darkj
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| Child-Proof Speakers I converted from Maggies to Martin Logans once my kids became mobile. I wasn't as happy with the sound, but the speakers were indestructible. Once they are old enough (around 5) you can go back to anything you'd like. Now, my 14 year old is cautio... | |
| Experience with the Pass Labs XP-15 phono stage? Thanks to all who posted on this thread so far. In the end, you decided that with your Audio Research Pre-amp, the PH7 clearly beat the XP-15. With my Pass Labs XA30.5 amp and Acoustic Zen Adagio speakers, the XP-15/XP-10 combo definitely beat and... | |
| Digital recordings on Vinyl I would argue that it's more about content. I play both vinyl and shiny silver discs not only because some sound better on one format or another, but because so much music is only available on format or another. | |
| so many choices, yet so little to demo Good conversation overall. Sometimes I wish Audiogon had a "like" button" for certain comments. I'll say that the way that civilians might solve this would be by buying online with a return policy - that way you can have them in your home, even at... | |
| Pass X350.5 Heat Output I also have the XA30.5, and find it runs quite cool relative to my tube amp. A couple of moderating factors: 1) It's in my main living area (about 900 sq. feet) so the heat it generates is not a problem. 2) My speakers (the Acoustic Zen Adagio's a... | |
| New Apple TV You're a little ahead of the curve here - there are only slim rumors of a refresh (at least compared to the very specific iPhone rumors) Here's what AppleInsider had to say: http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/09/05/online-apple-store-out-of-refur... | |
| Affordable DAC for iPhone 5? Audioengine is also coming out with a bluetooth version of their very good DAC. | |
| Pass Labs 30.5 Amp owners help Dmatt200, your now 3-year-old post just saved me a lot of trouble. Thank you! | |
| Waaaah. Snapped off my cantilever. Thanks for all the comments. I'm heartened to hear that at least some think that the ruby cantilever might even improve the excellent sound I was getting from my XX2 MkII. I did send it off to Soundsmith, and will wait 3 months. I don't mind this ... | |
| What's Up with ATI? Fair enough, and thanks. I'll leave others to comment on the specifics, other than to say I had a pre-ATI B&K amp that was great for the price, and a post ATI Theta unit that I also loved. | |
| What Are The Top 5 Audiophile Shows In The USA? Other than manufacturers, I don't know that a lot of people have been to all of the regional shows, so I'll give my opinion. 1) RMAF - the largest, and designed specifically for the audiophile consumer. You can see just about everyone here. 2) CES... | |
| What's Up with ATI? Levchappy, I really don't understand your goal with this post. It is trivially easy to simply call ATI before posting about them. I called ATI and got Jeff on the phone at 8:15 local time. He tells me that they're introducing a new range at CEDIA ... | |
| Popcorn Ceiling vs Smooth I will say that I've personally noticed that popcorn ceilings - once called acoustic ceilings - seem to work in preventing the kind of echo chamber you get with a flat ceiling. I would definitely vote to keep it based on my personal observations. | |
| What's Up with ATI? There's a phone, fax and email number on their web site, which is showing a 2013 date. What kind of result did you get when you called them before going online and casting aspersions? phone 323.278.0001 | |
| Aesthetix Rhea & Calypso Tube Upgrade I have the Aesthetix Janus, and in my system, I have purchased a brand new stock set of tubes from Aesthetix, and I've also purchased NOS Amperex and RCA tubes from Andy at Vintage Tube Services. I will say that for the phono section, I liked the ... |