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| where/who builds the Borresen / Aviik Denmark gear? I Googled "Borreson Factory Tour" and found a good article on HiFi Knights but @yoyoyaya beat me to it. Here is the link: Borreson Factory Tour | |
| Reel to Reel Looks like I found a soul brother in @elliottbnewcombjr . I have a Teac X1000RBL that I've owned since new and even though I seldom play it I have no intention of selling it. The most important feature of this deck is that it can utllize high bias... | |
| Focal v Wilson @edelbby Thanks for the correction about the Mac being solid state. If I understand the specs correctly, it is rated to put out 270 watts at 8 ohms, 4 ohms, 2 ohms, and 1 ohm. My Krell KSA 300S is rated to put out 300 watts at 8 ohms, 600 watts at... | |
| Focal v Wilson I would not recommend running a pair of Wilson Watt/Puppies with a vintage tube amp. The Wilsons have a very demanding impedance curve (they drop to a low impedance over part of the audio band with a difficult phase angle), Depending on the versio... | |
| Looking for a line conditioner I had been a skeptic regarding the sonic effects of power conditioners but I had an experience at the 2018 AXPONA that blew my mind. In the Borreson/Ansuz room they were doing a demonstration of their power conditioner. They would plug everything ... | |
| A switch for 3 amps Maybe I'm missing something but I don't think the Luxman will work for what you are trying to do. It is simply a speaker selector with only one amplifier input. The Douk is also not the answer because it is designed to go between the amp and the s... | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords @dwcda Thank you for your post and your reasoned responses to several hostile and incredulous responses. You and I share a similar philosophy about the audible effects of cables and cords. I've tried to hear the difference in interconnects and pow... | |
| Solid state amp vs tube amps One of the major factors on whether a tube amplifier sounds different than solid state is how well the respective amplifiers can generate increased current into low impedance loads. If the amps are connected to speakers that have low sensitivity a... | |
| Accuphase or Leben for heavy metal Metal music is actually one of the least demanding musical genres for amps and speakers. It is heavily compressed during recording and mixing and then heavily limited during mastering. Most metal has very little dynamic range which makes it easier... | |
| Audiophilism is a hobby I have characterized our pursuit as a "hobby" for a long time. I don't think it's fundamentally different than someone who plays Magic the Gathering, collects autotomotons, sings in a community choir, or restores vintage automobiles. For those of... | |
| Picture Discs Vinyl record sales are booming and as production expands I suspect that we are going to see a quality decline especially for things like picture disks. I haven't ever bought a picture disk but it looks like one doesn't buy this stuff for the sound... | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... I run a BSG qol Signal Completion Stage processor which takes my system "to the next level" in imaging. My Thiel CS6 speakers image very well but the qol gives it added depth and focus. I would recommend trying this before buying new gear. TAS and... | |
| Listening position/speaker position Either your friend is none too bright when it comes to speaker placement or he is pulling your leg. Take your pick. Good advice above - I don't need to repeat. However, your comment about having lots of cushy furniture is something I can identify... | |
| Mark Levinson Has Saved Me And My MUSIC!! Interesting video. Silly but interesting. There is no basis for saying that the analog waveform coming out of your DAC is stairstepped or "tic tic tic." But I can easily believe that processing the musical file by adding reverb and EQ can affect t... | |
| People complain about lack of bass, not enough mid range. Solution? Increasing the mid bass is going to detract from the "clarity" of the recording - all other things being equal. I had a recording studio for 10 years and I think any recording engineer would tell you that managing the mid bass in a recording is cr... |