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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    How are they versus the Vanatoo and JBL 104? The KRKs do not sound good at 60 db
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 18, 2019 at 9:54 PM in forum: Speakers
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    They also crap out when you turn them up. But for all of the 60db lofi listeners out there who don’t know what real drums sound like? They’re...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 18, 2019 at 9:43 PM in forum: Speakers
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    The Vanatoos too. Along with the JBL 305 and KRK Rokit 5 G4. There’s a lot of good tiny speakers now. Even that JBL 104 thing isn’t too awful.
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 18, 2019 at 8:43 PM in forum: Speakers
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    Nice man! They're really great speakers. The tweeters can blow but so can the relays, caps, and transistors. If the tweeters are intact but not...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 18, 2019 at 1:14 PM in forum: Speakers
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    That depends if Trebor is after euphonic or accurate, high fidelity or "hi-fi". There are some monitors that sound like higher headroom, more...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:46 AM in forum: Speakers
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    It depends what you want and how you're listening to them. Nearfields are meant to be listened to up close on axis. Maybe 1-3 meters away...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 17, 2019 at 8:52 PM in forum: Speakers
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    They're all great man and going to be better than cheaper stuff like the Kalis, which are heavily built to a price point. Everything is cheaped...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 17, 2019 at 8:11 PM in forum: Speakers
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    Honestly, I would go JBL, KRK, or Barefoot and just rock out. Quested if you want a more laid back tweeter. I dislike JBL and love KRKs personally...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 17, 2019 at 7:06 PM in forum: Speakers
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    At that budget, the sky is the limit. Almost everything will sound good in that price range unless you get metal tweeters. You might not even want...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 17, 2019 at 6:28 PM in forum: Speakers
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    Plankton... and the ability to resolve properly

    Recording errors and being able to pick out gear. You can tell Fairchild splatted drums from 1176 splat. You can pick up guitars and amps and...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 15, 2019 at 4:33 PM in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    Plankton... and the ability to resolve properly

    That’s not plankton, that’s just micing before modern monitoring. They didn’t have the monitoring and tools to mic stuff up perfectly so you hear...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 15, 2019 at 7:20 AM in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    SBAF DAC Talk II

    AD1955, killer clock, warm TI opamps, and THAT buffers in the Dangerous box. Has anyone directly abed it to a Lavry Black? Most people will have...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 12, 2019 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    conrad-johnson hVA1 - $7000!

    7k would get me my dream speaker rig and a new sick full stack from a pawn shop. Conrad's tiny Johnson isn't going to blow my hair back like those.
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 10, 2019 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Nearfields for audiophile listening?

    Agreed the brain can't filter out those early reflections. It needs to be gotten rid of. There's barely any fixing it in EQ but it's better than...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 10, 2019 in forum: Speakers
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    conrad-johnson hVA1 - $7000!

    McIntosh does everything in house and has a house sound some guys love. This... is a joke. They’re headphones. Why not just pay for someone to...
    Post by: Psalmanazar, Oct 10, 2019 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units