willywonka
Responses from willywonka
| Audio Alchemy Nostalgia Trip I also started with Audio Alchemy back in the 90's for my digital front end. I also had a Audio Research Classic 60 and some Vandersteen speakers. Audio Alchemy was way ahead of their time with their DACs back then. | |
| For those that have heard Dutch & Dutch 8c.. I heard these speakers at Axpona and they sounded amazing! The only downsides In my opinion is the built in DAC down samples everything to 48Khz. This may be fine for much of the music but seems like a limitation to me. Also, the speakers need con... | |
| Axpona 2023 I attended this show and also went last year. I been to many shows over the years including Rocky Mountain twice and several in Southern California. This year I decided to spend MUCH LESS time on the Ultra High-end exhibits and more time in other ... | |
| Luxman 590AX II Break-In The NEW model Luxman amps should be on their way soon! Most of their current models on their website are showing END OF LIFE! | |
| Power Amp Pairing I can't suggest anything to pair it with to get the best synergy, but I can tell you from what I'm reading the amplifiers input impedance should be 10X that of the Preamplifiers output impedance. This is just a general rule of thumb, and my guess ... | |
| If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers Thanks for all of your suggestions here. I know I ended up adding several rooms to my list because of them! | |
| If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers @soix Don't see Verity Audio on the list. | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report I've been to MANY of these shows over the years including Axpona, Rocky Mountain and numerous shows in Southern California. I'm grateful they put on these shows! Not only does it give me an opportunity to see and hear the equipment, I can also mak... | |
| Tidal class-action This is a bad argument IMHO, and I don't see any damages for anyone in a lawsuit! People are completely free to quit Tidal at any time they want. Frankly I'm sick of the whole MQA argument and the constant bickering and hatred people have for them... | |
| Volti Experience ! @laynes Thanks for the suggestion on the amp for these speakers. There are so many good speakers in the $5K-$7K range but for horn speakers Volti highly impresses me. Hopefully I can make some decisions next week at Axpona. | |
| Volti Experience ! @doyle3433 I assumed you had tubes and I assume for these to sound their best they would need tube power. I wonder how these would sound with a Primaluna EVO 400 power amp? In the Stereophile review of these they measured a lower sensitivity of 93... | |
| Volti Experience ! I was curious what amplification you are using with the Razz? I’ve heard these before last year at Axpona and will listen to them again next week. I’ve very interested in these speakers. How do they sound at low listening levels? Sounds like you h... | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report @bubba12 The earplugs comments are a headscratcher. I would think you would want to hear everything since you are going to a stereo show. I know there were some comments about the rooms playing the music too loud last year. People always complain... | |
| Klipsch Jubilee & Klipschorn Experience It's been a year, so I don't remember the specifics of exactly why they didn't sound good, but I do know they had no synergy at all. Considering the efficiency of these speakers and how well they match with good tube amplifiers, I was very surpris... | |
| Klipsch Jubilee & Klipschorn Experience @phusis "However, strictly speaking whatever accounts for @willywonka’s Jubilee impressions at named exhibition last year is pure guessing, and let’s not forget that as there are different rooms, setups and choices of implementation, there a... |