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| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta The issue is that Ric is not simply sharing his thoughts, he is selling his services on a hobbyist forum and there is financial interest underlying his posts. This is very much a sales pitch not all that different from another vendor who doesn't g... | |
| To Tube or not to Tube, that is the question My experience is that it takes quite a bit of $$$ before the tube amps really show the magic they're capable of. If you want to stay under $2K, then the best price-to-performance value probably is coming from China nowadays. The offerings from the... | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta @ricevs Since you don't provide any measurable proof that your tweaks result in better SQ, do you provide some form of guarantee that a customer would like the outcome? Say, I send you a unit to be tweaked and when I get it back I either don't hea... | |
| Changes in my life, new system, need new speakers I've had many standmount speakers in my second system/home office. For the price, the Fritz Carrera BE speakers offer a lot of bang for the buck. They are truly versatile as they handle different genres of music from classical, jazz, and rock with... | |
| AGD Audion GaN Class D In The House I had an extended and very interesting conversation with Alberto at AGD a few weeks ago. The guy is extremely knowledgable, yet so humble it's unbelievable. His approach of doing in-house R&D and module design and production is commendable. Al... | |
| A Word Of Thanks I wasn't aware of your health situation (probably missed the other post), but I'm so glad you got some positive news in the end. Here's to good health 🍻 in 2023 and beyond! | |
| Audioquest Niagara 1200 I had the same issue with Niagara 1200. Although I didn’t measure anything per se, the degradation in SQ was noticeable. Music became flat and lifeless. Returned that sucker within 2 weeks. I’m now using Gigawatt Powerprime with good results. I’ve... | |
| Dynamic Speakers to match Luxman L-509X I don't know what the OP's experience was with Fritz speakers but I can tell you that my Carrera BE's are one of the best standmount speakers I've ever owned. They might look rather unassuming but the music they make is incredible. The speakers ar... | |
| Joseph Audio: Perspectives and Pearls @prof I recently acquired a new amp by Aavik, it’s their U-280 model. I was very skeptical since it’s class D and up until this point I had yet to meet a class D that I liked. But this amp has totally shook my belief system. It’s like the Pesperct... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1 Forgot to mention, I also tried a Naim Supernait 3 with the Harbeths. it didn’t sound bad but was ultimately too lively (the whole PRaT thing Naim is famous for) and thin sounding for my taste. Returned it within the trial period. But there are a... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1 I owned the Moonriver 404 and actually paired it with Harbeth m30.1. One of the worst pairings ever. The sound was bloated and lacked dynamics. Couldn’t get rid of the Moonriver fast enough. The fact that it’s a big ugly box doesn’t help either. ... | |
| I have NOVA V's and I am not happy I saw the asking price on usaudiomart. Not sure who would pay this much for a used pair of speakers. My local dealer will give a better price for brand new, and install it for me as well. But you never know … there’s a sucker born every minute. | |
| patricia barber - diana krall - holly cole Sometimes when I’m reading a book and listening to music, whenever I reach for the remote to move to a different song, it’s always Holly Cole. Don’t know what’s about her music but I can’t stand to listen to her for more than 30 seconds. | |
| patricia barber - diana krall - holly cole DK’s Live in Paris and Girl in the Other Room are not bad. I also liked her album where she paid a tribute to Nat King Cole. But agree the rest is pretty substandard. | |
| Custom Tuning Conspiracy Thank you for uncovering the heinous conspiracy. I can finally sleep tonight. |