shkong78

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Audio hobby is like tasting wine.
@ millercarbon So many things to taste before you die.Since I do not have confidence in choosing right wine at expensive price,I prefer to choose decent wine around 20$.But the 700$ wine that my friend treated me was really good with refined flavor. 
What is your top priority items on Black Friday Sale.
@ leo2u1 Good luck to you!Sometimes you can buy them at discount form Massdrop 
What is your top priority items on Black Friday Sale.
@ glupson That is Empire Zeus Iem which used to be sold at 1,800$ before Massdrop.It has 14 drivers in it with super detail and nice dynamics. https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-empire-ears-zeus-universal-iems This is the best IEM that I had liste... 
What is your top priority items on Black Friday Sale.
Drop: Passions lead here (formerly Massdrop)Join our community of passionate people to find and follow your interests. Discover innovative products, made possible by the collective wisdom of our users.2460×1641 49.6 KBI had been using this IEM for... 
Funny thing happened after my neighbor moved.
@tomic601 Thanks for your advice.I will try  that.Since my house is located in rural area, the quality of electricity is not so bad.Recently I had paid more attention to headphone and IEM so that I can enjoy music out of town. 
Funny thing happened after my neighbor moved.
@tomic601 I had lived in Berkeley from 1982 to 1989.Thus I have fond memory of North Cal.But with too frequent forest fire and high tax, I have no intention to move there.I am considering two options.The first one is to have second home at Florida... 
What is your top priority items on Black Friday Sale.
@ glennewdick It is easy to waste your money on small gadgets that you may not need during Black Friday Sale.Thus I have my eyes on only Sr1a or Abyss 1266 TC which are Totl headphone right now.  
Funny thing happened after my neighbor moved.
Today I heard that new neighborhood is living in Florida.Thus he may want to live in Washington State during summer time to be away from hurricanes and hot weather.I visited Disney World in Orlando, Florida January this year.It would be nice to ha... 
Used Levinson 532H or Krell FPB 400CX
It will depend on the matching speakers.Krell had worked wonder for Apogee Duetta Signature.But after switching to Avalon Ascent II, I had found the sound of Krell too bright.Mark Levinson sound gentler than Krell.Thomas 
Need a new DAC
I recommend Chord Dave which is also very useful as headphone amplifier.Later you can add Mscaler to it to make it another level.Thomas 
Whats playing on your system today?
https://www.amazon.com/Fairytales-Radka-Toneff-Steve-Dobrogosz/dp/B001AM07KU I had enjoyed this CD for 30 years.It sounds more intimate with headphones while Lansche 4.1 speaker driven by SET give more spooky presence out of plasma tweeter.Wi... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
I am listening to "Piano Trio by Schumann op63" played by Arthur Rubinstein, Pierre Fournier and Henry Szeringthrough Sennheiser HD 800S headphone driven by Chord Dave and Mscaler.It sounds very intimate through headphone than speaker. 
Impression of Raal Sr1a and Abyss Phi CC
Both SR1a and Abyss Phi CC give very excellent soundstage matching hd800s or better. 
Opinions needed
If you live in Europe, then I recommend you to attend Munich Audio show next May. https://www.tradefairdates.com/High-End-M4458/Munich.html It will be a good chance to listen to many speakers that you may want.Thomas 
Funny thing happened after my neighbor moved.
@ milpai Thanks for your recommendation.But I do not need to consider more power conditioner.My power used to be clean and it had got better after my neighbor moved out and new one will use it as second home.