swt61 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I gave up on portable amps/DACs a few years back too. Mostly for the same reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) Yes, Ken Ball is ALO, but he was doing some stuff with RWA in the past. Vinny Rossi of RWA is really good people and great fun at meets and audio shows. Other than my iMod, which I have used for years quite happily, I have never been too impressed with his stuff. I don't begrudge him, however, because it sounds decent and is accessible to non-audiophile types and he has done pretty well. Agreed.....Vinny started out years back doing mods, and he and one other gained fame for their Samsung/Toshiba DVD player mods which did great jobs on getting better sound from them (I still have an old Toshiba that had some of the mods he designed/recommended; it sounded very good for real cheap $). IIRC, I had one brief email exchange with him, and indeed he was gracious and quick to reply to what I'm sure was a pretty stupid question. I also don't begrudge him his success, I just will never pay those kind of prices for the products. I haven't paid too close attention, but I don't think he tries to sell it off with really wild claims, just wild pricing..... Edited December 4, 2011 by skullguise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yeah, I seemed to recall his name from reading mods on audioasylum IIRC. Seemed like a nice guy at the time, and the mods seemed plausible and not idiotic (like putting crystals on shit, etc.). I guess if he can get those kinds of prices and the users seem to like the product, then fine. I hear you on me paying that kind of money for what he is providing however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 My issue with this is the age old story of taking something cheap, putting it in a nice box, shower it with BS about modding etc. and then sell it on for a far higher price. People might like the end result but have they ever tried the stock amp in a blind setting? Hell, have they ever tried the multitude of cheap T-class amps you can get from China, some of which are rather nice for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susan1 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Red Wine Audio has to be worst name in the industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Red Wine Audio has to be worst name in the industry. Says "Susan1"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudeWolf Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I wonder what industry does he/she/shkle represent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 It certainly stains more than White Wine Audio..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I'm just psyched that she joined today and jumped right into the fray with an insightful comment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Someone just googling 'red wine' in the morning and got pissed that she found our thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naamanf Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I wonder if she is from here in Manhattan, since we just had Wine in the Wild which by chance featured a red wine. Hmmmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 This must be one of the most moronic trolling acts I've ever witnessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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