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| Opinion on SME 15 I have the SME 20/2 that I bought about 6 years ago and can honestly say it's a real keeper. I'm not saying I will never upgrade to something else, but for 6 years now I have had no interest in doing so. It's just rock solid and the longer I own... | |
| New Phono Stage - KTE LCR-1 Mk5 Very Impressive! wish it had additional balanced output.I thought so too. My JC-3+ has balanced outputs and I really like that feature. But after comparing using the unbalanced outputs I really don't hear any difference other than the 6dB extra gain from balance... | |
| New Phono Stage - KTE LCR-1 Mk5 Very Impressive! How does it compare with the the best tube unit you have heard in your setup? Minus the tube rush, of course. It sounds much better than the BAT tube stage that I had a couple of years back. In hind sight, that phono stage may very well have b... | |
| New Phono Stage - KTE LCR-1 Mk5 Very Impressive! I was just shopping for another phono stage and ended up with a Fosgate Signature. But this looks interesting too. What are the gain and loading options? They are abundant. I don't have the exact list of them here but their website might have ... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC @eugene81 Herb Reichert in a recent column/review, listened to the dCS Bartok and compared it to the May DAC. His conclusion was that the Bartok beat out the May, but only by a small margin (my words, not his). I am not sure if this comparison i... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC Here is a link to a very thoughtful (and glowing) YouTube review of the KTE MAY DAC. Very informative as well.https://youtu.be/Wa3sOSRa-U0 | |
| Holo Audio May DAC @nquery Very nice write up on the comparison! Thanks. I am enjoying this.Peter | |
| Holo Audio May DAC @nquery I'm looking forward to hearing your future findings. I have not experienced harshness, etched or overly detailed sound from mine. I have not heard this experience from others either, so it is a curious thing. Break-in could be a part of... | |
| Half speed masters. Are they worth the extra scratch? I can't say I notice a difference when comparing other audiophile pressings. Half-speed mastered records are usually doing all the right things in the manufacturing process outside of the mastering, so they do tend to sound good, just not sure it... | |
| Why Does All Jazz Sound The Same? Yeah, I know. I was mocking my coworker who always says that jazz all sounds the same. I should have explained that but I wasn't very much awake yet when I had that thought. I told him he should try listening to the Grateful Dead (who I love BT... | |
| Why Does All Jazz Sound The Same? Sorry guys. Was making a joke! I love jazz more than any other music. I used to think it all sounded the same but once it clicked it became my favorite form of music. I feel like a troll for this. Should have added sarcasm quotes or something... | |
| My conclusion: mid level $$ analog vs digital Thanks for sharing your findings on this. It's a lot of fun to reach a point with analog gear where it sounds better than digital. One thing I would like to clarify is the use of mid-level in describing your set-up. These days I think mid-level... | |
| Is Innuos Zenith or Statement Overkill with a High-End Streaming DAC? I have the Zenith Mk3 and added the Phoenix re-clocker to it with excellent improvements that were/are very noticeable. Definitely worth consideration, and you might want to take this step before a DAC upgrade. I also upgraded my DAC from a Myte... | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year Stereophile is awesome. Not perfect, but a very good mag. As for their "best of" issues, of which there are more than one per year, I am indifferent. The reason they do so many of them is because it sells magazines. There are many budding audi... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC Only good things are worth waiting for! |