Recent content by seeformiles

Somewhat inspired by this thread https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/highly-reviewed-gear-that-was-a-big-let-down-for-you.275098/, only in reverse.

This guy didn't take to the Kytes but thought the IO was a fine amp on its own.

I've heard Dali speakers can be a bit bright up top. Do you think the Io balances that out with its smooth, slightly warm character?

There's a stereotype that active speakers mostly sound clinical, sterile, not as "musical" as passive speakers (due to built-in class D amplification). Are there any affordable active speakers that bust that stereotype and actually sound as good or better than a comparably priced pair of...

Have you come across any inexpensive speakers that were so good they made you go, "wow I can't believe they are this cheap, I wouldn't be surprised if they cost way more"? Speakers that you compared with much more expensive ones and came away with an impression that they were either not that...

Thanks for sharing your impressions, very informative! I have to say nearly everything about your description fits what I'm looking for in a speaker. Like yourself, I listen to a variety of genres, from rock/pop to jazz and classical. How big is your listening space? Do you think the low end...

I've been eyeing the AX-2's for a while as they have everything I need for my small room and are easy to drive but... can they rock? I don't necessarily mean wall shaking, chest slamming, gut punching bass that you feel with your body (of course you can't expect that) but do they have at least...

I think I'm one of them, to be honest. Sometimes all that amount of detail can get a bit artificial and fatiguing. One of the traits I often see attributed to the IO is that it tends to present music as a whole, rather than approach it with a surgical scalpel and extract every last bit of...

But the IO still got the edge overall? Actually I've seen a number of people, including a couple of forum members, that preferred it to the Brio. It's that you preferred it to the much pricier Elex and Elicit that surprised me a little bit. But then again from what I've heard, the IO seems like...

Wow, that's interesting! I knew the IO was an overachiever but not quite to this extent. :) I've been going back and forth on whether I should try the IO, but eventually I think I'll give it a go. Are those Dali's a good match for the IO?

Agreed, that was a bit presumptious. 'Some' is what I meant, not 'all'. My sincere apologies :oops:

Yes, and I find it particularly ironic is that, while constantly railing against "audiophools" and their snobbery, the ASR crowd somehow manage to come across as even more snobbish and arrogant in their respective extreme.

Someone in that ASR thread said that Rega intentionally made the IO bad to make their more expensive amplifiers sound so much better by comparison. I've yet to hear the IO but I think it is positioned more as a product designed for those just starting out in the hobby. Imagine someone who has...

I agree. I'm not saying measurements don't matter - they do - but are they all that matters? Certainly not.

In a completely unsurprising turn of events, REGA IO just got a dressing-down over at audiosciencereview.com. "Conclusions: I have a soft spot for western companies trying to compete with Asian ones in budget audio products. Alas, performance has to be there to do the job and for the most...