ricred1
Responses from ricred1
| Do you prefer tall speakers I prefer tall speakers. | |
| New Amp Advice mswale, "Your current amp is amazing. Have never listened to your amp." I guess I don't understand how you say something is amazing, but you never listened to it? | |
| System advice I've owned several speakers(several Wilson Audio, Aerial Acoustics, Dynaudio Devore Audio, Revel, Artemis EOS, and a couple more). I currently own Monitor Audio PL500 II speakers. They are like most decent speakers and can sound dry, analytical, s... | |
| New Amp Advice My advice is to try to get hone auditions for amplifiers that you are interested in hearing. We don’t know, what we don’t know and the only way to find out is through listening. You may come to the conclusion that what you have is enough or that y... | |
| Anyone try the Kaleidescape Strato V? Seems to eliminate the need for the crazy server? I've had one for a little over one month. The sound of movies is significantly better than any streaming service. | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT I say yes, based on my experience comparing several DACs and music servers in my system. That being said, that are no absolutes in audio. | |
| Audio racks that can handle heavy components https://livevibeaudio.com/rhythm-platforms/ | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? No | |
| Is anyone here still into live concerts these days? Last year I attended almost every Jazz concert at the Buena Vista Theater in San Antonio, TX. It's a truly great venue for Jazz. | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! adsell, I sent you a PM. | |
| Anthem ARC and Subwoofers - A quick review I recently changed from a Anthem AVM 70 to a Trinnov Altitude 16. There's a big price difference between the two, but I can't believe how much clearer the Trinnov sounds. My rears and bass management is significantly better with the Trinnov. | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Antipodes Audio Oladra music server and the Trinnov Altitude 16 AV preamp. | |
| Better DAC or better Streamer System dependent. I've heard discernible differences between DACs and music servers. | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? I submit you must think about "system context". Components, including DACs can sound different based on the system their in and the end user's ear. | |
| What is the most important component in your audio chain? My room. |