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| Audiogon Seller Communication I had an experience ~15 years ago with a cable builder who promised me five times over 6+ months my cable was "going out tomorrow". He always had an excuse for the delay. Finally, I filed a small claims lawsuit and he was served by the local she... | |
| Back to the DAC Bricasti Designs M1 Upgrade Price List (upgrade to M1 Series II from M1 or M1 SE). I previously mistakenly referred to this upgrade as M21 from M1. All Bricasti DACs have volume control. M3 has an optional remote. Remote adds $250 to a new M3, so... | |
| Back to the DAC I believe a M1 SE listed at $6200 sold last week. $7500 is a little high, although not for a dealer demo. I think the no-brainer Bricasti DAC purchase would be a used M3 for $3000-$3500. It sounds very close to an M1 SE. You’d get to experience t... | |
| Townshend Isolation Products. Spikes contrary to popular opinion do not decouple and will allow vibration to pass in either direction. Yes, spikes are coupling devices. This has been discussed many times in Audiogon threads. Yes, they are sometimes discussed interchangeably... | |
| Townshend Isolation Products. Has anyone actually physically checked to see any vibration in their speakers with no music playing and with music playing before using the podiums? Well, I never checked vibration in my speakers with no music playing, because I didn’t see ... | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem Ralph, AGD and others make Class D SS amps that would work... In a broad stroke, I agree. Whether changing amplification will provide... openness and dimensionality of tone ...is another question all together. "Openness and dimensionality... | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem Everyone realizes that @pani is asking for a friend, not for himself, right? In his original post, he wrote: I have a query on behalf of a close buddy of mine. So, while the detailed advice is great, one wonders how much will be imparted, or ... | |
| Quite a few Bricasti M21 DACs for sale cheap But most cases ($10K dac?) it is hard to do. I have thankfully found there is usually a way to audition DACs, regardless of price. There is usually a cost. Maybe shipping both ways. A deposit. It’s worth it to me. If I am not mistaken, the... | |
| Quite a few Bricasti M21 DACs for sale cheap In my experience, the source dictates a big portion of audio system’s sound. Interesting viewpoint. I prefer to compare components in my system because it offers a familiar baseline. I can’t make heads or tails of systems’ sound from YouTube ... | |
| Quite a few Bricasti M21 DACs for sale cheap I would say the Delta Sigma DACs in the M1 Series II and M21 sound identical to me. The M21 has a ladder DAC, which sounds marginally different than the Delta Sigma, so it’s an additional option for the listener. The M1 has many more filter op... | |
| Quite a few Bricasti M21 DACs for sale cheap @mihorn, I am impressed at your ability to discern differences between DACs playing in two different rooms (one a hotel room), on two different systems apparently without any similar components between them, from YouTube videos. | |
| Listening position/speaker position He suggested that I put the speakers in the middle of the room and move the listening position against the wall... Moving the listening position against the wall puts you in a room bass mode. Putting the speakers in the middle of the room place... | |
| Suggestions for power amps jayctoy 3,670 posts 04-21-2024 at 09:03am TVAD yes I heard the armasphere Class D with Caladan speakers. They sound good. I think the price is over the OP budget for brand new. Brand new, yes. He specified $3k new or used. I’ve seen used... | |
| Suggestions for power amps bgross 303 posts 04-21-2024 at 05:30am I’m at an impass too... have Audio Note AN-e/sp, Aesthetix Calypso Sig paired with a Canary M-90 300b power amp. It’s really very good but always wondering about amps. I’m all in on my pre & speak... | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem I auditioned Audio Mirror Reflection45 SET amplifiers a couple years ago. They might be the best value SET amplification in high end audio. I recall the retail was $5000/pair. Beautiful sound. Large, three dimensional image. I’m not sure Vlad stil... |