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| Best amp for Sonus Faber +1 @lalitk I acquired an Accuphase A-80 amplifier a few months ago. This machines makes the most beautiful music I have ever heard in my system. Over the years, I have gone back and forth between solid state and valves. Each time, I would miss the... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? The real affliction many audiophiles are cursed with is the 'law of diminishing appreciation.' How many times have you upgraded a component and stayed up listening to music all night. You sit there in amazement proclaiming that you have reached th... | |
| Olympica Nova III or V? @kofibaffour Your description of the SF sound left me scratching my head. If anything, I find the sound a little too rolled off and forgiving. I owned Olympica II and then III. Both driven by Audio Research integrated amps -- GSi75 and VSi75. We a... | |
| notifications issues Same here. My name was mentioned once. I’ve already received 6 emails. I don’t know who manages the technical side of things at audiogon but I can’t help but feel that audiogon admin ought to have a real conversation with them. | |
| Giant ads on threads They are sometimes showing up every 5 seconds. I respect the fact that Audiogon needs a revenue stream but there are better ways of achieving it. | |
| Single driver full range speakers @ronboco I get where you mean and that’s what I thought at first as well. On paper the magnepan 3.7i’s go down to 35 hz but that is a joke IMHO. I’ve also owned many speakers rated to go down into the high 20’s. They all needed subwoofers. I was... | |
| Luxman, Marantz or Naim for Harbeth Compact 7 Back when I had the 30.1 in the home office a few years ago, I tried them with Naim Supernait 3 and Luxman 590AXII. My money is on the Luxman. I found that while the Naim provided a more forward sound the Luxman had more depth and finesse. | |
| Single driver full range speakers @ronboco I would say there is zero chance a single driver speaker can out perform a quality 3 way. See @atmasphere post above. If you're ever in the Dallas area, you're welcome to drop by. After owning Joseph Audio, Sonus Faber, large Harbet... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @gandalf Just reading your post now. You didn't specify which JA floorstander, but I'm assuming you're referring to JA Perspective2 Graphene? Although, I don't own them anymore I still have fond memories of that speaker. If you like a modern, cri... | |
| My impressions of the much Hyped LAIV Harmony DAC (I ordered one and Listened to it.) @thecarpathian the problem with Laiv is that it’s a Chinese company. And that’s why it’s judged by a different set of standards. | |
| The verdict - Burmester 232 is worth MUCH MUCH MUCH more than its price!!! McCombs should consider offering a course in humility. | |
| The verdict - Burmester 232 is worth MUCH MUCH MUCH more than its price!!! lol | |
| The verdict - Burmester 232 is worth MUCH MUCH MUCH more than its price!!! One has to join the Burmester facebook group to see your system pics. I don’t think most people are willing to join another group just to be able to see the pics. Better to create a virtual system on audiogon. | |
| Single driver full range speakers @pindac I couldn't agree with you more. I also chuckled when I read the assertion that "most of them [single driver speakers] don't sound very good once the listener gets past the honeymoon phase." It's amusing how audiophiles love to make such d... | |
| Do Harbeth speakers really need a 4000 damping factor? Except for the ‘all amps are the same crowd”, this should not be news to anyone. Harbeth speakers like solid state amplification. When I had the 40.2s, my best combo was a tube preamp paired with an SS amp. Best of both worlds. |