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| The Hi Fi Audio Quest: circa late 1950s Parents had a big 1947 Magnavox console radio-phono: AM/SW with separate FM tuner; Webcor record changer; 15" field-coil woofer and ginormous horn tweeter (of course, the speakers were directly below the changer). When I was 17, the electronics ga... | |
| Masimo gives up. Think about all the mis-matches: Singer Sewing Machine bought KLH and trashed it; Teledyne bought Acoustic Research and trashed it; Tyco bought Dynaco and trashed; Emerson Electric bought Fisher Radio and then sold it to Sanyo who trashed Fisher'... | |
| Harman To Acquire B&W, Denon, Polk And Marantz From Masimo In $350 Million Deal I'd watch for some brand discontinuation. Boston Acoustics is already moribund. Denon and Marantz pretty much compete against each other; I'd guess Marantz will be the survivor. JBL has become so all encompassing, I'd say Polk is on a short leash.... | |
| What is a "reference" system? Frankly, it's whatever you say it is. For some people, it could be the $1 million dollar system at AXPONA that featured the new $395k Wilson Audio XVX speakers. For someone else, it could be an NAD 3020 driving a pair of Dayton Audio Classic C65 s... | |
| Your Favorite Room at AXPONA 2025? Best room I heard - PS Audio with the new PMG Signature gear. Most disappointing - Wilson Audio XVX: for a cool million for the system, I expected something exceptional. Didn't hear it. Enjoyed the WATT/Puppy system much more. Most surprising - ... | |
| What are the most balanced relatively neutral cartridges at each price level ? Save your money. Look at the Audio-Technica AT-VM95ML or the Goldring E4. Fabulous sound from both. Not fancy but they do the job really nicely. | |
| Anyone hear the new PS Audio PMG Signature 512 DAC at AXPONA or otherwise? I heard the system with the FR5 (stand-mount speakers). Couldn't get over the great sound quality. Had the chance to meet Paul McGowan and told him if I could afford it, I'd take that system home. | |
| Chinese DAC's Skip the Chinese products. Look into Geshelli Labs' units. | |
| Picking speakers 3000-5000 budget Vandersteen 2ce Signature III''s are very good - very natural sound. Need some space around them Focal Vestia No.3 - Outstanding sound for the price. | |
| A life sentence!!! My Apt Holman preamp. Best piece of gear I've ever owned. Phono stage cannot be surpassed. | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? Nice tables if you can afford them. As I'm not the heir to a fortune, my favorites are a bit more plebian: Technics (Just bought a new SL-100C which I match to a Goldring E4). Music Hall Stealth and Classic - Have used both and found them musica... | |
| Bose Chucks Mac No loss. I remember when McIntosh dealers seemed to have guaranteed regions. For instance, the only dealer in Dayton, OH was Custom Electronics. Cincinnati had one dealer; Columbus had one dealer; one in Cleveland and one in Toledo. No mail order;... | |
| "...and I don't take any advertiser money..." It depends on where they use the manufacturer's talking points. As I said before, it's my opinion if they're used in a description of the product, I see no problem. If they use them in the actual review section without any justification or substan... | |
| "...and I don't take any advertiser money..." @audition__audio: I have NEVER accepted cash or any kind of direct payment from a manufacturer or distributor and neither have my colleagues - we'd be fired unceremoniously by our publisher if we did. I once was asked how much it would cost for a... | |
| "...and I don't take any advertiser money..." I haven't read Stereophile in years - the things they review are far, far beyond my budget and not reading it keeps me from succumbing to "audiophilia nervosa." And, I have no idea what their editing process is, so I can't knowingly comment. Final... |