twoleftears
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| Cable curmudgeon I don't really understand the motivations of cable-deniers. Are they trying to "save" everybody from pointlessly spending money? Surely participants on this site can make up their own minds. The one responsible thing to do is to urge everyone t... | |
| All New Yamaha NS-2000A Loudspeakers Are On The Market From the Yamaha website: For each and every one of its speaker units, the NS-2000A employs the newly developed Harmonious Diaphragm™ - made from a blend of ZYLON®, which has excellent sound velocity and minimal internal dissipation, and spruce, w... | |
| All New Yamaha NS-2000A Loudspeakers Are On The Market I suspect your price prediction is optimistic. From the model number, I expected them to be a miniature 2-way version of the NS-5000, but no, a substantial floorstander using the same Zylon material. Should be a winner if they don't price them to... | |
| Best 12AU7 tube for PS Audio Monos In terms of new production, I would rate Psvane > Genelex Gold Lion > Mullard. So you're looking at NOS, and thecarpathian's recommendations cannot be bettered. | |
| Puritan PSM156 @f208frank Internals of the Inakustik. | |
| The strong opinions around ceramic speakers Deja vu? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/hard-audio-ceramic-speakers | |
| High Efficiency Options? Fritz. A 300B SET headphone amp drives them very satisfactorily. | |
| What is this piece called? Geez. It's terminal con ojal. And terminal is masculine. Sorry. | |
| Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma? If you don't know what you're looking for, then you won't realize that you've found it even if you do find it. A quandary. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Listen to the first 1’ 30" and see if you don’t want to keep on listening. Parry, Symphony no. 5 | |
| What is this term 'analytical' ? Everything is subjective (see any number of other threads). But analytical is when you are listening to a recording and you find yourself perceiving the individual instruments/voices more and the overall ensemble effect less. It’s not the same as ... | |
| Are Tube Buffers for real or even worth it ? How about the Black Ice FOZ SSX? That’s a tube buffer ++ and it seems that lots of people appreciate it. | |
| Digital Interconnects - Which one is the BEST ??!! As already stated, it all depends on the output of the sending unit and the input of the receiving unit. Different units vary in terms of which type of connector function optimally. So yes, a first step is to read up on the two units you're plan... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings https://www.discogs.com/release/12998517-Antonio-Vivaldi-Alfredo-Bernardini-Josep-Borr%C3%A0s-LArmonia-E-LInventione-Concerti-Pour-Hautbois-Basso | |
| Best XLRs under $500 a pair Audio Envy, Triode Wire Labs, Zavfino. All good choices. |