phillyb
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| What Matters and What is Nonsense I would agree. To me room and speakers. Proper amp to drive them a good preamp to give a natural pass through and a great source to start be it Digital or Vinyl. As far as formats both can be superb if care is taken in the mastering and recording.... | |
| Morrow Audio Cables Feedback Less loss C-Marc and done regardless of price. | |
| Luxman c800f control amplifier.. Match with Levinson. | |
| Oppo to cease production -- Announced yesterday... Highend is dying. Younger folks want portable and not sitting in one spot. They spend more on gaming. Audio that was our thing. You can see by marketing of high end gear, most market towards the 5% of income. There is a reason no much sales in the... | |
| Just starting to look for 4K Bluray player China made vs. The Dumpster and His trade war. | |
| One of the best HDMI cable? Never fall for big $$$$ HDMI. If the cables is designed proper you Will not see a difference between $20.00 cable or a $500.00 HDMI. I owned many and I speak from experience. BlueJean HDMI are as good as any regardless of price. | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? It really depends on how well the line out is on a unit. My Esoteric K-01 using the line out function is superb. It really shows how good the K01 is. But I need the preamp to power my sub which I cannot do without it. So a preamp gives you lots of... | |
| Torus or Furman power conditioners which is better? Furman was designed for studio's and pro use. It is as good as it gets. No fancy case or over the top claims like many in our hobby, no military, NASA, or medical secret design, just soild engineering with a predicted results. | |
| Furman power conditioner question Furman 20i is about as good as it gets. Designed for studio pro use. Look for a well cared for used one. Weight in at 81 lbs. Same as the Niagara 7000. | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... When you make any changes we go from listening to focused listening and we will always hear the change. 149.00 for a fuse, really? You got more funds to throw than I do. I love my system without them, $500 footer and $5,000 power cords. Appreciate... | |
| Audio quest niagara 1000 The key to great sound with the Niagara 1000 is you have to let it warm up 24 hrs. It will improve over the next few weeks. I was ready to return mine until I was told to let it warm up and burn-in. It sound thin and bright till then. Value is out... | |
| Can't we all just get along? This is the time of Trump when only the negative matters to some and is focused on with the lack of respect for others. I dropped out of Audio Asylum because of the attacks on anything I mentioned. This should be a fun hobby with each one of us ha... | |
| Differences between various Quantum devices I own own the Qv2. They took a few days to settle in before I could judge them. They do what they say and have taken my system to a new level. I have a Qk1 coming to add to the mix per Nordost. This will plug direct into the wall out let that my c... | |
| Marantz SC-7S2 solid state preamp- how good is it? I have owned this Marantz 4 years now and it is without doubt the best solid state preamp I owned or heard in 30 years in this hobby. Does it all and is so balanced and transparent with ultra low noise and distortion. Use it with my K-01 Esoteric ... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters Quads Rebuilt or purchased by Electrostatic Solution's With a Martin Login Depth I and your done with the Chase at a real fair price. |