john1
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| Who, do you think, designs the best looking tube-based devices? It's hard to believe that virtually everyone has overlooked the elephant in the room here, that in some ways bestrides the non-hybrid, tube audio landscape like a colossus, Vladimir Lamm & his co. Lamm. | |
| A warm DAC? https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa27i5-meridian-ultra-dac-rack-mount-da-convertersReady to come down on price. | |
| A warm DAC? Buy what you like but not at least hearing/auditioning the Meridian ultra Dac would be a big mistake. The inventor of MQA is not as dismissable a that. John Atkinson agreeing (the link to his review in my last answer) is also not the nothing you ... | |
| A warm DAC? What you’re looking for is a Meridian DAC The most tubelike SS DAC out there. To get the best out of it, cabling is critical however, I have an 808 but the ultra DAC is very similar & likely better still. There’s literally no more musical DAC ... | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair Surprised no one's mentioned THE (well) under 10k bookshelf that has it all - transparency & bass plus higher efficiency, then all competitors - the B&W 805D3. Less than half the price of the TAD ME-1 & quantifiably better in some re... | |
| These seem a bit pricey $$$ The Swiss have never (there must be exceptions) offered value for money. It's intrinsic to their culture. HDF is pricier but unless they're using the very best Teflon capacitors, wiring, Vishays etc. then the value is certainly unexceptional. The ... | |
| Worth pursuing analog sound from digital? If you can do a comparison you'll hear the difference between an analog & digital rig. No need to take anybody's word for anything. Iftheclicks & pops don't bother you, you'll get more of everything good sonically. DO NOT take my word fo... | |
| What Sonically is the Difference between a $1,500 CD Player and a $10K-$25K One? What no one seems to be talking about & is essential to realizing huge qualitative gains by spending a lot more money on digital - is if that money is put to excellent use in designing a truly outstanding analog stage. It’s far rarer then ever... | |
| Your favourite music movie? Let's not forget what the Library of Congress has designated one of the best Music & dance films ever - All That Jazz. From Wikipedia > "Upon release in 1979, director Stanley Kubrick, who is mentioned in the movie, reportedly called it "[t... | |
| 5A Vandersteen There's a pair of 5As on USAudio Mart for $6500 that has been on there for 4 &1/2 months. I presume therefore there has to be some price flexibility. Upgrading them will be 2 1/2 times his asking though (if RV consents to waive his official ... | |
| Berkeley ref dac 3 Lalitk is not wrong. The last version of the Berkley ref 2 finally sounded right to my ears. The others were arguably enormously detailed but you just didn’t care. They were too cerebral with bland tonal colors & the music felt sat on. The la... | |
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. You feel you have the right to an opinion w/o comparing your Naks & Elcasets to a quality open reel machine? If you're trying to sound defensive about not wanting to hear the difference you know is there - you've succeeded. it's called evi... | |
| An Audiophile is Anyone Who Loves Audio Regardless of Monetary Status. Agree? The premise is what drives quality headphone & headphone amplifier sales. The sticky (but most intriguing?) part of your premise is delineating the difference between a music lover & an audiophile, their intersection points & where &am... | |
| What are the speakers you very rarely find in the Used market(Audiogon or Anywhere)? Preowned Wilson speakers are VERY common to see being sold very much including the most expensive production models (XLFs as you read this on AG & virtually everything else) - however in all the decades the WAMM has been made, I've never seen ... | |
| What class of amplifier has the most high definition sound ? I have heard many SOA contenders & with a compatible pair of speakers nothing has ever matched the purity of an OTL. I remember the first time I heard a Futterman. It was certainly dirty sounding (enough to disqualify it in many ways), Even... |