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Hear Here replied to the thread RIP Jim Smith.I’m sorry to hear this sad news. I never met Jim as I live in the UK, but he was US distributor for Avantgarde when I bought my first... -
Hear Here replied to the thread Bye-Bye Qobuz….I presume Qobuz Connect is merely a control app that is used to find and play music from Qobuz. Presumably Spotify has its own control...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Switched to Class D or get left behind?.Ah - a fellow cheapskate! At least I look for best value for money. The title of this thread tells it all. Consider doing what I did...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Best of show awards - impact?."Best of" accolades certainly altered me to the Avantgarde brand of speakers that I'd previously just ignored at audio shows because of...
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Hear Here replied to the thread 25 Most Underrated Vintage Speakers.My Acoustic Research experience started decades ago with a single original AR1 I bought for next to nothing at a London household...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Meter Mania!!!!!.It doesn't bother me one jot. This is a leg-pulling thread and you shouldn't take what I or others say so seriously. Lighten up. I am...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Meter Mania!!!!!.As I said "Just my take". Isn't hi-fi only ever bought for one purpose - to reproduce music as accurately as possible? Obviously not...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Meter Mania!!!!!.But what do these meters tell us? Nothing of significance to the music quality as far as I can see. They add cost, distract the...
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Hear Here replied to the thread An ignorant question for IsoAcoustic Feet Fans.I suspect you'll get "yes" answers, but I have to ask if you'll benefit from installing special feert under electronics. Turntables and...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Class D if so inclined.But the result is unlikely to match the best brands' Purifi amps. Where would you get the basic Purifi board from? Purifi offer cheap...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Class D if so inclined.Absolutely not the case - with Avantgarde speakers at least. Probably half of all AG owners use tube amps, mostly SETs, yet these...
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Hear Here replied to the thread What type of speaker still sounds good at low listening levels?.Horns are undoubtedly (in my experience) the best TYPE of speaker for high level of detail at low volume. My speakers are 18 ohm and 107...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Class D if so inclined.Bass units in the Duo XD have twin 500 watt Class D amps for the 12" drivers. Latest Duo GT uses a single 1000 watt amp that powers...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Class D if so inclined.£3-8K and included amps from Mark Levinson, Accuphase, Sugden, Quad, GamuT, NAD, Lyngdorf, Benchmark and a few obscure brands thst were...
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Hear Here replied to the thread Class D if so inclined.True, but having decided for various reasons to look for a ss amp that would provide as good and exciting a rendition of music as the...