128x128

dave_b

Responses from dave_b

Coping in an Age of Uncertainty
Libor35 states the current condition of audio format lunacy extremely well!! I have around 500 redbook CD's; of that amount, about 80% are vastly superior to any DSD, HDCD or High Res PCM discs I have! The technology used to make a recording dwarf... 
Philadelphia area audio club?
My name is Dave Borda and I have been an audiophile my entire life (I am 41). There, I admitted it ... whew, that wasn't so bad! So, how can I join the club? Look forward to hearing from someone soon. Thanks! 
Biggest Baddest Audio Cables
If you do not care about sound, hook up an industrial garden hose to your amp and speakers...Loews has some great deals!!! If you want great sound as well, get a double quad set of Harmonic Technologies Magic Woofer cables and bi-wire your system.... 
Coping in an Age of Uncertainty
I owned the sony SCD-1 when it first came out...I own a Levinson 360s DAC and 37 transport now....I've since listened to possible replacements at my local audio salon and at home...short of possibly $20K plus gear...buy the Levinson and forget abo... 
What preamp?
I owned an LS-25 preamp for a couple of years; an amazing piece...some things about it were preferable to my Ref 2 MKII...instrumental action was par excellence!! 
What preamp?
The entry level balanced ARC pre-amp would work wonderfully!!!(LS-16?) 
Best high current SS Mono amps
I've owned or demo'd most of the amps mentioned in this forum and can tell you hands down that a stereo Krell, say a leftover 350c or a new 400cx would do more than adequately!! Unless all of your equipment and cables are absolutely state of the a... 
Solid-state preamp with tube power amp
Having spent 30 years as an audiophile and having owned tons of gear, I can attest to the fact that often our current system tends to dictate our response..i.e..we don't want to be honest with ourselves in absolute terms! In other words, we delude...