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| Anybody try the new Heaven 11 Billie Mk 2? The essential points have already been well made. @ghasley ’s point is spot on. The SEC is publicly going after social media influencer investment “advisors” for their pump and dump schemes…as someone who works in that space, I am continually shoc... | |
| Considering A New Streaming DAC (Pick 1 of 4) Depends on your goals obviously, but for my taste I’d go for either the Weiss or the Tambaqui in that system. At the risk of generalizing a bit re Pass and AN, for balance I’d want the most transparent and high res sources, to balance out the pers... | |
| Wolf Von Langa SON (TAS 2022 PofY) and Gestalt Audio - my experience & review FYI. Good write-up on these on Positive Feedback. Seems like a well-balanced take, recognizing that every speaker has its compromises. | |
| Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k I like the nagra tube DAC being fed AES from the Grimm MU1. | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @ghasley Didn't mean to create confusion, nor did I want to imply that you were in any way affiliated with that advertisement. You are clearly not. I'm not sure I even saw you post, before I posted. In terms of pricing, a dealer would know best t... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? Lo and behold, a used Grimm shows up on the other website. Folks are free to price things how they like, and folks are free to negotiate as they see fit, but I will say $9.5k for a used Grimm is a bold ask. You can buy one new with full warranty f... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? Reading about hifi is like watching a travel show. Occasionally entertaining but nothing like the real experience. Barely an experience at all really. And thinking you know Italy when you’ve been to a couple cities in Italy, when each and every pl... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @ghasley I expect I am not alone in thinking you one of the “best” assets on this forum, always appreciate your contributions and perspective. OP - I will at some point PM you some names that should help you home demo the Grimm, ultimately it ... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? A couple observations here. It’s easy to get a home demo, look at Grimm’s website for the dealer list, a few will simply ship you the unit for trial if you are seriously interested and you can hear it yourself. Highly recommended approach… 1. I h... | |
| Meitner MA-3 - direct or with preamp? Preamp. It’s a pretty darn good digital volume control but an above average preamp should beat it out. Same with the internal streamer (a quality separate is unsurprisingly better). Nothing unique to Meitner, in my experience this is typically tru... | |
| DAC recommendations If you want a clear and natural sounding DAC without breaking the bank, consider the latest DACs from Mytek. The Liberty II and the forthcoming next model up (not sure if it’s out yet). In the past their DACs were criticized for leaning analytical... | |
| Experience with Black Cat and/or Triode lab Wires I went from a full TWL loom to a full Black Cat loom. PM if you’d like more detail. In short, TWL makes a warm, pleasant, “meat on the bones” sound. Downside is, I ultimately heard it (in my system) as bloated, sluggish and low resolution — too m... | |
| Wolf Von Langa SON (TAS 2022 PofY) and Gestalt Audio - my experience & review I've heard the SONs, I enjoyed their presentation. What did you make of that Hifi Advice review, that noted a slight papery coloration? Not necessarily a bad thing (all speakers have their quirks) -- more broadly interested in what you think thei... | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home Another thing, about the speakers themselves. A giant room like that without sidewall reflections may actually be the best room for the Devore O/96s -- of course it's a type of room that few have. The reviewer Mike Lavorgna uses O/96s in his giant... | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home Think you know what you need to do. Before asking, might be worth buying something from the dealer that you were going to buy anyway, to establish the relationship (not necessarily a big ticket item). Dealers I've previously bought from are happy ... |