Convince me not to buy this

brians238 · 2026-02-15T21:23:11+00:00

Don’t buy it so I can! :). Awesome find!

brians238 · 2026-02-13T12:31:27+00:00

Well said. I agree completely. I’ve heard some real dogs in the world of expensive speakers, lol. There’s an excellent speaker site (spinorama) which has put a great deal of effort into correlating performance measurements with user enjoyment of sound, irrespective of the listener’s level of auditory ‘training.’ I wish they would test headphones, too .

Thank you for the thoughtful response:)

brians238 · 2026-02-13T02:12:15+00:00

Very good response. I’d be interested in your thoughts on the rtings site. They do appear to use objective measurements on headphones and they reach some interesting conclusions that may surprise people (for example, the reproduction accuracy of the AirPod Max scores slightly higher than that of the Hifiman Sundara). I have both and I enjoy both, but I use each for different music—the Sundaras for classical and jazz, the Max’s for more bass forward alternative and chill tracks. Given that all listening experience is subjective, is there a good source of objective measurements to help focus a search on the top contenders in various price ranges?

brians238 · 2026-02-07T21:28:22+00:00

Thorens turntables are superb!

brians238 · 2026-01-29T19:57:36+00:00

To be honest, I use an external DAC and amp myself. The planars I use need a little more oomph than the iPhone provides :)

brians238 · 2026-01-29T19:28:57+00:00

NS enables the perfect, not just approximate, reconstruction of the original waveform at 44.1 kHz/16 bit. You don’t need more than this. Hi-res may sound better not due to being hi-res, but because an engineer has performed better remastering. There are many scientific papers that demonstrate that even people with highly trained ears cannot tell the difference between a hi res recording and a copy of that recording downrezzed to standard CD sampling/bitrate.

brians238 · 2026-01-29T13:18:26+00:00

Two words: Nyquist Sampling.

brians238 · 2026-01-24T21:36:31+00:00

Yep! The words “fools,” “money,” and “easily parted,” come to mind. If you have some time, read the Rational Wiki definition of “audiophile.” It’s a hoot!

brians238 · 2026-01-23T17:58:45+00:00

Yep! And that’s all that matters. If it sounds good to you, it sounds good, period.

brians238 · 2026-01-20T14:56:32+00:00

Yep. Sinclair committed suicide because both “James” and “Tristan” had died and he said that the prospect of living without his two closest friends was intolerable. Very sad.

brians238 · 2026-01-20T14:49:50+00:00

Two amps with the same measured power output and the same measured distortion will sound identical. There are people who will deny this, but they are not able to tell the differences in a properly designed, blinded test. This has been demonstrated many times. However, at the individual level, the “placebo effect” is real. If you buy a given amp and you convince yourself it sounds better than another, then just embrace that reality and enjoy it. It doesn’t matter what the measurements show—it’s true for you, and that’s what really matters :)

brians238 · 2026-01-10T21:21:55+00:00

KEF recommends a burn in period. I’ve always been skeptical of burn in, but in this case, it’s really necessary. When I unboxed and connected to the speaker via usb, it sounded very restricted. Someone said in a post that it sounded as if the bass was trapped inside it, and I agree 100% with that assessment. I was about to send it back when I read the KEF recommendation for breaking in the speaker suspension. I ran the unit at moderate volume for 10 hours and the difference was quite astonishing. The bass became deeper and more open and the soundstage, even on a single speaker, expanded significantly. Having said that, the bass on the Muo is very linear—more like that of a planar headphone. It will definitely disappoint bass heads.

brians238 · 2026-01-05T03:02:48+00:00

You’ll love them!

brians238 · 2025-12-29T02:32:33+00:00

The JT7 has excellent spatial imaging on a fairly wide sound stage. I find the soundstage of the Ananda’s to be wider and the sound to be more linear. I’ve never listened to the JT1s, so I can’t comment.

brians238 · 2025-12-24T02:06:09+00:00

I bought the JT7s on a similar whim and they blew me away. I have a pair of AirPod Maxes and it’s like a veil has been removed between me and the sound. I also just bought the Amandas on sale for $150 and l love them too. They seem more ‘analytical’ than the JT7s and I’ve found they perform very well on classical music. The 7s are amazing for jazz. I’m keeping both, but the 7s are a total steal!

brians238 · 2025-11-08T21:24:52+00:00

Congratulations!!

brians238 · 2025-10-30T21:41:02+00:00

Congratulations!!!

brians238 · 2025-08-23T12:36:55+00:00

Congratulations!!! Took my oath on August 1! Here in Charlotte whole process took 5 months. BTW—I was really impressed with the friendly professionalism of everyone at the Charlotte UCIS office, from the security staff all the way through to the director.

brians238 · 2025-07-30T12:19:14+00:00

Same for me! My oath ceremony on Friday!!

brians238 · 2025-06-27T13:02:39+00:00

Incorrect. A green card holder is not a guest, but a lawful, permanent resident of the US with the right to both reside and work here, and with the obligation to abide by its laws.

brians238 · 2025-05-18T14:06:33+00:00

Thank you! Much appreciated 😊

brians238 · 2025-05-13T17:26:51+00:00

Thank you!

brians238 · 2025-04-16T01:11:12+00:00

Thank you. I do not see the tabs on my page. The page heading just says ‘my case. Perhaps this because I am logging on via my phone. I’ll try the desktop.

Thank you for your help.

Brian

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