rzado
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| Any regrets in selling gear? (1) Mint pair of Avalon Eidolons in maple finish. (2) Siltech Emperor speaker cables Only reason I sold the gear was that I bought a new house / was moving, so cleared out the whole system. The gear I have now i objectively better, but I stil... | |
| Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? " But is there too much science going on to create the speakers that makes them at times a little uncomfortable to listen to for more than a few minutes." I literally do not understand what this means. Because there is too much science behind th... | |
| CD Player: Vintage or modern ones? Given you are asking about "old glory" CD players, I am assuming this means you are open to used? If so I agree there are not many "old" players I would recommend, and they would generally need upgrades / modifications (e.g., the Sony CDP x777es)... | |
| Next step up on the streaming food chain? Cant have this conversation without mentioning the two gorillas, Wadax and Taiko. Can't justify the cost at this point for the Wadax, but maybe someday. Disagree strongly with audiotroy - had an Innuous server in house (think it was the Zenith ... | |
| Amplifier Power tubes - important to sound? @darkblacksmoke I agree, the prices are ludicrous, but that is just what the market is. For example, looking for true NOS Genalex / GEC tubes, I could only find one dealer that appeared to have multiple legitimately "NOS" quads (Gold Monarch) i... | |
| Amplifier Power tubes - important to sound? Are you sure you don't mean Sylvania 6550? Can't say I've ever heard of a Siemens 6550, and I've tried pretty much every NOS KT88/6550 variant out there over time. And some google searches yield zero hits. Yes, going NOS 6550s will likely make... | |
| Deals Gone Bad I second oddiofyl on TMR - Joshua and team are really great. Never gotten fully burned (worst example is that I bought a Technics tonearm on EBay and the tonearm lift didn't work). I did have one example where a guy in Europe was listing a pair ... | |
| Is There Some Problem With Shunyata's Everest Power Conditioner Following up on fastfreight's post, Shunyata is one of the few power conditioner manufacturers that have patents which publicly disclose aspects of their technology. In particular, their two primary power conditioning technologies implemented in ... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? I've never observed any correlation between high efficiency speaker and improved performance at low levels. Rather, (again, IME) the most important characteristics to enjoyable listening at low volumes are resolution of low level detail and microd... | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! Depends what you mean by "endgame". I have had my Tidal Contriva Diacera's for about a decade now, and will never get rid of them. At some point I might buy another pair of speakers with different driver technology to also have in the audio room... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT This is a question that actually deserves more consideration in this era of streamers. In short, I have always found physical media (cds / sacds) played directly on a physical drive superior. But, unfortunately, the era of the CD transport is pret... | |
| Cost is no object is easy, but.... This is a question near and dear to my heart as an Audiogon shopper. Here is a set of components that I have personally purchased on this site (or US Audio Mart) at the prices set forth below, which I would confidently put up against anything... | |
| What the heck do these terms mean? My understanding of these terms:1. Treble is "dry" - Analogous to being etched - the treble lacks dimensionality and warmth. Imagine a mallet striking a cymbal - it should have richness, warmth, and a (not unpleasant) sense of reverberation. If,... | |
| Your favourite Rush albums? So, my favorite Rush albums and why ...(1) Moving Pictures - More than 20 or so years ago, I attended Cornell as an undergraduate in English and Physics. Around my junior year, I started grabbing lunch at one of the graduate student dining halls.... | |
| Purist Audio Design in One word Hi Nasaman,I have used Purist cables on and off for over 20 years. I could give you a number of thoughts, but in one word? Rich.Best,Ray |