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| Is It Possible? I love the virtues of electrostatics but in a reasonably large room the Focal’s frequency extremes will unquestionably be better & they will play louder. The Focals Beryllium tweeters will certainly have advantages. If you wanted to usefully n... | |
| “Sharp Objects” Tonearm/ Cartridge It's all here:http://www.vulture.com/article/sharp-objects-home-stereo-system.html | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 The breakup distortion the new midrange on B&W D3 series was designed to ameliorate still doesn’t do it to the degree that it does in your 805D3 with its butyl, rubber surround. Consider adding a subwoofer. Your room may be overloaded by the v... | |
| Dac Technology Mature? Chord seems to have the only new DAC technology making an appearance with its DAVE & upsampler taking on the $100,000 plus DACs at a fraction of the price. It appears to be an updated version of what made Wadia famous in its day that everyone ... | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! John Atkinson of Stereophile begs to differ (for the first time in well over 3 decades going this public, this passionately). Alternatives could be very seriously sabotaged & take a VERY long time to emerge if MQA has its way. Time is the irre... | |
| Is Agon becoming the eBay of audio? While there may indeed be some "slimy low balling " that is hardly a corruptive issue. Negotiation is part of the game here. The proverbial sliminess from the other direction is more of a concern with too many (but by no means all) I think. Those... | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! As others have said, cannot we just get back to enjoying the music, no matter how we do it? I really do hope so... That's the argument for cigarette smoking. Forget about the future, enjoy it now. That it's guaranteed much or most of the time t... | |
| Is Agon becoming the eBay of audio? The community needs to take an interest in policing itself to be sure but counting on that kind of policing is not practical or appropriate. I remember the audio scamming on eBay being so extraordinary once that dozens of ads for high-end gear (o... | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! Jon Iverson's even stronger condemnation in the new Stereophile won't be officially online likely for another month or so (other than to digital subscribers) >https://www.stereophile.com/content/more-mqa | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! To whatever degree MQA does good things to the sound for some, it is unquestionably trying to take over the entire, digital audio ecosystem (& may succeed). John Iverson & Atkinson both warn in their full page As We See It columns in the... | |
| Focal Utopia Scala V2 or Persona (9H/7F) Hope you haven’t bought the Focal Scalas yet - here’s a chance to get a pair for an initial asking of (before bargaining) $7500 less than retail. > https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis8fa6h-focal-scala-utopia-reference-3-way-floor-standing-lou... | |
| Focal Utopia Scala V2 or Persona (9H/7F) I have a pair of Diva Bes & they are absolutely not bright. John Atkinson of Stereophile said this when he tested the Utopia Maestro 111 on one of its settings: "I preferred the balance with them set to "3," which took away most of the mellow ... | |
| DAC recommendation Unquestionably you need to buy used. Set the listings under digital to display low to high. You'll then have a concentration of what's available. Checking out US Audio Mart is also recommended. | |
| Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? What are you talking about? Simaudio 700, Mark Levinson585, Ayre AX5 Twenty, Pass Labs int 250 are all regarded as outstanding. Your question doesn't indicate power or price considerations or if tubes are wanted so the likes of Audio research may ... | |
| What ever happened to Krell ? Undisclosed? Technically maybe so. But cost considerations completely rule all policy at Krell for some time. Only less expensive versions of what came before (that hasn’t been deleted altogether), heavily discounted by their shrinking group of de... |