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| When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one... I am cheating here since the high end speaker I wanted was the baby brother to the Yamaha NS5000, the Yamaha NS3000, and I have not heard it. The NS5000 I have heard and thought it was great. My son (or maybe the wife) recently put a hole in the ... | |
| What do the arrows mean on my cable? I spoke with Audience on this. They told me it is just a guide for people to reconnect the cables the same direction when they disconnect and reconnect. Flipping the direction of the cable is fine, it just takes some time to settle in if you do th... | |
| Are the KEF Blade/Blade 2 Metas a Significant Upgrade from Blade? blade uniq was already addressing the backwave to a level none of the other non meta speakers did. Can you reference more info on this statement. My understanding is that the old Blade uniQ is slightly compromised in relation to the uniQ in the... | |
| Gustard R26 Sandhu is the man when it comes to DAC reviews. Some people think he is paid by manufacturers, whatever he is, he is a great reviewer, and has a similar taste in sound as me. I have bought a lot of gear based on his reviews and he has been spot on... | |
| NEED TO REPLACE OLD FAITHFUL- WHICH AMP. SHOUD I CHOOSE I owned the CODA #8 and own the CODA 07x preamp. I demoed the CODA #16 with the 07x at my CODA dealer. It was very easy to hear the difference between the #8 and #16. I was primed to get the #16 but then I took a chance and upgraded my Krell K-300... | |
| Gustard R26 A New Point Of Reference - Gustard R26 Discrete R-2R Ladder DAC Review (soundnews.net) | |
| Recommendation for Headphones If you like a warm sound the OLD Meze Empy is a very nice headphone, but it pales in comparison to the RAAL ribbon. The ribbon is likely too bright for someone that likes it toasty. Used Meze Empy could be going for a nice low price these days si... | |
| Would Benchmark Amp AHB2 Pair Well with Salk Speaker (Beats, BePure, or Encore)? Contrary to the audio theorists I think the AHB2 sounds better in mono. Though mono is worse in 2 Ohm than in stereo. So it depends on your speakers current demand. Hopefully, it does not lounge around in the 2 Ohm region. The AHB2 is not bright,... | |
| Recommendation for Headphones The new circumoral RAAL CA-1a Naked is $2K. The Schitt JR amp specifically made for both the SR1a and CA-1a is $500.A total cost of $2500. Though there is an optional $400 headphone cable that works better than stock with the JR. Shop • RAAL-requ... | |
| Sound quality of Roon I have been a ROON license holder even before it was released (maybe 2015). ROON has settled into a very nice sounding (there are ways to tailor the sound in ROON), reliable, and easy to use interface (less MAC like now). If you want to something... | |
| Opinions before purchasing I use KEF LS50 Meta and KEF KC62 sub. It is the perfect combo for my similar sized room. The KEF sub is for audio not so much for HT. | |
| Two amps into one pair of speakers That is pretty dangerous if someone accidently turns one amp on while the other is also on. It will happen one day. I have a preamp that outputs to 2 amps which are connected to 2 systems, a 2-channel and a headphone amp. I also make sure only on... | |
| Boulder 866 vs Gryphon Diablo 300 Great update to your demos. Congrats on your 509X a very nice sounding unit and rather pretty too. I have heard that one too and it was up there with the best sounding integrateds I have heard. A word of advice do not listen to the Luxman M900u +... | |
| Boulder 866 vs Gryphon Diablo 300 You should check out the KRELL K-300i integrated amp. Stereophile compares it with the Boulder 866 on the Boulder review. My take away was that the reviewer considered it the best one. I think he also compared the MAC. https://www.stereophile.c... | |
| Arctic Monkeys reveal a release date for new album 'The Car' The Arctic Monkeys are awesome. I saw them and the Black Keys together in Oakland, CA. Their last album was so different for the past albums. I thought it was rather good. |