fsonicsmith
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| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience Speakers that prioritize Imaging Imaging Imaging. That disappear in the room creating an intimate but 3D listening experience. Clean (Accurate) warm sound. No distortion. I would easily sacrifice low end for untiring highs and warm mids I don't li... | |
| Question For Those In The Know About Audio Research Power Amps I have owned ARC amps for fifteen years, first a NOS VS110 that some wealthy guy just kept in his closet for about ten years as a spare before selling it to me and then three years ago moving up to a Ref 150SE paired with a Ref 6. My VS110 killed ... | |
| Audio Note AN/E vs. DeVore O/96 I own DeVore O/93's.At Axpona 2019 the room I kept returning to time and time again was the Audio Note room. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA3XvJcic5oI believe Richardausten. Everything he says above mirrors my observations of the room at Axpona... | |
| Quicksilver audio silver 88 mono amps Have owned the Silver 88’s for the past 5 years. I have a friend who had them previous to my purchase and still does. There is an issue with two of the electrolytics that I was fore warned by my friend, not if but when they would fail. Well fina... | |
| Schiit not that Good? w3ua1 posts04-20-2018 10:10pmRule of thumb:Sound quality depends on:1. Room acoustics -- 40%2. Recording Quality -- 30 %3. Speakers -- 25%4. Electronics -- 4%5. Cables -- 1% (proper shielding and grounding only. Rest is snake oil)So, if the soun... | |
| Quicksilver audio silver 88 mono amps I’m considering buying a set of these from the music room in Erie, Colorado. Does anyone have experience with this amplifier. My McIntosh MC75’s need some work and I’m going to have them refurbished to factory specifications. I want something in ... | |
| I finally get it! First and foremost, every time I see Phoenixengineering participate on this Board I smile. He is a great all-around guy and has a wealth of useful knowledge. Now that aside, as someone who gave up on VPI decks (three of them) and went to vintage d... | |
| Ojas? That would be my guess as well. | |
| Two Turntables? Why Like my hero Art Dudley, I wanted the two most iconic vintage tt's of all time, the TD124 and the 301. Both of mine are maxed out in terms of both restoration and performance upgrades. It just so happens that my TD124 was purchased the year I was ... | |
| What's a better choice? Manley Steelhead Phono or Audio Research Reference 2SE Phono? I have ARC gear (Ref 6 and Ref 150SE) and the Steelhead, all bought new. I love the sound I am getting and love the Steelhead. Where I can't help you is that I have never tried the Ref 2SE. The Steelhead has an outboard PSU but that alone means li... | |
| TechDAS lll experience @lewm I agree wholeheartedly. I tried to participate over there and I discovered that the group is made up of about 20 regulars and the moderator is the "owner" of the site and seems to occupy some alternative version of the universe. The fact tha... | |
| Spendor D7 vs. Harbeth Super HL5+ If I had a larger room, I would own O/96's. I listened to both over and over at the 2018 Axpona and preferred the O/96's to the O/93's. The O/93's are more polite, the O/96's are party-girls. I know calling a human a "party-girl" is not currently ... | |
| Spendor D7 vs. Harbeth Super HL5+ Prof has incredible listening and writing skills, but I do mildly disagree with him about the Spendors. In my case, I have a pair of walnut D7.2's purchased as nearly brand new demos. I also have a pair of DeVore O/93's which Prof has written much... | |
| TechDAS lll experience Here you go (or so I hope).https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/af3-premium-arrived.26477/ | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive You gotta love this hobby. I've been in it since the age of 15 so 45 years. The other day I was listening to a well recorded live album of an artist I have seen many times, and on certain (but not all) cuts it was startling how real it sounded. I ... |