jburidan
Responses from jburidan
| Speaker Recommendation: 20K range Tannoy Prestige series with 15" dual-concentric or 12" DC.Buy the best Tannoys you can find on the used market. These are the best speakers in the world. They are SET-friendly, and can found in the homes of many hi-fi industry insiders. They are i... | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music leemark, you seem like a nasty person. But condolences on the loss of your son. | |
| Accuracy vs. musicality My advice to anyone is to stop reading hi-fi magazines. Go to the library and read The Master Handbook of Acoustics by F. Alton Everest. Obtain a pair of Tannoy 15" dual concentric speakers, and build your system around them. I prefer single-ended... | |
| What has your audiophile experience taught you about yourself? Do the researchLearn to differentiate between value and hypeEnjoy the musicBe polite to hi-fi comradesSubjectivity and objectivity are slippery concepts | |
| Looking for a warm sweet speaker Tannoy 15" DC or Vandersteen 5A | |
| PS Audio DirectStream DAC or Aqua Formula xHD If you buy an Aqua and dislike it, you're stuck with the sound because it's never gonna' change. On the other hand, a DirectStream changes based on the firmware you choose to install. Also, the manufacturer, PS Audio, is committed to evolving the ... | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 PS Audio DirectStream | |
| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range I like Vandersteen and Tannoy. Look for a pair of used Tannoy Westminsters. | |
| Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? That has not been my experience. Integrateds can be wonderful. | |
| I love my PS Audio Direct Stream with Red Cloud :) I wonder what it cost to manufacture that fuse? The mark-up must be huge. | |
| I love my PS Audio Direct Stream with Red Cloud :) But seriously, PS Audio is a model of good business culture with excellent customer support. At the opposite extreme is a seller who, when one calls for help, either can't speak English or pretends not to speak it (I've experienced both in my audi... | |
| I love my PS Audio Direct Stream with Red Cloud :) Also, might be a troll if the member’s name is Paul but member's photo is of a person in drag wearing striped shirt and pearls :) | |
| I love my PS Audio Direct Stream with Red Cloud :) deepgoove:I'd like to take the DirectStream DAC off your hands, if you're inclined to get rid of it. | |
| I love my PS Audio Direct Stream with Red Cloud :) "According to Jeff Haagenstad... The EXOGAL... does have some conventional DAC chips..." He says the chip brand is PCM, not Sabre. So, I don't know what the FPGA does, but the approach differs from that of PS Audio DirectStream or Chord. | |
| I love my PS Audio Direct Stream with Red Cloud :) nitewulf: I believe that the Comet is Delta Sigma, but Merlot is FPGA. And Metrum uses proprietary R2R chips. |