vinocour
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| What to ask when buying used speakers? Speakers (and other components) I have almost always bought dealer demo or used from a reputable dealer. They have always stood behind all details of the product and sale. No worry a that product had been misused. Twice when I bought something... | |
| New DACs High End Munich 2023 Should have noted that the Merlot is an FPGA DAC. I haven't taken the time to look, but a used merlot could be a lot less than 4K now. | |
| New DACs High End Munich 2023 Another fan of Playback designs here I traded an old DAC (the third DAC trade in) towards a dealer demo Playback Designs Merlot, must be 7-8 years ago now. So far I haven't looked back. While other components have changed, I have not felt I need... | |
| Top two most important sound qualities Interesting to note responses. If your listening preference is analytical, cerebral the criteria will be different than if your listening preference is for emotional impact. Nice to see that some of the responses include both. In his well known... | |
| Is the Audio Ref-6SE worth 7K more than the BAT VK-80? My two cents ; I'm listening to ARC Ref 6 (not yet been wiling to pay the price to update to SE) feeding ARC Ref 75SE amp running 4 KT 150s. My Ref 6 came with a heavy solid aluminum remote. Can't imagine the Ref 6SE having a plastic remote but... | |
| Critical listening and altered states Friends,When I evaluate gear or make buying decisions that are chemically enhanced, even slightly, I often do not agree with myself when the enhancement has worn off or I listen to a choice over time. I currently never make buying decisions while... | |
| Rank the top reference DACs you've heard Another Playback Designs fan here.The Dream Dac is out of my reach now, at my age the income is just no longer there. My current dac, the Playback Designs Merlot is my 4th dac and for now a keeper. Just the right balance of revealing details, harm... | |
| Favorite cable brand. I do not know how to listen to a cable. I can only hear a system in which there are cables and which is in a unique room. Innumerable variables in the system, the room, the ears.In my system into my ears and my own personal brain based decoder i... | |
| Favorite cable brand. I do not know how to listen to a cable.I can only hear a system in which there are cables and which is in a unique room. Innumerable variables in the system, the room, the ears.In my system into my ears and my own personal brain based decoder it ... | |
| Speaker upgrade for classical music Warm Greetings ssmaudio,Give Brian Herndon a call at Herndon Audio in Albuquerque.He has golden ears. You can demo Magico and other speakers there in Albq. I have purchased demo high end cables from him and he gave me great prices and was easy t... | |
| Any cable delivers more bass than Cardas Golden Reference? Footnote: Since every set of ears and sound wave decoding brain, set of components, room and personal preference is different, results and opoinions will vary from person to person. Your experience is foremost. Unless you are very familiar with ... | |
| Any cable delivers more bass than Cardas Golden Reference? Another recommendation for Purist Audio Design Dominus.Over the years I've tried many cables, several in the Purist line and of those I've tried, Dominus Luminist is my top pick for very natural, lightning fast, full bodied bass. It was so striki... | |
| Is Agon becoming the eBay of audio? Friends, I used to buy on Audiogon forever-ago, stopped 10-12 years ago for reasons already mentioned. The last straw was when Agon dropped my very positive ratings as a buyer when they updated the site a few years back. What I want to offer is:... |