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My next upgrade

Hello All-

I have a newly built room in my basement.  15x 30 feet.  I am sharing the space with a 7.2.4 theatre and a 2.2 system for music only.  Both set ups are100% independent of each other.

Most of my electronics should be OK for now.  I thought that it was time to upgrade the speakers for I got to deep into treatments and hardware upgrades. 

I was thinking about a pair of Maggie 1.7x’s, but I have concerns they will disappoint when playing more dynamic music like rock or blues.  For classical, jazz, vocals etc, I expect amazing results.  And I do like some volume. 

So, with all of that said, I am looking for stage size, depth and imaging. 

Current system is:

  1. Schilit Kara
  2. 2x Schiit Aegir V1 (these may be replaced depending on the speakers selected.
  3. Gustard x26Pro
  4. Gustard DDC-18
  5. Gustard 10M Clock
  6. All cables are Audio Quest River XLR, carbon BNC and HDMI. 
  7. 2x REL 1205 subs
  8. B&W 705S2’s on FS 700 stands

I mainly stream Qobuz via Audiarvana on a MAC Mini M2.

The floor has thick carpet; ceiling is open rafters painted and the walls will not be treated if at all until after the speakers are selected.

The 705’ are currently 4 feet out and 4 feet off the walls about 8 feet apart.  I sit about 15 feet back from them.  My point here is that I do not feel placement will be an issue.

I hope that is enough info to get the juices flowing, let’s consider $6000 for budget to start.

Thanks in advance

Scott

 

 

 

 

 

 

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baylinor
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Scott,

A couple things. I have used Gustard dacs, the X26 PRO and the A26. Both of these produce an excellent sound overall but are slightly overly bright in the trebles. Since you have their master clock, the solution for me was to use the sine wave connections. You may lose a bit of the amplitude of the sound image but gain a lot in musicality without hurting your ears on long listening sessions. Anyway, that was my experience in the house of stereo. Since I switched to an Audio Mirror Tubadour V tube dac, my master clock is back on square wave. Also, if you keep the Gustard dac, copper wires are a much better match than anything silver imo. As a side note, with the Tubadour V, I now was able to incorporate some pure silver wires. Everything matters and finding the right combos is just a trial and error thing. Enjoy the journey.

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baylinor
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@lanx0003 

Actually, your info is not accurate. If the master clock is connected to the DDC, the I2s connection transfers that clock signal automatically to the dac. Hence the master clock connection to the dac is unnecessary. My setup has the master clock connected to the ethernet switch and the DDC. Much smarter way of using your clock.

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baylinor
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Look at the description of his equipment up top. He has a DDC.

Anyway, this blabbing is not for me. My attempt to help was strictly about square vs sine wave. And you decide to write a book about a completely  different subject. Have a good day.

 

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