bar81
Responses from bar81
| EMM XDS1 upgrade The XDS1 V2 has been discontinued for some time - the remaining Esoteric mechanisms in stock at EMM Labs were used for the limited edition TX2 transport (Esoteric is not even selling its lowest level transport to third parties now so no more trans... | |
| Shunyata Research's Denali 2000T ??? @jon2020 If you are experiencing blunted transients and loss of speed it isn’t the Denali; rather, it’s something else in your system. The loss of air I believe will depend upon how your tweeters are designed. Noise floor - come on, it’s ridiculou... | |
| Taming the high frequency I've found that harshness can be from various factors. One thing you can try for cheap is to listen off axis (i.e., point the speakers ahead instead of towards your ears). Also, quality of power can be relevant as well, you might want to look in... | |
| B&W.....Focal.....or Focal @stereo5 Absolutely on the money; you turn it into a fun experience. I flew 8.5 hours each way to audition the D'Agostino M400. Similar to you, I turned the audition into a nice holiday in Singapore and it was fun all around (love the city and t... | |
| TX audio stores in Austin or San Antonio? Never visited but have had a very good experience buying from Galen. | |
| New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix? @willemj It really depends upon what we’re talking about. Most of the low to mid audiophile digital isn’t harsh because it’s artificially smooth and lacking in detail retrieval and dynamics. In that regard, you are absolutely correct in that most ... | |
| New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix? @corparehippie "There's a harshness associated with digital reproduction". That certainly is true up to a point of quality (which we're obviously dealing with in this case), but the upper echelons of today's digital reproduction have no such har... | |
| Focal Maestro Utopia III vs. YG Acoustics Hailey 1.2 @ssblnt99 Your dealer is on the money. The Maestro is a top notch speaker provided you have the amps to drive them given their nasty impedance - which you have. I can't imagine you will be disappointed. Plus I'm guessing the pricing is at a poi... | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? A toss up between the V2 firmware upgrade to my EMM Labs DA2 DAC (pure heaven - it’s now the digital I've always dreamed about) and the Dan D’Agostino Momentum M400 monos (believe the hype - just on a level all its own). | |
| Cured of upgraditis? How long the system lasts is up to the person. Running out of money is a great way to not have the itch to upgrade as are other priorities in one's life taking precedence in terms of budget (house, kids, etc.). I think the toughest situation is ... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? After a certain point, it's all diminishing returns. That last 5-10% will often cost you dearly. You also can't tell anything from a show. Determining your system sounds better than a show system is saying nothing at all. At best a show is a p... | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? Interesting how some people try to justify actions that aren't justifiable - if you use a dealer to audition, you don't get to then decide unilaterally that the dealer is making "too much" money and thus you are justified in theft of his time. A ... | |
| No love for Verity? Is Verity even a factor anymore in high end speakers? I haven't seen anything interesting from the brand in years. | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre Not that it matters much but unless he got a S250 in the old casing for some unknown reason it's an original S200 upgraded. Should sound the same in any case. | |
| EMM XDS1 upgrade It's called the EMM Labs DA2. I let go of my XDS1 V2 earlier this year for the TX2/DA2. Sure it's double the price but it's something else. If you're off of CDs, then the DA2 is even more attractive. |