fsonicsmith
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| Can you tell me why I didn't like the Reference 3a MM's? OK, who am I to give advice when I picked out my preamp and amp before choosing my loudspeakers?Here is the conundrum. Many of us (myself included) believe that source and electronics and cabling are more important than choice of loudspeakers. Thi... | |
| Stereophile, Pass Integrated and personal taste My criticism of Pass stuff is that NP is quite open to the idea of designing complete series of amps to have a certain "flavor" and then offering a range of flavors to the consumer. I don't recall if it was in that review or somewhere else but I r... | |
| Schiit Freya S or Freya +? My Freya S arrived today. I am VERY impressed! It is in my basement workout room and signal is from a Classe CDP.5 cd player via Black Cat IC's into the Freya into a fully SMcAudio modded McCormack DNA.5 amp and then into circa 1977 Large Advents ... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 SE Ha! I was actually referencing the shot of the interior circuit layout which you need to scroll to view. But then again, it too is likely just a holdover of the previous Ref 6 photos. Wouldn't it be nice if ARC were more transparent about what you... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 SE The question I would like an answer to is; just who is designing the circuits and "improvements" now that Ward Fiebiger died in 2017? I suspect that McIntosh Group fka Fine Sounds SPA is simply playing "design by committee" with a group of far les... | |
| Schiit Aegir Well, I can't directly answer your question but I can say that after ordering a Freya S and two Aegirs two weeks ago mostly for grins (they would be used in my work-out room and not my main listening room), I just cancelled my order. The reason; t... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 SE Frankly, I am pleasantly surprised. My take (rightly or wrongly) is that Mr. Wasserman must sell a lot of ARC gear such that the folks at ARC could not say "no". I love my Ref 6 and Ref 150SE combination. I paid full boat for each three years ago.... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? I've owned mine for five years and I love it. Each time I have improved some aspect of my turntables I have discovered just how good the Steelhead is. Changing from VPI decks to hot-rodded NOS vintage decks with Reed 3P arms. Ven den Hul Crimson C... | |
| Replacing Manley Neo-Classic 300B I am not going to sit here and tell you that I have critically compared the world’s best ~$10,000 to $15,000 preamps but I have heard a great many in individual settings and I decided upon an ARC Ref 6 and would confidently say it is among the bes... | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! Like Rolex, maker of the world's finest $800 dive watch, which they somehow manage to sell for $8k,I hope you know more about audio than about fine timepieces. Granted, 10K (the actual starting price of Rolex's after sales tax) is high, but the qu... | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! My understanding is that the Vanquish does not use a junction box, but instead has concealed wiring and a built-in phono stage. So you might want to check your facts on that.Check your eyeballs. The second arm on the longshoreman's pier of an armb... | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! At this level, I don't understand VPI's failure to design around two inherent compromises that VPI is infamous for implementing; 1) a junction box instead of continuous wiring from cartridge pins to connector of choice and 2) ridiculously lengthy ... | |
| Devore O 93 I have owned mine for just over two years. They are great with rock. I have seen people in an obvious state of awe when I play LCD Soundsystem's Sound of Silver on my digital rig. I own the same record on vinyl and though I generally prefer vinyl,... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Prof-hope the Josephs fulfill all your expectations-I am sure they will. On that topic of others not having a clue, I got conned one year into hosting a Christmas party for our law firm. I knew it would be a mistake. I asked my son-then in high sc... | |
| Amps I Like I am an ARC owner. My reservation with VSi75 is the volume control. I have the same doubts/concerns with most integrated amps. Preamps are critical to overall sound and the vast majority of integrated amps are amplifiers with shortcuts taken in th... |