richardmathes
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| Dayton Audio HTA100BT integrated For the price, and with reasonable expectations, you get a fun little amp. No complaints here. | |
| My first tube integrated: which one to get? I can say that my ears appreciate the subtle qualities of tube amplification. (I've owned Cambridge Audio, Peachtree, and Moon Simaudio previously.) Consider the PrimaLuna Evolution integrated amps if as a newbie you’d rather avoid the maintenance... | |
| Digital enhancement Can anyone here write a coherent sentence? It really does impact how an argument will impact readers. | |
| Types of Audiophiles So good! May I suggest, Circle the Wagons: can't tolerate feedback contrary to an audiophile's true-belief, so joins a members-only Mutual Appreciation Society. | |
| Monitors for 14 x 20 Room I suggest you up your budget to $1500-2000 and see a proportional increase in quality. KEF LS50 Meta and R3's are on sale at Crutchfield. LSA will be releasing a new monitor in January. I grabbed a pair of Dynaudio Anniversary 40's for two grand t... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? And so does garlic for warding off vampires. I especially enjoyed the "proof" that people who make their living selling extremely expensive audio equipment wouldn't market extremely expensive audio equipment unless it worked. The Cables foru... | |
| So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System I’m glad I stopped at $950,000. From there, it’s a game of diminishing returns. Please tell me that this is intended to be ironic, or I might have to slit my wrists. | |
| Why do Tube Amps sound more romantic v SS amps "Tube amps aren’t more romantic, unless the filament glow turns you on. Small LEDs or neon bulbs will create the same mood." WAF would suggest otherwise! | |
| DAC’s $10,000 for a DAC? Someone's priorities, i.e., the important ones, the social ones, are out of whack. Never mind that the claim that there is a audible difference of $9700. Or is the $3000 device a piece of crap? Or or we just saying, "I've got mo... | |
| The Beatles Revolver The values of corporations in the 60’s were little different than those of today. You only have to look at the greed of Eisenhower’s military-industrial complex during Vietnam. Nothing’s new. Sorry, Mr. Musturd, but I don’t see "endless exploitat... | |
| The Beatles Revolver "It's about making money" is off-base. There's no sense in any Beatles production that money was or is the driving factor. Unlike so much in this world, it has always been about the music. It's one factor in the unique charm of The Beatles.The ban... | |
| 5 Dumb Things Audiophiles Believes. I like the Tiger Woods analogy. Regarding the wires, the sample set of individuals exposed to or owning them remains relatively small, and is skewed heavily toward narcissisists with large egos, big mouths, and a larger pot of money. How many of ... | |
| 5 Dumb Things Audiophiles Believes. Would you hear the man differently if he was groomed differently, like say, an urban bro look? A stuffed-shirt Corporate Executive? Perhaps the shallow Senator take on "best dressed"? I'm sensing a world of unclothed emperors and pricked egos out... | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? Does the $40,000 amp come with $40,000 ears? | |
| Temporary Down Sizing - Integrated Amp Recommendations I have no experience with Arcam, but this "Stereophile" Best of 2018 review intrigued me. Paricularly if the unit will be doing double-duty for home theater. Check out the entire list if you really want to be confused! Good luck! |