retiredfarmer
Responses from retiredfarmer
| Using Adcom GFA-555s as monoblocks to power magnepan 3.3s in active biamp I did much like you I had a pair of sim audio w3 moons and a bryston 10b active crossover. My room was 16x28x8. There was absolutely no lack of power there. I really doubt you are going to need more than you have running them as stereo amps. 3... | |
| Should Audiogon forum dealers be held to a different standard? Just like going into a hi-fi store many times ot is best to keep quiet and find out what the other fellow doesn't know. | |
| Audiophile circuit breakers ? Let's think about this logically for a moment. Hi-fi tweaks all cost money and people who call them snake oil etc have never tried any of them because they cost money. So because of that it leafs to a couple of conclusions either they are to c... | |
| Old guy needs recommendation request for old CD players / DAC I had that exact cal player years ago. I would say it was my first true hi-fi cd player. They were built like tanks and the fellow I sold it to still has it and uses it regularly. For what you can get for it I would keep it. Likely lucky to s... | |
| HT & Stereo System Fuel Shortage Coming According to Grid Operators https://theconversation.com/sick-of-dangerous-city-traffic-remove-left-turns-161397 | |
| Is Mark Levinson still considered up there with the best of the best? From my personal experience any new amp will be challenged to keep up with a well serviced pair of 33h mono blocks. | |
| Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system? I purchased a siltech cable burn in box approximately a year ago. I personally believe that has been the best purchase in hi-fi I have made as far as sound quality goes. Scary how much better a cable sounds after it has been left on the mac... | |
| Up to $4000US tower speakers for Jazz and Classical Music You have a big room so the kilpsch speakers might work they need lots of room spend some time listening before you purchase those trust your professional ears! I generally shy away from horn loaded speakers. | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media @lalitk couldn't figure it out but put the Levenson monoblocks one as my picture by my handle on here. Regards | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media @ghdprentice hit the wrong thing and have to start again. The front end has the sonic frontier transport and DAC three with reflector 6922s wired with furutech 55 powercord s and there top of the line plugs and IEC ends. A furutech evolution bala... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media @lalitk yes likely a very true statement I find that setup is the difference between good and great and part of the endless pursuit! In the main system I getting close to having the cd playback the way I want it. Building a different wall mount f... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media @charles1dad well my list of the best cd playback systems I have heard are as follows. A Linn cd12, DSC Elgar Purcell pair(yes not particularly fair as it upsamples), sonic frontier transport and DAC three, Wadia 270/27 separates, Naim CDS, Mark ... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media I have been personally blessed to have owned and still own some of the very finest cd playback systems ever made. And I have never heard a streamer on a display that I was taken aback with or one that I could say kept up with the cd systems I had ... | |
| Cable recommandations You might look at see of the wire In the furutech line. I have never tried there speaker car or Interconnect bulk wire I have tried an evolution 11 balanced interconnect. That was nice. I have used a bunch of there power products liked every one o... | |
| What's the heaviest speaker you've ever owned? What's the tallest? Dumlavy sc iv couple hundred pounds each and six feet tall. |