rich3549
Responses from rich3549
| Schitt Freya or older pre instead WOW. Thank you all for taking the time to respond. I think I will hold off - for now. I do not think I can handle the Schiit's quirks. Save some more coin and check out something else that fits my needs more. | |
| Speakers to audition at AXPONA 2015 Ryan Speakers....get value and sound. | |
| Genesis Time Lens Hello Steve, If my collection of music streaming from my laptop is ripped from my CD collection will upgrading from the Time Lens be worth it? I mentioned the Time Lens will overrun with long playlist. I am not sure I follow. Thank you! | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? Magico S3. It was in a dedicated room with McIntosh gear. It was OK, but not worth the money or the hype. No passion to the sound. | |
| Good DIY suggestions? http://www.zaphaudio.com http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Diy_Loudspeaker_Projects.htmare some good diy speaker links. | |
| California Audio Show ths wknd bttr than expected funny you mention, "still feel pretty good about my own system"....I felt the same way. I went home, and powered up and listened to my gear and was happy. I think part of the reason is my gear is about 1/20th the cost of some of the show systems b... | |
| Tweeters http://www.zaphaudio.com/tweetermishmash/DIYer Zaph tested a bunch of tweets | |
| Quick poll How long have you been in this hobby? early 80's with a pioneer receiver. | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? Slightly OT, ..I sure do miss them some of the old stereo retailers of SO CA - even though not all were "high end"...Absolute Audio (In OC carried high gear like Rowland, Wilson, Audio Research, CAL, etc.), Pacific Stereo (Parasound, Bose 901s han... | |
| What amp $1000 for Rockport Tech Mira Mon? Great that you got a nice amp for your speakers (also a Rockport Fan). How is it coming along/does it all sound?Thx | |
| Anyone have a pair of ICON Parsec speakers? Stereofool had a write uphttp://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/icon_parsec_loudspeaker/index3.htmlDimensions: 47" (1194mm) H by 12" (305mm) W by 16" (406mm) D. Weight: 92 lbs (42kg) each. | |
| I want a warmer high end I second the Spendor recommendation. Much more warmer than Paradigms. | |
| Are Carver Preamps Any Good? Remember Carver amps being better (although they were just OK) than their preamps. While the preamps sometimes had lots of features, they were not transparent and the bass were not their strong point - features were. If you are going to drop two h... | |
| "Warmer" Speaker - $600-1000 Range Used Spendors can be had in your price range. They tend to be warm sounding. While the bass is not deep, there is a hump to make it an easy to listen to speaker. | |
| I need a new system. FYI...if you have homeowners or renters insurance - they should pay for the damaged equipment. If the policy has "replacement value" they will pay for comparable items. If it is "actual cash value" equipment, they will only pay for the depreciated... |