re-lar-kvothe
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| Don’t look for perfection. Curious, what else in your life do you immediately dismiss when you find a flaw? | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" "So it’s the plastic polymer (as dielectric insulation) to undergo some sort of molecular rearrangements to minimize the distortion. Probably one of the greatest scientific discoveries ever!" Just in case this was not meant as sarcasm... As a pl... | |
| Have Luxman 509x. Considering Pass Labs INT-250 or Dan D’Agostino Progression Integrated As usual, opinions are like buttholes. I may as well share mine. I owned and sold several pass labs amps of recent design. Why? I did not like the sound, period. This includes both class A, AB, monoblocks, and stereo .8s. For lack of a better des... | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. FWIW...I use spades on both ends of my Venom-X cables. With a good "snugging" by hand I never had them come loose. | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp I use an Aurender A20. I would urge you to find a way to demo it in your home. I currently run it through a Luxman 509Z but also have used it as a preamp with an Ayre VX-5 Twenty and a Pass Labs XA-25. I am very happy with its performance in eithe... | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers I am not here to argue this point. However, I do wish one of the cable makers or some audiophile physicist would explain the science behind cable break-in. | |
| Newer Blues Artists or Recordings Try a German version of SRV: Henrik Freischlader - Live at GuitarPoint (youtube.com) And his work with Layla Zoe: Dark Heart (youtube.com) As an enormous fan of SRV and The Derek Trucks band I was immediately enamored with this work. | |
| RCA Phono Interconnect Under $400 This one gets my vote Cardas - Iridium Phono Interconnect - Music Direct | |
| Robert Plant @dodgealum YES!!! I Love Plant but was always blown away by Bonham and Jones. They were the backbone of the music. When they showed up the fight begins, so to speak. Their contribution to the band's tone was demonstrative and emotional on an almo... | |
| Robert Plant Zep has been my favorite band since I was 10 (now 63) and have the tattoos to prove it. I was devastated when Bonham passed. I met Plant the morning after a show in Norfolk Virginia at breakfast in the hotel. He was with the entire band (Sensation... | |
| 50 ways to leave your lover Gadd is and always has been my favorite drummer. He is from Rochester NY which is a few miles from my home town. I had the opportunity to briefly talk with him once which made my hi-lite real. Among other things we discussed him touring with Clapt... | |
| Preamp for First Watt F7 I ran a Rogue RH-5 with an First Watt F6 and thought it was an excellent match. I just received it back from Rogue with a clean bill of health if you're interested. I also have a bunch of spare tubes if you are so inclined. | |
| Higher-End Class A/B vs. Class A Integrateds In the last 3 years I have gone through too many class A and A/B amps (integrated and separates) to mention. I just bought a Luxman L-509Z. I use an Aurender A20 as my digital source. Speakers are Harbeth SHL5s 30th anniversary. Even the phonostag... | |
| Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums? Any social media site, even one small and somewhat esoteric as this one, is just a microcosm of society. | |
| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? Shunyata Venom-X EF With patience these can be found used for $500 |