joeycastillo
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| Looking to Develop A Short List of Amplifier Candidates For A Pair Of JBL 4367 Speakers OP I don't have your speakers but I heard JBL a lot. i grew up using them, used as always. and you seem to be searching an amp that will bring the best of this speakers to your Particular liking.. To me, you are on the road of needing to auditi... | |
| New vs uses in your current setup mine is pretty much 80/20 (New, used) | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile I started in my teen years. Being middle class folks, my first taste of good audio was a hand built HH SCOTT tube amp, then a Dynakit.ST-xx(i forgot and all this are surplus gear). This was all driven because my college degree was EE and Amp proje... | |
| What exactly is critical listening? Who does it? @mikelavigne I am in for what you wrote above. There is a time for Critical listening and a time for just relax and enjoy, knowing that what you hear is the best you can get out of for system. | |
| Adding an extra 1ft to premium speaker cables OP, YMMV.... I was in the same dilemma about 2 months ago. i I was using Transparent Music wave and was short of about 2 feet..( was in the process of rearranging the system layout) so I decided out of fun, to add a zip cord BUT terminating it ... | |
| Bi amping with two different pairs of monoblocks OP With a gear like yours, you would need a good Pre-amp to drive them. suggest as posted above the Pass Labs Xp-32 , which accommodates Bi or Tri amplification. only when you are committed to this type of amplification. Otherwise, just use the... | |
| Have some fun with bookshelf monitors!! OP my 2 cents... 1) B&W 700 series - if you like the B&W house sound 2) Harbeth P3esr - for an sweet sounding sound.. The B&W may not need a sub, but Harbeth may.... just depends on how perceive its overall tone | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? in my experience, cables have an effect (good and bad) in my system. i also believe in cable synergy. They do have a profound impact and changes the tone/musicality of music I have settled with audioquest, Transparent and Nordost as they are eas... | |
| So, “Audio Science Review” really doesn’t like this video IMO, i am a believer of the Iso acoustics pucks or isolation feet. In my particular case, the improvements i heard was predominant when i was using it with my Falcon Gold Badge LS35a. i don't have floor standers so no comment on that. I was skep... | |
| Amplifier for MoFi SourcePoint 8 speakers OP- it seems like you are heading towards a Multichannel type setup. I heard the AGD Gan Amps in a recent audio show and they are very good. I own Pass Amps (Xa25, x150) and they are my reference stereo setup, but for Multichannel?? i would go wit... | |
| Which amp with Wilson watt puppy 8 OP- since you already have the Wilson speakers, just ditch your current amp and get a Pass X250.8 and Pass Xp-22 or a Cary SLP if you want some tube sound, then, a pair of good speaker cables and start there. play around the positioning of the spe... | |
| Tube preamplifier lifespan To the OP- I am using a Preamp by Linear Tube audio, which claims that they run the tubes in such a way that it can last 10 to 20K hours. I had the amp for about 2 years now, its pretty much turned on 18 hours a day. 7 days a week. i had a spare... | |
| Integrated that blew you away For me, the integrated i like most is the Gryphon diablo 333 I am a Pass guy with their Power amps, and heard the Int 60, but the 333 is a class of its own | |
| Finally heard Accuphase I was at the show too and heard the accuphase line as presented by commonwealth Hifi. I will Not say that they sound bad, BUT it did not sound phenomenal. IMO, they sound as same as most of the vendors at the show. YUP, it does have a steep price.... | |
| Is there a ROON sound? IMO, I don't think there is a "ROON" house sound. I'm in the camp that bits are bits Being a ROON user for several years, I did have the chance to switch hardware around (Macs, then dedicated streamer) and all resulted in a change in sound, Howev... |