yakbob
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| Check This Out! It’s certainly different. Agree with @yoyoyaya on the OMA vibes this gives off. The source selection via signal reception is neat, and necessary since it lacks any buttons. The casework is unique, but I feel when products go over the top on the ... | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? JM Audio XTC 2.5s here. I feel John could charge double and they’d still be worth it given his tuning services. Really one of the best high-end bargains I’ve found. | |
| First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship Thanks for the review! It certainly looks like a step up in design and engineering from the 005. I’ll be curious to see if the ASR guys test the new unit in comparison to the older one. | |
| Holo May KTE Power Cord More Holo May DAC enthusiasm here. My L2 is powered with a Pangea AC-14 power cord and under your $1000 used price barrier. No complaints to be heard in my system. YMMV. | |
| Is there Tannoy Magic / Should I buy a pair of Tannoys as "accessory" speaker? I own a pair of Coatbridge built Legacy Ardens, and the footprint of my room is close to yours at 17’x13’. The speakers do not overwhelm the room with excessive bass given their front ports, and are quite flexible regarding placement. However, toe... | |
| 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 ... |