soix
Responses from soix
| Looking for a new integrated amp Not sure I’d rule the Sphinx V3 out too quickly. I read a very positive review of it not too long ago and don’t remember noise being an issue. Rogue may well have sorted out any past issues by now, and its sonic properties are very much inline wi... | |
| Looking for more detail in a speaker Yeah speaker tuning is likely a major difference maker, and my experience with McIntosh gear is that it’s not very aggressive in the upper presence region either so the combo of the two makes your impressions very understandable. Given your budge... | |
| Looking for more detail in a speaker Too many variables here to even begin to assess what’s causing the differences you heard. How big was the demo room you listened in and how close were you to the speakers? What electronics were the 805s being driven by, and what other equipment ... | |
| How to judge a preamp's sound If you’re trying to decide on a sports car, do you drive one car on a bunch of different roads to decide which one you like or would you compare several cars on the same roads? Sure, in the first case you’ll get a good idea of what that one car ca... | |
| A move from Harbeth to... Wilson? Sorry, but I think that the Sonus Faber are very bright.@decathlon1991 — which SF speakers have you heard? At this level I was implying the Olympica line with my recommendation and not the lower-level Venere or Sonetto lines if that’s what you’re ... | |
| My Oppo is a bit too bright I am just at opposite ends from @tweak1 — while beating the DAC in the Oppo may have been more challenging a few years back, with the explosion of excellent DACs in the $700 - $1500 range I think you could now find a relatively inexpensive DAC tha... | |
| How to judge a preamp's sound My question is, Can someone accurately generalize about "the" sound of preamp across a variety of different amps? Wouldn’t the amps be enough of a variable to at least complicate the "character" of a preamp?Yeah, I’d agree with that. While it’s ce... | |
| Warm romantic & detailed I'm really interested in the Harbeth / Spendors mentioned, but going from so much detail to the other spectrum has me concerned. Yup. That’s exactly why I recommended the JA Perspectives. Detailed but natural sounding. | |
| Using a HT system with a tube preamp There are plenty of excellent solid state stereo preamps that would be a huge upgrade over an AVR or prepro. Also, there are a few tube pres that don’t have tubes on when using bypass — Rogue I think is one and maybe Backert or VAC? Either way a... | |
| My Oppo is a bit too bright What was the cost of your digital versus your vinyl setup? Not really a fair comparison now, is it? Sheesh. If you’re at all serious about getting better digital sound, invest in a better separate streamer and DAC. If it was me, and since you ... | |
| A couple of headphone needs, Another HIFIMAN fan here. Not sure what kind of sound you prefer, but if “out-of-the-head,” open spatial imaging sounds attractive I’d recommend the HE400S, which is also easy enough to drive that it’ll work using a cellphone but good enough that... | |
| Headphone AMP fpr Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO You might look into an Xduoo XD-05 Plus you can find on Drop.com. for $220USD. It puts out 1000mWpc into 32 Ohms, has a nice DAC, can be powered via USB and has a battery onboard so is portable. If you can stretch or find one used an Aurender Fl... | |
| Usher R 1.5, Can This Amp Be For Real? There’s a rare Clayton Audio S2000 on US Audio Mart for about $10k that would be well worth looking into over a pair of Ushers. 300Wpc into 8 Ohms and doubles into 4 Ohms. She’s a beast. | |
| Warm romantic & detailed I’d recommend a used pair of Joseph Audio Perspectives—very natural and refined-sounding speakers. Best of luck. | |
| Are cable recommendations worth anything? I wouldn’t waste my time on this anymore guys. @ahofer is clearly dug in like an Alabama tick and no amount of evidence or experience will convince him otherwise. His ears obviously aren’t good enough to hear differences in cables, so good for h... |