yakbob
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| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference Good question @mahler123 😀 | |
| JBL's Marketing Blunder.. Modern day, knee-jerk drama being manufactured where there is none. The JBL is fine, and targeted at a specific audience (guess what geezers, you’re not it). Good on their marketing team for trying to bring a younger, more diverse population into... | |
| Not sure what to think Despite the obscure thread title, it sounds like you’re putting too much thought into it. Not every piece of gear is going to be for every listener’s system. You had a chance to demo, it wasn’t revelatory in your case, and you’re not out the cost ... | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers The video of the Pendragon's is from a very reputable reviewer. I don't doubt that the Pendragon's sound is very good and are really inexpensive. However, the caveat is that despite a benign impedance curve, they require a very stable and high ... | |
| FAKE NEWS - NEGATIVE REVIEWS NOT ALLOWED!! I agree with most of what you said @deep_333. I didn’t watch the video. I won’t give these people the air in the room, or the clicks needed to generate their income. Attention is the currency of social media. When these outlets collide with the ... | |
| Top 3 BT Earbuds?? Awkward proselytizing aside, the AKG N5005 at its current fire sale price of $160.00, is likely the best Bluetooth capable IEM out there for the money. These originally retailed for $1000 and can be run wired, balanced or wireless BT. Cons: The... | |
| TUBE REPAIR WESTERN MASS-ALBANY I’ve had gear repaired at both AudioClassics (already mentioned) and Hudson Valley Hifi. Both offer exemplary service. https://hudsonvalleyhifi.com Since you mentioned Albany specifically, I’ll warn you against The Stereo Workshop just north of A... | |
| Confused with size of speaker to get when placed along long wall in large room @djwong , my home sounds like a similar layout to yours at a slightly smaller scale. One way to (partially) remove the room from the equation is with a point source design. A more focused presentation in your sweet spot, but you may give up someth... | |
| Need someone to look at my Dynaco 70 @sparkymaui , have you looked into Paradyme? I’m not from the area, but they list Vintage Stereo Repair as one of their services (along with car audio and home automation/installs). They’re on Fulton Ave. in Sacramento. www.paradyme.com The ST-... | |
| Tekton Open Baffle Speakers @mofojo, I wouldn’t agree with the opinion that open baffle designs aren’t good for rock/metal. I owned a pair of Spatial Audio open baffles that did rock just fine. You just have to know going in that OBs (generally) don’t do bass. So you’d want ... | |
| Tube Rolling I currently use the PrimaLuna Evo 300 power amp in my main system. I’m not aware of any reissue Brimar CV4003 so I assume you’re talking about the NOS variety from the likes of Upscale Audio. I have a pair of those, and while I have had them in my... | |
| *DAC @navyachts , I understand your position and wanting to stick with a speaker based solution. While I’ve not heard it, the original Denafrips Terminator or Terminator 2 might be worth researching. It’s still R2R like your Gustard, but most of what ... | |
| *DAC What you're looking for are headphones. | |
| REL .LFE input @ronboco , most people seem to be happy with the Signal Cable Speakon cable over others and at a much lower cost than the REL Blue. I’m going in that direction for my 212se. | |
| Better DAC then DA1 module in McIntosh C49 without braking the bank. Holo Spring 3 L1 or L2 sans pre-amp would fall within your budget, and is touted as being close in performance to the May. GoldenSound has a thorough review here: |