skchun
Responses from skchun
| Chinese DAC's …the retailer cost of doing business has not gone up. If an item (wholesale price) was $100 and the the tariff added $10, the item is sold for $220. The retailer is making an extra $10. I’m in retail and my vendors just added the percentage of ... | |
| Speaker choice without need for deep bass Very few speakers are designed and manufactured with cost no object in mind. Revel ultimate gem 1’s where designed right after Samsung bought Harman industry. They developed those speakers with the idea of buying into the upper echelons of hifi m... | |
| Speaker choice without need for deep bass Revel ultima gem 1 can be found occasionally for $1500. Those speakers can play very loud without distortion. skc | |
| Chinese DAC's The issue I’m encountering with all importers of products from tariffed countries is that if there a 20% tariff on a product, the tariff is on the product but not on the cost of doing business. Why are all this companies talking about raising thei... | |
| What artists can you not get enough of? …currently, Antony and the Johnson’s, Ondata, Orville peck…and on permanent rotation, Nina Simone. skc | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? I dislike artist that has great talent but they fall into a routine, they rely too much in their talent and don’t try hard enough. This is the reason I appreciate artist who puts their soul and emotions into their act. Like Otis Redding, Janis J... | |
| Marantz 3300 - Fanboy issues, buyer beware..... I would look into a used audiolab 6000a. Has a competent phono, it has a streamer and it sounds great ( many great reviews) Search in H-F shark basically new units for $500 | |
| speakers for small room …or if you can stretch it. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650009173-borresen-01-speakers-w-darkz-t2s-and-stands/ | |
| speakers for small room For $10000 I would go for the TAD ME-1 on sale in audiogon. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb6f60-tad-me-1-micro-evolution-one-monitors | |
| What do/did you do for a living? Engineer by education but have owned bike shops for almost 40 years. skc | |
| Discovery of less known vocalists Thanks hoytis, I have heard/listened to his songs in the sound track of life but haven’t paid much attention or deep dive into his work and brilliance, it brings back memories. 🙏🙏🙏 | |
| Discovery of less known vocalists Thanks czarivey, Lhasa is great! skc | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution …coincidence! The unit I recommended is in our neck of woods. Maybe you can borrow the unit (with a deposit) and try it out in your system. skc | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution I have the same speaker and I’m currently driving them with an Audio Research Gsi75 supplemented with a Rel t7i sub and I’m very happy. The unit has one of ARC’s better dac circuitry and very good phono pre. The base is tight, lots of details an... | |
| What is your most fond musical memory. Sade 1993 tour in Long Beach New York. Stuart Matthewman from the band invited me to the concert and went to the concert with my then girlfriend on a first serious date (future wife). It was a magical balmy outdoor concert and we still talk about... |