Recent content by Amerkin

Where did you purchase the HDCD versions, please?

He had one of the classic funny movie lines as the father of Reese Witherspoon’s character in Sweet Home Alabama: “Shut the door! You’re letting all the bought air out!” (Quite possibly not verbatim.)

Will definitely continue with 3D, as I still believe a properly set up 3D display is the best video presentation available. I would love to see a Sony OLED in 3D and would definitely buy one. I’ve never been a fan of commercial theater 3D (too many focusing and boundary issues) but home theater...

I’ve heard many other owners of 3D direct view displays say similar things, typically “I’ve never tried 3D on my TV.” I’ve never been a fan of 3D as presented in a commercial theatre for many of your reasons sited against 3D, but none of those issues are prevalent in the two LG OLEDs I own (a...

Exactly. I was in the pursuit, within reason of my means at the time. The Hovland group had a good run for about ten years with their first pre and power amps becoming The Absolute Sound reference pieces. They pioneered a lot of the wire technology that is used by many companies today and had...

Very true on the 30 year ownership, and congrats on that. I’ve had Vandersteen 2, 2B and now 2Ce Sig II (I think) since the inception of the speaker. About the recordings comment, agree, but my experience was that many recordings that weren’t great but acceptable to listen to, became...

The audiophile’s conundrum: finding recordings that as you say “knocks your socks off“ when played on your system. But that sound ruins you to hear anything less, having heard what we consider to be “The Holy Grail”. But the down side is an ever decreasing really good sounding music collection...

Since I’ve been on here, I haven’t heard comments concerning NAD electronics. I heard a M27 series 2 multi-ch amp in a very good system recently (big McIntosh pre pro, and front amp, B&W 802,804,805s and Atmos speaks, JL Audio dual 13 subs, a 7.2.4 configuration). The NAD held up quite nicely...

I’ve looked at D-Sonic’s detailed spec sheet again and I can’t find wpc/RMS 20-20k. The 480 I mentioned is from their power loss (consumption?) chart. I’m not picking on D-Sonic. I am looking into separates and what companies are offering. I’ll start to listen to options in the near future as...

I was looking at the specs for several amplifiers, starting with D-Sonic. They, among several others I viewed, listed their rated advertised power output at 1,000hz, not RMS 20-20k. Fro example, the model of D-Sonic referred to as having 1500wpc is actually around 480(?)wpc RMS 20-20k. I am...

John, nice read about power. My understanding (and I’m just a consumer) is that it’s all about current capability and how the power supply controls it. Iv’e been an audiophile for longer than a home theatre enthusiast. I have (no longer using) some hand made original Hovland equipment (long...

A little follow up: I have owned a BMW (‘98 740iL) for nine years and put just under 100k miles on it. It was very reliable ( as have all the BMWs I’ve had except two, a ‘85 735i and ‘14 X5 50i) but did start to cost a bit the last 15k or so miles. Brakes are a big expense. Replaced a water...

First off, the qualifiers: I am a car guy and can afford to buy just about what I want to, excluding the truly ridiculous (over 200k is my definition). I currently own a 2020 BMW X7 M50i (long time BMW fan and owner/leasee of 9), a 2017 Corvette ZO6 (my third ZO6, I like fast) and a 2019 Ford...

I have a post under Displays and the thread “Show us you A/V systems and home theaters” where I list all my latest stuff, show pics of my theater and describe how it was built. I also listen quite a bit to my B&W 5s headphones through my iPad or iPhone, especially if I’m preparing for a gig...

Glad to be on here as I’ve enjoyed viewing for quite some time. I’ve been a participant in home theatre since the early days of C-band. I’ve been an audiophile since my college days and a musician since the 4th grade (well, I started playing drums then). I play in three bands currently (a...