willywonka
Responses from willywonka
| new member, some questions, need help please @vthokie83 This is what I'm doing. This will be my 4th straight year going to AXPONA. Already have my hotel and airlines tickets booked. Many of the rooms are not ideal for listening but it gives you a good idea of what is available and helps you ... | |
| Stereophile spec measurement baffling(pun?) At least they still take measurements unlike Absolute Sound. I don't think measurements are the final word in a devices sound and hate ASR. Power out measurements and speaker sensitivity are both important to me. | |
| Solid State preamp Brands I have a Coda #8 with a Holo Audio Serene KTE and it was a wonderful match. Just sold it yesterday for a NEW BAT VK-80 tube preamp. That pairing brought me to a NEW LEVEL. All great equipment! | |
| Help needed with new integrated amp. @boxcarman modern maggies have true ribbons starting with the new 2.7i. The 1.7i is a Quasi ribbon. | |
| Puritan PSM156 At the last AXPONA show the Puritan company had a table (Not a vendor) and I asked them if they thought I should upgrade my power cable from the stock cable to a better one and they said it probably wasn't worth it. I took their advice! | |
| An integrated bargain? I ate breakfast at the same table with Alan Taffel years ago at a stereo show. Had some talks with him and thought he was a complete joke! | |
| Amplifier recommendation @audphile1 I can vouch for the Coda #8. It's what I'm using and I'm very pleased. | |
| Amplifier recommendation Never heard of the model 11. Is that a discontinued Coda amp? | |
| Herron Audio...Still in business There's a BIG difference between products no longer made and products no longer supported. Having support is what's most important to me. Having this mindset can also discount many things from the used market that longer have support from the manu... | |
| Integrated Amps @gano I actually agree with you on this. I stopped listening to his nonsense long ago! | |
| Dealers of High End Equipment I've never had any of these benefits. My only high-end dealer in town is horrible and after I bought my Magnepan's from them I never returned! | |
| No More Fake Reviews - So Who’s Gonna Tell Us What To Buy? Pay to play has been a factor in reviews for years and is even happening with the large Stereo magazines when it comes to what products they review. I see some of these reviewers with CRAZY expensive systems that they own, and I would imagine bein... | |
| Holo May KTE Power Cord @jackd I use the same power cord on my May KTE. Use other TWL cords on the rest of my equipment. Also own the PSM-156. | |
| Looking at these specific preamps give me your opinions @invalid Krell had over 20 employees, not 1 or 2. I understand this can happen with any company but its less risky with larger ones. | |
| Looking at these specific preamps give me your opinions I'm a sucker for small boutique companies (1-3 people) like these but always worry what will happen for my support/repairs of their product after they close their doors or pass! Hopefully they will outlive me! |