Recent content by Mechnutt

I can't hear anything above 11K which is about par for being 67.

Mr. P, I got my son into audio when he was 14. He now has at least $13,000 of analog and digital gear. He too prefers my music from the 60's to present. He has varied taste like me. It's nice that we can sit and listen together. We have been to audio shows and plan on going to the Seattle...

That is a Guitar amp, not a home audio amp.

That calculator is so off. It recommended 10-15 wpc for my Arendal 1528 bookshelfs that are 4 ohm and have a sensitivity of 84db. If I use a 10 watt amplifier it will clip at moderate levels. These speakers need good clean power to sound their best. The company recommends at least 100 wpc...

Other options if a dealer won't lend you a DAC is to buy a DAC where they have a very good return policy. This AVA (Van Alstine) DAC's is one of the best I have heard. It has a 3D holographic sound with a huge sound stage. I reviewed it for the company on the AC forum. They have a 30 day...

I have never heard of them but here is an album of theirs on Bandcamp and I like it.

The big thing with using a gaming computer for audio is the video card. I built a custom audio computer with hand picked parts for audio and left out the video card. I am sure that you can turn your video card off when listening to music and use the on board video of your Ryzen CPU. Also, you...

I almost bought a fully upgraded F22. You really need to do all the upgrades to get the best sound from these amps. I talked with one of the engineers and he said the cap and resistor upgrades are worth it. From what I have read from people that have done it, they agree. I did not buy one...

Hi, I bought a new JCat usb femto card for my custom built music server that I built a few years ago. I was using an older JCat usb card V1.1. That card made a very noticeable improvement in sound. I decided to buy the newer femto card and hooked it up tonight. I am powering it via an...

I really wanted to buy a 585.5 Integrated amp but used prices are still high so a new 5805 it was.

I love my 5805 Integrated. It checks all the boxes for me. Slightly warmer tone. Deep bass, smooth but detailed top end. The midrange has good tone and texture and it is very dynamic and musical. The DAC in it is exceptional and better than my Luxman. It is supposed to have a very good...

I have a 25 pound knife and fork that I eat with for exercise. I need a 25 pound wine glass too.😃

Vinyl, Digital downloads and copies of CD's then Streaming. When I am feeling lazy it is digital and streaming. Some one needs to invent a personal robot to flip records. Or bring back record stackers lol.

Then I guess you have never heard Magnepans at low volume. Or you do not consider them good speakers. They need some juice and volume to sound their best. I have lived with them for 30 years.

I have a pair of Fritz Carbon speakers that Fritz sent me for review. They sound pretty good at low levels but electronics also play the part. Van Alstine gear typically sounds good at low volumes. So did the Pass X1 preamp that I had. I sold it to buy a BAT VK51se tube preamp to pair with...