kennyc
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| Up grade to a new turntable @daveyonthecoastGiven your 4 options I'd choose the Kuzma.Other $4k price/performance suggestions:- MOFI Ultradeck with the MasterTracker cart for $2.5k total. Lots of favorable reviews.- Rega Planar 8 or used Rega Planar 10 - great sound for the... | |
| What speaker do you passionately want to demo? @mijostynKennyc, I’m very lucky. I have the only speakers I ever want to own. You are truly blessed to have and enjoy what you want. The Muraudio gets decent reviews but IMHO it is a bad design. I too was leery of how several panels sounded, but s... | |
| What speaker do you passionately want to demo? Thanks for reminding me. Your discussion of Tannoy and Fyne reminded me of point source speakers. Because I was interested in a full range linear performance I dismissed point source speakers from my search in favor of multiple driver speakers thi... | |
| What's your dream speaker? FYI - I just opened a new thread "What speaker do you passionately want to demo?" | |
| Rotel RA-1592 MK II or something else to deliver around 200W to B&W towers around $3000? @yukispierI thought that is the direction I am headed getting a proper amp with a midish level pre/dac combo. Ummm, there’s not really a “midish” level pre/dac. It’s sonically better to get a separate DAC but good a audiophile (above box store son... | |
| Rotel RA-1592 MK II or something else to deliver around 200W to B&W towers around $3000? @yukispierI currently have the B&Ws but nothing else. Budget is still hovering around 3K... but it could be expanded in the next few weeksSo you need at minimum these components:1) Preamp2) Amp3) Streamer4) DAC5) Cabling6) Audio rack?the 3K ... | |
| Long hiatus from audio, getting back into it, speaker/room help please @n6gqWhat is your bass requirements in a speaker?I noticed you like ML and am looking into panel speakers like Magnepan, but panel speakers generally lack bass because the vibrating panel cannot move as much air as a piston type driver. Adding a ... | |
| Rotel RA-1592 MK II or something else to deliver around 200W to B&W towers around $3000? @yukispiercapping myself at $3k new or usedI was thinking that going integrated A must have is digital connectivity for hi-res streaming. I’m having difficulty nailing down your requirements.Are you asking for an amp or an integrated amp? If amp, ... | |
| Sub placement The JL Audio CR1 crossover consistently gets raving reviews. Perhaps one of the best components to get a seamless speaker, sub, room integration. | |
| Primaluna Evo 400 Preamp pairing with McIntosh MC1502 @bharatmake sure your components have settled (burn in a few hours) before evaluating performance. | |
| Long hiatus from audio, getting back into it, speaker/room help please @n6gqGlad to see you smelling the roses again with high-end audio. Perhaps a used ML speaker coupled with a used Hegel H360 pre/amp/DAC would safely fit and likely exceed your expectations. | |
| Why the cost increase? @oldhvymecI kept the rents the same for 10 years. Same renters for the last 15 years.My income is the same. I hate to pass it on to my renters.. My siblings and I inherited a choice San Francisco property in Chinatown North Beach area. My parents... | |
| What's your dream speaker? @jackskyThis thread is about owning the speaker. I’ll soon open another thread w speakers one would like to demo.Austin Martin to know it’s my dream car.I like Porsche for the performance, comfort as a daily driver, and lowered fear that people wo... | |
| What's your dream speaker? @havocmanI would get the monitor audio Platinum 500 II, I have the Platinum 200 ll and I absolutely love them.I demoed the Monitor Audio Platinum 300 II and was on my short list to purchase. +1 @douglas_schroederabandon the search for "the One", t... | |
| Power cord choice? @rsjm80I picked up used Kimber Palladian pk-10 and pk-14 cables based on Audio Bacon Power Cables shootout:https://www.google.com/amp/s/audiobacon.net/2019/08/17/27-audiophile-power-cables-reviewed/not going to change if the improvement would just... |