brhatten
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| Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month. Thanks for your response. It is very educational to hear it from that perspective. I guess my questions we’re coming from my observations while listening to multiple pieces of music from different recording artist. For example, I frequently liste... | |
| Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month. Brian,You had mentioned previously that the recording artist and the producer have a strong influence on the mastering step, correct? If so, do you find that this influence at thimes compromised the end product in terms of dynamics, soundstaging, ... | |
| Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month. Brian, Thanks for sharing your obersations. It’s such a wealth of info from an insider. I would love to know your observations when you’ve heard your music on a truly “high end” home system. How has it differed from your studio sound? Has it sound... | |
| Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month. BTW, my pre-amp clicks for every step up in volume as well... doesn’t bother me a bit since the sound is spectacular (VTL 6.5). | |
| Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month. Brian,Thanks for your posts and insight which are very much appreciated given your credentials and experience. So many times in high-end audio we find and we believe that component synergy of the electronics can create the best results. Many time... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Wow... That’s so sad for the Wilson family. He was a great American entrepreneur, audio engineer, and music enthusiast. I’ve loved their products for many years. Sorry to hear that. | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! I’ve noticed a significant change in the way you are describing your system recently. When you started the thread you explained that you did not want to consider tubes because your system needed to integrate with a home theater. However, since ha... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Wilson speakers are frequently paired with Transparent Audio cables, especially at trade shows. I’ve used them for many years... Although, I’m not the type to frequently trade out cable to squeeze out some minor differences. | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! So you’ve had the Sashas for one week and already thinking of upgrading up the Wilson line. Guess that means you’re so impressed that you want even more or do you find something lacking? | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! @whitecamaross Once you get really familiar with the new Wilsons, I look forward to a more detailed comparison with your other speakers (particularly versus the electrostat)Thanks for your thoughts. | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! @whitecamaross I am not so sure that they are more the most difficult of all speakers to set up. However, just like most speakers they will shine the best when placed in good position. I would definitely recommend to review the manual which discu... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! @whitecamaross Are you setting up the Wilsons yourself or having a dealer do it with you? | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! I’ve been following this thread for some time.... great work!Since you asked about Wilson, here’s my system. Wilson MAXX 2 (Sophias in the back for surround), VTL TL 6.5 pre-amp, VTL s-400 amp, Schiit Yggy DAC, Rogue phono pre-amp, with VPI turnta... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions @gdhal thanks for your warm welcome. I think you'll find that thread very interesting. Like you, I did a ton of research while creating my new digital streaming front end. That thread has been active since 2015. The founders of Schiit regularly po... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? I was turned on to Tidal about a month ago and I love it. There is so much music to choose from. Is it for audiophiles...I definitely think so.First, I was previosuly using Sirius/XM in my car all the time. Now with streaming (or locally saved mu... |