kevinkwann
Responses from kevinkwann
| AMR CD-77 Bar81: Youve been a member here for all of two months. Yet you have the nerve to claim that Essentialaudio is the one with an agenda? Spare us your transparent charade. And thank you Essentialaudio for being both honest and straightforward with us. | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 7 Blowen tweeters? "What's a Blowen tweeter?"The answer my friend is Blowen in the windThe answer is Blowen in the wind... | |
| using hokey pucks for isolating speakers from the "Many people tend to find just one article that support their idea and will think that is the bible"If you are suggesting using the bible under your speakers instead of hockey pucks, I'd like to know the science behind this suggestion. Granted the... | |
| How Much Hiss Is Normal? My rule of thumb regarding hiss is that it should never be more than 10% the spl of the total harmonic distortion of the amplifier driven to RMS clipping into the load youre listening to. If its under that figure, usually youre fine. If its ov... | |
| Audio Research Reference CD-7 **Also this player is very good with bad recordings which is not always the case with top class digital players...***However, it is always the case with colored sounding cd players. This one sentence tells me everything I need to know about the CD... | |
| Furitech vs. Bedini Demagnitizer I have made extensive comparison between Bedini and Furutech but will not discuss result of my comparison with somone who will not even take the time to learn how to spell both of names correctly. You must do your own homework and decide for self. | |
| Help-Genesis Digital Lens You have $7500 speakers, an $8400 amp, a $5000 dac and you cant pop for a machined aluminum $100 remote that's worth every penny? Wow. Unbelievable. | |
| DarTZeel Preamp ***Fmpnd: I just realized that most of the people here that are standing up for you and attacking me have email addresses and no user accounts here…I am wondering who is putting them up to it and who these people actually are.***Dear Mr. Tinn: My ... | |
| Preamp Recommendations Lamm, Ayre K-1x, BAT 31SE So speakerdude says all youre hearing is the limitations of your amp and source and Rushton says you can't get any more transparent to the sound of the amp by bypassing the preamp meaning all youre hearing is the source and the amp.Nice work Rusht... | |
| Thiel 7.2: amps suggestions please Yeah, what does Thiel know anyway? They use Krell but I'm sure it's just a coincidence. Good idea: stick with the Pass. The Krell would sound better, a lot better, but yeah, stick with the Pass. | |
| Any experience with TAD speakers ? "Tube amps are mostly needed - we do need some distortion and TAD do not offer much of that in their speakers."This statement indicates a fundamental lack of understanding about not only tubes and the way they sound, but about audio in general. | |
| Power cord for Meitner DAC & Philips Transport? I have found that the best thing to do with these particular devices is plug them into an AC outlet. I tried leaving them unplugged once and they would not even work. Returning the power cords and plugs to the AC outlet cured the problem completely. | |
| Any body hear the new improved Merlins at CES? Brooks-- the DAC they used was an Audio Note/Ken Stevens DAC 3 Signature. Its waaaaay beyond Audio Notes stock converters from any series. They are rare, they are expensive and they are like nothing else on earth. Put it this way-- I wish I had ... | |
| Merlin VSM-M or VSM-MX vs. Kharma CRM3.2 series "I had the opportunity to hear the 3.2's with Lamm electronics and felt it was easily among the most musically involving systems at the show."I really do believe most audiophiles have lost touch with what has to be considered the reference point f... | |
| Tenor Hybrid v. VTL MB-450 Sig. Hi Bobby. I'm not a Merlin owner. I'm merely a Merlin admirer. I'm always amazed when I hear good things about speakers that cost far more, Rockports being a good example, but that don't have nearly the capability. The Rockports I've heard (Hyperi... |