, if you can’t save your money and get a couple bookshelf speakers | |
| Tom Martin's Listening Room Minor might not be the right word, maybe 'appropriate' is the better word to use. Like I said, I have friends that have rooms that do make Tom's room look like a minor setup. For example, I have friends that hired Rive's to build out their room, t... |