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| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @knownothing Amir’s conclusion actually says “So if you have audible mains related interference that is above a few hundred Hertz, then the PSM156 may have an effect”, which is decidedly less dogmatic than my friend @samureyex. If you read Amir... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @samureyex Think you may have intended your post referencing the Dave for someone else. I don’t have one. Regarding your post about the Puritan, you left out what mattered in Amir’s conclusions, which contained no inconsistencies. Here’s ... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @samureyex Well, I notice that you only responded to one of my 3 examples, lol! But with respect to DACs, I think each of the measurements is intended to reflect some specific aspect of sound. Whether you like that quality is of course up to ... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @samureyex While I wouldn’t characterize myself as “ an ASR supporter”, I do think ASR has provided valuable insight in several areas. 1) DACs - Providing consistent measurements for every DAC they test is helpful, though as others have sugge... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @hilde45 nice post. Only thing I’d add @toronto416 is that, with respect to power conditioning products, I think one can make a much stronger case for a measurements-first mentality there than for virtually any other product. The point is to “... | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? Here’s another way of thinking about the issue. I catalog the jazz lp section of my 750 lp collection on Discogs. According to Discogs, my 395 lp jazz collection is worth about $10k. So let’s assume my total collection is worth about $15k. Tha... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? great question. I’ve got 3: 1979 - Southside Johnny opened for J. Geils Band at the Aragon in Chicago. Honestly, my buddies and I were there for Southside, so we actually left during J.Geils’ set. We were pretty stoned! 2006 - The Raconteurs ... | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» I’ve noticed this weird correlation between listening to lps and death. Maybe the covariance between listening to lps and age holds a clue. But seriously, the summer before my sophomore year in college, I used a significant chunk of my summer ... | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? When I was younger, it wasn’t even close. During college, I’m pretty sure I never had more than 75-100 lps max. Who could afford a large collection? I’d sell stuff to help purchase new, and of course Chicago had a great FM station - WXRT. In g... | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp Cool. Btw, have you seen that Fezz audio is selling a DAC designed by Lampizator? Pretty reasonable price too, $3k for single ended, $4k for balanced version. | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp I have no idea what that was about. | |
| At the top of the line is it really all that different? A really great question, and a lot of thoughtful responses. One thing I’d add is it also depends on how you listen. I’m often astonished at how much I can enjoy a wide variety of completely different systems. I have a friend who primarily lis... | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative”…..Part 1: I have a plan AH = Audio Hungary | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative”…..Part 1: I have a plan no experience of AH myself, but several dealers I find credible are big fans. Also, Lavorgna (Twittering Machines) review of X200 in 2022 was quite positive. | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative”…..Part 1: I have a plan Another Nashville dealer, Atelier 13, carries a lot of brands that are off the beaten path, and they appear to have a bunch within your price range. I’ve worked with the owner, Constantin, on an excellent SUT from Swissonor. |