bigkidz
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| Thiel CS6 / Dali MS4 I heard the Dali MS4s in a poor dealer showroom in NYC. I also heard the 5s in a reviewers home. I did not care at all for the 4s and the 5s were much much better. The 5s work well on vocals, jazz, type of music and do not relaly rock and roll tha... | |
| How much does audio equipment really cost Yes depending on the mfg, the dealer mark up is 40-50%.Happy Listening. | |
| Why Sellers Forget To Update Ads, Sold/ Pending Yeah, remember the Counterpoint SA-5000 that was listed for $600 obo. I emailed saying I would send a bank check the next day. I never even got an answer after several emails. Now you think the guy would have said I have an offer you can offer mor... | |
| Looking for a DAC change The 861 is one of the best one box players that I have heard. It is smoother, more refined, more relaxed and just about equals the Opus in dynamics (I think the Opus may be too much but I did not live with it too long term to get a better handle o... | |
| Does "Non Compensated" Reviewing Still Exist? You are correct sir but in my auditions of many CDPs, preamps, amps, speakers, cables, DACs, etc., I found what I preferred is not always what others preferred. For example Sonus Faber Cremona speakers are to me very musical and more warm sounding... | |
| Looking for a DAC change What power cord did you use with the Opus? I tried it with a Shunyata black mamba and it was one of the sweetest CDPs I have heard. The Waida 861 basic was better, more refined sounding. The Chord DAC 64 is an excellent DAC and it will sound clear... | |
| Would an external DAC improve the sound of my SONY Yes, but I would stay on the used cheap side of things as your Sony is just a below average kind of a transport. Look at older Bel Canto, or Musical Fidelity or the Scott Nixon DACs.Happy Listening | |
| Newbie with $1500 and a wife pushing for Bose Forget all the above advice, you know she wants to Bose, so get them, only change them so they sound like crap when you get home like make them out of phase, use bad cables, then you can say to her, boy these sound like crap and then you can tell ... | |
| Can we have an "Ask Sean" catagory? Funny Slappy, I was discussing you with another Agon member and we both agreed that you would be the first Agon memeber we would like to go have a berr with. Maybe one day we'll come a knockin' on your door, but do let the dog hump our legs oK? We... | |
| JMLabs Alto BE / Verity Parsifal Encore / WP7? What type of sound are you looking for and what type of music do you prefer? | |
| Wadia think about expensive CD Players ? Mefge03 is correct, about the Wadia 861 SE. But like I already said the 861 basic is a great player and is not the digital sounding Wadia that some think about other Wadia CDPs.Happy Listening. | |
| Wadia think about expensive CD Players ? Yes it will sound better, worth the extra dollars that is your call. I recently compared the Wadia 861 basic to the Accuphase DP-77 SACD/CD and Resolution Audio Opus 21. The Wadia was more refined, smoother sounding with an excellent soundstage co... | |
| onix grand masters- any good I had the power cord in my system but did not think that it outperfromed any of the other cables I owned, Elrod Sig 3, Foundation Research LC-1 & LC-2, JPS power AC.Happy Listening. | |
| Tube base preamp suggestions Best tube preamps I have heard are the First Sound over the CJs and Hovland and the Joule Electra LA-150 over the Lamm LL2 Deluxe. Never got to hear the Joule and the FS in the same system.Happy Listening. | |
| Audio Research LS25 vs Pass X-1 I compared the LS25 MKII to the BAT VK-30SE and the Pass X-1. The BAT was not as dynamic as the LS25 MKII so right away it was eliminated from the audition (I owned the BAT at the time). The LS25 does not have a tube sound and the X-1 had a more l... |