soniqmike
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| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? One last time, here's my ''recipe'':TuneIn app (.99cents) + Ipod Touch + Cambridge Audio ID-100 digital transport + DacMagic + integrated amp (or amp/pramp combo).I can certainly understand where the Sony unit wouldn't come close, and it is actual... | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? Unsound - completely missing the point again - who cares that some stations broadcast in low rez - there are a zillion out there that broadcast with great quality - and with those zillions of great stations compared with the relatively F-E-W fm st... | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? Think of Web-based radio stations like your digital camera after you have taken 1,000 photos.Many of them are just not worth keeping so you delete them.But, there are many that are crystal-clear and are real gems, so you save them for good and enj... | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? I sincerely feel that many are just not very informed !The proposition that the FM tuner is good for ''exploring'' new music makes me smile. The FM band has strong geographical limitations of course. It's no shortwave radio in reach (and if it was... | |
| Verity Audio Amadis Owners, Listener Impressions? Counting backwards, you wrote that ''But, I would disagree that the differences are insignificant.''Who ever wrote that this was the case? I wish you would read the whole thing before jumping to quick conclusions. Insignificant or not is not for m... | |
| Soundstage, Imaging, Detail & Presence?? Forget those terms, and RUN while you still can !Why? Because over the years,for me, those terms had become like a vacuum, sucking me into ANALYZING the sound instead of ENJOYING the artists reproduced through my system.While the usual audio terms... | |
| Verity Audio Amadis Owners, Listener Impressions? Jeff, I think you are right on the money with the Verity break-in period, and since you already like the Verity sound, you should be very pleased with the Amadis- it all depends by how much ''more'' there is of the good stuff you already like! | |
| Verity Audio Amadis Owners, Listener Impressions? Full disclosure: I have not yet heard the Amadis but have heard every single product in Verity's their current line (and past) and have owned two Verity products over a 12 year span. So take my comments for what they are, just an opinion!Ever si... | |
| Anthem 225 vs Yamaha A-S2000 Sorry to be blunt about this, but I once owned a Bada product and the thing broke down after 2 months - I could hardly get any service on it and sold it for audiophile peanuts. Sounded ok, but not great. I suggest you open your Bada up and have a ... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5, Simaudio I-5 or Krell s300i Nvp, your comment ...''Because of Mr. Michelson lack of respect for his customers (releasing new components that are "better" than the old ones every year or so)''....I tend to agree with.What is just as bad if not worse, is that they change ''loo... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5, Simaudio I-5 or Krell s300i ''I'm familiar with the Ayre. A local dealer *raves* about that piece''I am absolutely, positively Triple-Teflon insulated and fully immune to ANY dealer Raving about ANY piece of gear that he is selling, especially those who cannot find even a si... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5, Simaudio I-5 or Krell s300i Try the Yamaha AS2000. I have owned two of the 3 integrateds you are considering: The Simaudio I-5 and the Musical Fidelity A5.On the Simaudio, I wanted to like this one, but ultimately gave up after numerous match-ups with various cables and even... | |
| The Hub: A new year brings changes.... The old way just isn't good enough anymore. The typical buyer walks in the store having done prior research, and often knows more than the salesperson. He comes in less and less for "advice". Therefore, little added value (if any) perceived by the... | |
| I Was at a Funeral of An Audiophile... Somehow, this reminds me of a great episode of Six Feet Under where a biker dies and his friends hold an all- night vigil at the funeral home listening to rock music and holding up lighters in the presence of the deceased...that was something spec... | |
| Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player There won't be END DAYS for the high end (or any end) cd player in our lifetime. There are just too many cd's out there. What will probably happen, as it happens often in audio (think SACD) is that the player market will decrease to a nice niche, ... |