willgolf
Responses from willgolf
| Best DAC For My Setup Under $10k The Lumin X-1 is an awesome DAC / Streamer. I have owned the D2, A-1, U1 mini and now the X-1. I am about to upgrade to a Lampi Pacific and could sell the X1. If interested to know more about Lumin send me a private email. | |
| Blu-Ray/4K player or stream from Amazon Prime/Netflix I have had three theater rooms and I just recently built my last one. I am all in on Streaming now. In my last hole, I had an OPPO 105D player and I never used it. Save your money and put it into a room acoustics and a great projector. | |
| Raven Osprey vs Octave 110 with low sensitivity speakers I have a ton of experience with Raven. My advice to you would be to call Dave Thomson or James Connel at Raven. Dave knows so much about the relationship between Amplifiers and Speakers. Dave is the brains behind the Amps and James is the brain... | |
| Why do people care what their speaker wants? Unfortunately, in most cases they do not provide enough information. Further, you get answers all across the board. Then it becomes information overload adding more confusion.My favorite is when someone asks for the best amp for $1k that will pr... | |
| You Tube sound comparisons The bottom line is there are not enough Brick and mortar stores locally so many of us have to rely on You tube as ONE avenue for selecting our components.....especially speakers. I have been able to identify certain speakers that I would not buy a... | |
| Sonus Faber Amati Tradition - How Many Watts Optimal? So with the Amati Tradition Homage speakers that I had with the Raven Reflection, I never had to turn the volume past say 1/4 plus. Or in clock terms maybe 10 o'clock. Very rarely I would play at 50% volume which basically the neighbors could he... | |
| Can you create alerts for used gear you are interested in on Audiogon? US Audio Mart / What's Best Forum. You should look at the Daily Audiophile. There are a ton of audiophile sites and you can check each one to see if they have a classified section. Some time ago there was a forum on this same topic and someone... | |
| Something amazing - what would you buy OMG those are massive. I think you will be unbelievably happy with the choice and you save a ton of money. I have a black wall on that side of my theater room so my DI in wall speakers are not obtrusive at all. That will be a cool look. I have... | |
| Integrated Amp Question for a Newbie to the Forum Of your list Luxman would be my choice. You did not mention any tube amps???/ Great sound and many options. I second the comment on Raven Audio. Check their website. I have owned Raven and they put out some of the best music for the price pe... | |
| Sonus Faber Amati Tradition - How Many Watts Optimal? Interesting...I had SF Amati Tradition Homage Speakers. I drove them in a very large room with a Raven Reflection MK2 Integrated tube amp and the sound was incredible and easy to drive. I used KT 150 Power tubes and probably driving them at 62 w... | |
| Stereo Times list of the " 2020 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS" Nice article and at least components at the reasonable prices to high end. Good to see Canary Audio 350’s and C1800’s/ I have the Canary Audio Grand Reference 300 B and the C1800 Pre-amp. The Grand Reference delivers 125wpc with 16 300 B tubes. Gr... | |
| Integrated Tube Amp Demo Follow-up Finally, someone who has tested multiple amps at the same time. Great Writr-up. I was really interested in your outcome. I had the The Raven Reflection MK2 amp and loved it. Dave T is an awesome guy with some of the best vintage tubes out ther... | |
| Server/Streamer or Streamer/DAC? JC5= I am kind of in your same boat. I have a Lumin X-1 which is a DAC / Streamer and I love it. However, I have been debating whether to add a music server to even improve the sonics more. Is that guaranteed???? I don't know. A dealer wants ... | |
| REVIEW: Raven Audio Blackhawk Integrated, Soniquil Cables.... I have learned that what or when you write or text something in a public forum can sometimes be perceived wrong by the parties involved. For me, it is better to go to the source first to solve problems then putting it in an open forum that can re... | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk By the way, I had KT 150's in my Reflection MK2 |