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| Help me spend $100,000 on a new system Hi Mike, What an exciting project! Since you already have an elaborate system, I assume you have a good understanding of the kind of sound you like for the kind of music you listen to. Perhaps you could triangulate from the sound of your curren... | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them I don’t understand why Jonathan attempts to create a balancing equation such that the apparently knowingly misleading statements by Mobile Fidelity (Jonathan: “Indeed, Mobile Fidelity‘s publicity has, I think, deliberately left the impression that... | |
| Rank the top reference DACs you've heard A direct comparative survey of eight of today’s top DACs was recently posted on WhatsBestForum. | |
| Vintage MIT MI-330 In your stereo the signal comes from the amplifier? | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. Of the loudspeakers I have experimented with specifically listening to at low volume the loudspeaker I have found to be the most enjoyable at low volume is the Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX (and I am a life-long planar speaker person). | |
| Wilson Audio Specialties Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker!! only $300,000.oo If, on this thread, we deleted every post by someone who 1) has never actually heard the Wilson Audio XVX speakers, 2) has never been to Michael Fremer's listening room, or 3) has not applied a completely arbitrary calculation of "overpriced" base... | |
| Best cost no object tube phono Hello rauliruegas,You have a fair opinion that, for you personally, the noise level of an all-tube phono stage, like the Aesthetix Io, is too high to satisfy your preference versus a stone dead quiet solid-state phono stage. But this is a matter o... | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment Except for some disapproving judgment implied by you I see no connection between the world’s economic events and Stereophile’s reviews of expensive audio equipment. Reviewing expensive audio equipment is Stereophile’s raison d’être in every econom... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? The second and third posts in this thread, and Mike Lavigne’s post, are correct. If you enjoy and seek the sound analog creates then no amount of money spent on digital will be able to replicate the analog experience. | |
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. I counted six (6) false statements in the opening post. | |
| Rockport Avior 2 vs Wilson Sasha DAW Hi Carey,I have had listening experiences with the Rockport Arrakis, Altair II and Lyra. I have had less experience with the smaller models.I, too, find that Rockport has a “house” sound similarity across the models. I happen to love this house so... | |
| What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price? My favorite price-no-object loudspeakers (in alphabetical order) are:Apogee Full Range with Graz ribbonsCessaro ZetaGenesis PrimeGryphon KodoGryphon PendragonMartin-Logan Statement E2Rockport ArrakisVon Schweikert Ultra 11 | |
| Best tube preamp ever There is no one “best.” That is dependent upon associated components and personal preference.Lamm, VTL, ARC, Atma-Sphere, CAT, Einstein and Aesthetix all make tube preamps that compete at the top level. | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles “The real question is why do rich audiophiles buy exorbitantly high priced systems when there are so many less expensive options to achieving equal or even better sound? Wealthy / successful people are usually focused on end state results, not twe... | |
| Beyond the sound of things, and into the soul of things. I don’t know anything about digital files, but I agree with you that, while the best digital (MSB, Lampizator, etc.) has gotten very good and musically and sonically enjoyable, most high-analog offers a level of emotional involvement I personally ... |