Recent content by The Sandman

Nice gear! I’m not sure about that rack system though…

Speakers that sound good loud shouldn’t sound bad at low listening levels. It’s more a question of how quiet your room is and how low you’ve managed to get the noise floor of your system.

Might run a little warm but why not!

Any reason not to redouble the amount of components in the Sentinel DAC and create the MSB Zenith?

I get asked to choose between 2 ChatGPT responses regularly to help the program evolve.. The chat is can be misinterpreted to seem that it is encouraging a specific line of reasoning due to its positivity. This creates a feedback loop in the user than can be misleading. I often do reality...

In keeping with the spirit of this thread, I asked ChatGPT to come up with some Rodney Dangerfield inspired retorts. It did okay!

My system’s so high-end, even my wallet filed a restraining order… I tell ya, no respect!

Trust me, pal—my system and I have something in common… neither of us gets any respect!

Try presenting a mismatched, known bad configuration to it and see what it thinks.

It's not that often that an audiophile can send a piece of equipment back to the manufacturer for upgrade. I sent my Berkeley Alpha Reference DAC (V3) in for upgrade to Version 3P about 2 months ago. I know the Berkeley is passed over by many because it doesn't do DSD, but that's not an issue...

Let ‘s try to understand then… It comes across as an agenda when you repeat things multiple times, in unrelated topics, especially when you’re not personally involved and therefore are not a firsthand source of information.

Gratuitous statements like this do not belong in a thread about creative gear photos. To me it's an indication of agenda driven mudslinging.

I’m not disagreeing with you Mike… I had a smaller Pioneer SX 50 series receiver with Advent speakers back in the day and it was only bested when I upgraded to the Aragon 4004 amp, 24K SP preamp, and B&W Matrix 802 speakers. I did some searching though, and the going price for the SX 1250 in...

The $900 SX 1250 of 1976 would cost over $5100 in today's dollars. That's probably the same ballpark as the current retail cost for a used SX 1250 in good condition plus a complete overhaul.

I can't speak for all expensive high-end racks, but I can say that my Critical Mass Maxxum rack made an immense difference in the sound of my system - probably the single biggest difference among my many upgrades over the years. Buying it was an act of faith - it's not at all like component...