rhyno
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| Mono blocks that can provide that golden sound... while a step back, the mac 501s provide very good sound with no warmup. i had the xa60.5s, which were better, but not much. 501s have less transparency, top end extension, or microdetail retrieval. but again, not much. the immediate gratification ... | |
| Maestro AC outlet audiofeils comments consistently demonstrate how closed minded he is about the finer nuances of audio, or that he's deaf. i just dont know if its both (though catch him about politics and hes certainly closed minded).the maestro is the best outlet... | |
| Maestro AC outlet have done extensive AB w/ the maestro vs the R1, which beat other oyaides (easily), furutechs, isocleans, hubbells, and a few others i cannot mention.the R1 is more forward and dynamic, touch better bass, but the maestro has better detail and midr... | |
| What are your top 5 RB CDs For SQ - Rock Music acdc jailbreakboston led zep: how the west was won | |
| Computer-Based Audio Primer anyone know if a windows based PC music server can be controlled remotely via an app on a tablet, which i know apple can do w/ their grossly overpriced products? | |
| Modern Linestages personally, and i think mike made the point indirectly, i feel that getting a very good linestage can have the greatest variability in cost. the placette vs the MLevinson as a great example of my point.a very good speaker w/ roughly comparable per... | |
| How old is too old? "without music, life would be a mistake"--nietzsche.so, stop listening when you stop breathing, and not a moment before. | |
| Have you treated your listening space? look at my system pics.my high dollar stereo would sound mid fi (and did) until i added the ASC traps and bass panels (DIY). diffusors on front wall helped as well.IME, in a small - mid size room, they're a requirement. the 2 most neglected factor... | |
| Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it? i have one regret in this hobby (plenty of mistakes, but one regret)selling my vinyl. i justify it by saying i dont have space for it (i dont), but as good as my digital rig is, its not vinyl. | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE rockports...anything that you can afford. they do nothing wrong (ie no sins of commission). where they may make mistakes is in sins of omission (high frequency extension, 20hz rumbles ,etc). well worth the effort to check out. | |
| Amy Winehouse.RIP just because someone is a self-destructive junkie does not preclude them the following:* loving others* being loved by others* being compassionate to others* receiving compassion from othersanger, sadness, frustration, resignation--all normal resp... | |
| Sony SCD XA5400ES tube rolling? you guys who are not willing to do a little more work to optimize gear, go spend $15k on a digital player where they do that work for you. your choice.i just wrote up the MW piece on positive feedback, and i specifically address user preferences l... | |
| Sony SCD XA5400ES tube rolling? get the umbilical if you have not. very much liked the mullard gz34 dan rec's for the P/S. and enjoy the sophia electric 6sn7s as well. stock tubes are ok, but hold the unit back. but the umbilical is a big win IMO. much more dynamic and propulsive. | |
| Amy Winehouse.RIP one thing i think folks don't appreciate about addicts, which i do (i've walked that way a while) is that the same flame that lights creativity burns on alcohol & drugs...its just an all consuming flame that some have, and they burn themselves... | |
| Anyone using Ayre MXRs with Revel Studio2/Salon2? heard that very combo at a home in NC. remarkable clarity and detail retrieval, non fatiguing. was using ARC front end (ref 5 and cd7 i think). good staging and bass depth. could've lived with it. i think that without tubes somewhere, it would sou... |