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I’m getting an industrial transformer going outside my house, a new Eaton CH box and everything audio moving to that completely separate power setup. Not cheap. N Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Absolutely it will impact the sound. Its a whole lot of copper and iron. What do you think many power conditioners are made of. If you purchase a junk transformer, it may sound like junk. It may have very high distortion. If you get a high...

ASR has many followers that will argue our ears/brains cannot be trusted and measurements are the only way to shop. I'm struggling to understand why people that don't trust their ears would spend 5 figures on components and I still haven't gotten...

I wouldn't disregard SG for 1 company. I've bought more than a few pieces for my system on AG and USAM and I just use the same diligence I would buying on craiglist and haven't had any surprises.

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No idea, maybe you could start a poll? I sell as fast as I can make, outside my full time job. So there's that. My speakers are too dumb to know whether they will be placed in 2 or more channels systems. They just transduce electricity to...

It’s all water under the bridge and not a big deal. I think the point I was trying to make is this: You have some dealers who really work hard and go beyond turning on the lights and waiting for someone to walk in the store. These dealers like...

I bought my Magico A3 speakers from Pearl Audio in Portland Oregon. The salesman John was a lot of help when I purchase those. He drove the A3s up from Portland and set them up in my house at that time.Great guy.I talked to him when I saw that Pearl...

TL;DR? "So what am I trying to say will all this? Should we throw away measurements entirely and go back to word of mouth subjective feedback? No. Measurements can indeed tell us a lot. use measurements as guidelines" The author of this video...

That’s funny! But i do like it!!

Does street cred or lack thereof affect your ability to sell $42K speakers? Is your target market the surround sound crowd or are you selling into the 2 channel stereo crowd that you have no shortage of disparaging remarks for?

Starwars Tie-Fighter

How come you didn't reach out to your local dealer for the help you sought from Mike?

That's hilarious!

Here is with the Molekula and Molekula Mini (designed for short spindles, ala Rega's).

Nice to know Audiogon is not a fair/safe marketplace for buyers. Thanks for the info.

The audio industry has moved on from single sine or swept sine measurements, which are still used by most reviewers that still publish measurements. In the case of ASR, the use of a single measurement @ 1 kHz is laughable.

Welcome aboard, enjoy your stay.

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Indeed scanning through the Potpourri of comments it seems as to which Tall Poppy's head deemed worthwhile to be lopped off:rolleyes:! Carry on Chaps Bruce

Audiogon have changed radically these past few years. It seems to have become a site for home based resellers and used gear dealers. Some of the sellers claim authorized status but they are not. USAudiomart is a nicer place and they don't charge!...

Thanks for your reply. I was thinking of a 3000 watt converter to be safe.

It shouldn't. Some power conditioners are/use Isolation transformers. As long as the transformer is large enough in capacity they generally do not inhibit sound quality.

Does it impact the audio quality at all?

Amazon has any number of transformers that should work, Look for one that has 1500 watts. Don't need anything fancy. It's just a step up transformer. Just like the transformers in most of our audio gear.

I think it is a catch phrase used by the disciples who worship at the feet of anything from Harman.

Thanks for your comments. Those Aries speakers are crazy looking, but sound quite good. The Vantage Live is terrific. Best YG’s I ever heard (at Axpona). Active speakers for a sealed box sounded great. Read lots of people who loved the...

I was going to post this as well. I don't recall ever reading the term "Harman Curve", and I have read quite a bit about Harman's and Floyd Toole's loudspeaker testing methods and findings.

I spent a full 4 days at the show and really enjoyed it! It was great to see old and meet new friends and see and hear all the nice audio gear. Despite the difficult conditions (bad electrical power quality, challenging room acoustics etc.),...

I'm sure that dealers trying to survive in todays world and market are not lazy. I do appreciate your effort by providing a forum for serious audiophile and music lovers to share ideas and experiences within the audio world of today. As I...

I plan on connecting an N20 Aurender to my Esoteric K-01XD via USB. In that scenario (using USB to connect the N20 to the K-01XD) if I use an external master clock, is it correct that I would only need to connect the master clock to the K-01XD?

I did not pull the trigger. I did not care for the sound of the cable.

I've listened to people debating this question for years. Do you turn your 595 off?

Yes. Welcome to my world. So glad I make the videos and do write ups so lazy dealers can benefit. Sigh… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I'm debating if a great next move for me would be to trade my C7es2's for a pair of XD. On thing that slows me down is mine are eucalyptus and really beautiful...

I'm curious if you pulled the trigger. I use the source version on a Bartok and the HC on a Luxman integrated...

So you asked Mike for information and impressions on the 150 and then bought from someone else????

That was a great show. Huge crowds. All the people I have spoken with were surprised how good it was. 3 days spent maskless in rooms full of ppl and got back home covid free* :) * powered by Moderna x3

I have the Topping D90 DAC (the original non-SE version which uses in my opinion superior AKM 4499 DACs) and dCS Bartok in my office system. The later - sadly - still sounds noticably superior. I said sadly, as I would rather sell the dCS, keep the...

50 years ago a lot of the important measurements couldn't be made. Now they can. The cassettes all sounded different (assuming they were calibrated correctly) because their electronics were not neutral. The semiconductors needed didn't exist in...

Don't listen to anyone that claims that. cheers, AJ

Sorry I just see that “Harman” curve touted as the ideal and best a loudspeaker can be. I guess you read and see something enough you start to believe it. Go figure.

There is no Harman Curve Absolutely not...unless you mean anechoically 3D. The latter being critical, since I make very few monopole radiators. DACs and Preamps, etc are electronic signal passers. Speakers are signal transducers, into rooms,...

I think we are in agreement without you realizing it ;). You know I make/sell $42k speakers right? Whatever makes one happy. cheers, AJ

AJ let me ask you this if I may. As a speaker designer and manufacturer if you produce a speaker that has a perfect Harman curve in room response and another designer/manufacturer builds a speaker with a carbon copy replica of your speakers response...