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| Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse.... Despite your long track record of solid viewpoints, Onhwy61, I feel I must have definitely touched a nerve in you. Perhaps, you are the owner of some of this overpriced, overbeautified, underperforming equipment.You are mostly correct in the asser... | |
| Can a manufacturer post replies & discussions? Barry, as you have already disclosed who you are and what your position is, you have met my only request - that people do not hide who they are. As such, I say, WELCOME ABOARD!!!Personally, I love the interaction of people on this site from such d... | |
| TDS "True Dimensional Sound" Black Box I have a few of these.To be honest, I find they do not offer anything in terms of "recovering musical neuances lost in the recording process". In fact, in some systems, they can do some serious damage to the music. Basically, they rob Peter to pay... | |
| Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse.... I must confirm that this thread is not about the Hovland per se, it just proved convenient as it was in the current issue of Stereophile.Other recent reviews, such as the Pass Labs power amplifier, among others, bears out the point of this thread.... | |
| Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse.... You present a valid argument, Ohhwy61.However, I must dispute it due to the fact that this is a solid state amplifier with a $9500 price tag. You are oh so correct in the ability to drive a low impedance load is not the be all and end all of an am... | |
| Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse.... How are you doing, Zaikesman? Hope the tube exploration is going well.To answer your question, simply look at the title of this thread and the arguments that Sean so lucidly lays out. First, I would like to say that in my opinion, which may or may... | |
| Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse.... Marco, the writing that so many complained about was Art's current "Listening" column. In it, he basically has a field day with several of the readers who have written to him. The subject matter ranges from religion to politics to the role of pets... | |
| what happened to cd player build quality ? One thing I would like to add is there is a difference in priorities these days. In the past(1980s), most CD players came from Japan. The rule of the day was "Perfect Sound Forever", and many believed tha CD's sound was perfect. The emphasis was o... | |
| Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse.... I love how John Atkinson blows off Sean's points, with such ease. At least he is not as arrogant and funny(in his own mind) as J10.I think the bottom line is that Sean correctly pointed out the issue that in the past few years we have seen the cos... | |
| Mods - Odds and Sods??? Sean, thanks for your perspective. It is definitely appreciated, coming from someone who has seen this for real. Anyway, you are so right about swapping parts as opposed to actually modifying a component. In the situation I was alluding to, the co... | |
| Another 6550 vs. KT88, 90, et. al.? Zaikesman, it's commendable of you to keep us up to speed. Thank you so much.Yes, Russ sure is a prince. Heck of a guy!I'm happy to hear your impressions on the tubes. I have never given KT88EH tubes a listen, but in my experience, the JJ(Tela/Tes... | |
| Mapleshade Cables Hi David! I remember you were pretty high on the Mapleshade cables a while ago. Are you still pretty much a fan?While not having dealt with Mapleshade, I have returned a Stealth silver speaker cable in the past. Sergui was a nice guy, but seemed s... | |
| Replacing sound proofing in cabniets Sean, excellent job on those Legacys!!!I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that you have taken them at least two levels forward. Your diligence in reducing the number of connections in the crossover would pay enormous dividends, at least to me. ... | |
| Power Cords - Shielding or No Shielding Ernie, you may want to change your moniker to subaruandcableguru. A question, I have picked up some large gauge OCC power cord, about 35 feet of it. Along with 4 OCC IEC plugs.Is there anything you recommend me wrapping the outside of this cable w... | |
| Replacing sound proofing in cabniets Sean, I take it that you are referring to the Legacys you have been working on?As you know, I am not such a big fan of their speakers. I will say that the Focus and the minimonitor sound the best in the lineup to my ears. Legacy is my biggest disa... |