stuartk
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| A good cd transport for my Chord HugoTT2 DAC with Chord M-Scaler I went from 260D to Jay's cdt2mklll. I don't know whether this is technically accurate way to describe the difference I heard but it sounded like the Jay's simply gleaned more data from the disc. The difference was not subtle. I'd be sorely te... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @daledeee1 Have you heard Ripe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QpoQRIVTtA | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @botrytis I have heard silk domes, aluminum domes, beryllium domes that had sibilance and also others that had no sibilance. It is based on how good the speaker designer is. For this reason,when I can afford to upgrade speakers, I will only b... | |
| Am I right for this forum? @snilf Simple question: how often, when listening to music, are you distracted by thoughts about the sound of your system -- especially thoughts tinged with dissatisfaction? If you really are a "pure" music lover, who doesn’t fixate on sonics, ... | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @erik_squires I made the mistake early on of pairing B&W's with Rotel and Creek on the basis of a showroom demo. Once I set up this system at home, my ears found it quite painful. Important lesson! | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @audphile1 Sent you PM in reply to your first question. I intend to demo other speakers when my budget allows, starting with Fritz Carbon7SE’s. RE: amplification: The SR17 is fairly efficient (nominally 90.5 dB/watt @ 8 ohms), but more impor... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister Jazz is way more powerful than we may think because it can transform any piece of music in something different and not less beautiful, proving to us that music is more than the sums of his parts. Beautifully said! | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @audioman58 Thanks for pointing out a speaker utilizing a ribbon with waveguide. @bigkidz You mean in my amp? So far, I haven’t heard that Hegel H390 is deficient in this regard. @deep_333 Playing with positioning hasn’t helped in my case,... | |
| Anybody have Experience with Alta Audio Alyssa Speaker @tjraubacher Just found the Stereophile follow-up review, responding to H. Reichart’s original : https://www.stereophile.com/content/alta-audio-alyssa-loudspeaker-jim-austin-december-2020 What seems odd, given what YouTube reviewers have repor... | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @knotscott Good info can be tough to come by, so we often end up going our own way, which in the end can be a blessing, but is really tough to those starting out. Yes, in the end we each have to figure out what we like. I envy those who can b... | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @knotscott IMHO, sibilance and over brightness are far too common, and it’s one of the most annoying aspects of many systems. ...and far too often I've read or watched a review of gear that sounded promising only to be disappointed at the end... | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @tonywinga Can you say more about the dac factor? For example, which dacs were involved? I ask because I'm currently using the internal AKM dac in my Hegel H390. AKM dacs are not, so far as I've read, usually regarded as peaky. I did sell my A... | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance OK. I suspected what I’d read was overly simplistic and comments here appear to be consistent with my suspicion. | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @mike_in_nc Thanks for your comments. | |
| FAKE NEWS - NEGATIVE REVIEWS NOT ALLOWED!! ... and now, with great fanfare, he's announced there is no censorship! |