Recent content by MaxBuck

I had never listened to the Phantom 1 system until today. Listened to the classic recording of Bill Evans's trio performing Waltz for Debbie. The drums and piano were, to me, quite unconvincing, but OMG! The bass from these little fuckers! It's incredible! If they were more reasonably priced, I...

Your explanation makes sense, I guess, in that psychology appears to have been a major factor in your enjoyment of audio. Conversely, I've never heard any differences in competent amplifiers, and so I'm not preconditioned to expect any. Note I'm talking about amplifiers that aren't clipping.

This sounds a lot like the "evidence" a certain US politician uses routinely to sell his bullshit.

Uh-huh.

I'm not suggesting spending big bucks on USB cables, but I'm disappointed in the failure rate I've experienced in USB cables.

Didn't photograph the Magicos; sorry. The subwoofer in the corner wasn't hooked up. Nor, with these KOREs, did it need to be.

I think both the Accuphase and Burmester amps are very likely to be competent and sufficiently powerful to drive the respective speakers without clipping. I will note that the speakers were located at opposite ends of the room. Also, note my thread title. I don't pretend to be a trained...

Yes, one right after the other.

I had the chance to listen to a couple of very familiar pieces on two costly speakers today. Magico S2 and Dali KORE. Main source was Tidal playing through streamer with Joey Alexander's combo playing Freedom Jazz Dance off his album In a Sentimental Mood and a couple of inferior cuts; Magicos...

For many people of sufficient means, it will be a desirable attribute that the PS gear is manufactured in the USA rather Communist China.

Apparently there's an analog module available for this thing, which would presumably render it a full streaming integrated amplifier. Or one might also call it an internet receiver.

Without knowing anything about existence, official or otherwise, I'd go with the Node and a Hypex. Sounds like streaming is the only source you plan to use.

This is just another case of subjective assessments not matching measured reality. Easy cut and paste to get to the right answer.

Once one has selected a competently assembled amplifier based on a Hypex or Purifi module, IMO one should select based upon price, customer service and aesthetics. And avoid labels with poor reliability history. This last can be pretty hard to figure out, though.

I really can't understand what's wrong with garden variety sand in this application.