thelostdutchman
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| Protecting Equipment from Children Portable electric fencing will take care of this. Will keep small children and parents away from your equipment. Says it works on small and mid-sized animals. So, that should get you up to early teens - in human size. Legal disclaimer: this is... | |
| Magico A5, Wilson SabrinaX, or PS Audio FR30? I just got a pair of Wilson Sabrina X and find them to be very musical and easy to listen to. I would suggest listening to them paired with McIntosh. They do great with tube amplification, but I've always prefered AR over McIntosh, with Wilson. ... | |
| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment I upgraded my Audio Research Ref 3 LE to a Ref 6. Nice improvement in soundstage and realism. Then traded my Boulder 866 and got a Audio Research Ref 160S. Significant improvements across the board. Then my new Wilson Audio Sabrina X arrived ... | |
| Wilson not delivering speakers as scheduled Guess I'm lucky, but I just got my new Wilson Sabrina X's a couple weeks early. I imagine supply chain issues are a large part of any delay. Could be some of the special composite materials they use all the way to paint. I live in Texas and the... | |
| Then there were 2 I've had ARC pre & power amps for years and have found them to be reliable and very musical. I've also not experienced any service issues with them. The Ref 75 is a fine piece of kit, but I'd look at going up a step to the Ref 80s. There is... | |
| Rank the top reference DACs you've heard Linn Klimax DMSdCS VivaldidCS RossiniFull disclosure, I have a dCS Bartok, so have a listening preference to their products. Both the Vivaldi and Rossini are fantastic pieces of kit, but the full stack Vivaldi is not cheap. I've also owned Linn ... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? I've a DCS Bartok, which is a great piece of gear. Just auditioned the new Linn Klimax DSM. Holy mother of god what a difference. I was just blown away. It sounds like a LP12, so natural and authentic. No idea where I'm going to scrounge up t... | |
| Craigslist Fraud I really appreciate all the responses and suggestions. I'm so thankful that the only things I lost in this learning moment, was time and pride. Going to list both pieces on Audiogon this weekend. The hassle of dealing with the fraudsters and wh... | |
| Craigslist Fraud I sure learned my lesson about Craigslist. Thankfully I'm a healthy skeptic, so it didn't take a lot to make me question what was going on. I may relent and try again, but will be a bit wiser this time. Think I'll suck it up and try selling bot... | |
| Wilson Alexia 2 Boulder, D’Agostino and AR are all good with Alexia's and Wilson speakers in general. | |
| Why perfect speakers dont exist the truth revealed So, let's say you actually make the perfect speakers. Are you also going to make the perfect set of ears, auditory nerves and brain to process all that amazing sound? | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k AR Ref 6. I've not heard the upgraded SE version yet. But the AR Ref 6 is a fantastic pre and you could pick one up used within your price point. | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? Oh man this brings back old memories. Long time ago I live in Scottsdale AZ and was going to school as ASU. Started to get into audio, so went to one of the local shops in Phoenix. I think I could have stood there with a bag of money and not go... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal I have had both Tidal and Qobuz. Sound quality is def. better with Qobuz. Jazz/Blues depth is currently better on Tidal. Over the course of a year I found myself going more and more to Qobuz so just let my Tidal subscription lapse. If you have... | |
| Anyone with tinnitus or hearing loss who is into "high-end" audio? I've tinnitus. Still remember the concert in Arnhem, Driving Maria. Was right behind the sound board for the concert. At one point I looked down and saw the DB meter and thought that this was going to hurt. My ears normally ring after a conce... |