55dok
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| Electrostats I have owned both electrostats and maggies. For your price range I would suggest the magnepan 1.6 speakers (approx $1000 gently used),if you can place them 4-5 ft away from your back wall and have a large enough room (approx 12'X 16'+). You can ru... | |
| Bypass preamp, better sound, yet fatiguing? It all depends on system synergy. Try Silent Audio Apollo C (copper) cables directly to your SS amp or SS preamp. They tamed some of the harshness from my system and are very good with SS equipment. My system (as it is now) sounds better directly ... | |
| Which Power Amp to buy You have listed many fine choices. However, one of the best sounds I got out of my magnepan 1.6 speakers came from a vintage luxman R117 receiver. You could probably get by with the R115 (70/ch) especially for your needs. At $100-150 on ebay. You ... | |
| 1000.00 to spend what would you buy? I would consider a vintage luxman receiver R115 (70+/ch) or the R117 (160/ch). These cost $125-300 respectively on Ebay etc. You can get a lightly used sony 222 or 333es sacd player for $200-300. For speakers, it depends on what kind of space you ... | |
| Power Cable - what´s your best? Check the K-works empowered cord (a real sleeper). I also like the van den hul hybrid even though it is meant for amps. | |
| BEST LINE CONDITIONER UNDER $600 Try the large powervar model 12 for $120-$220 on ebay or audiogon. I use mine for everything except my amp which I plug directly into my cryo'd P&S outlet. | |
| recommendation for best low cost rca interconnect Try silent audio apollo c copper rca cables. If you need a short length (<1m) Paul will make them up to order at a very reasonable price if you can't find the length you want on his audiogon auctions. | |
| When will your system be enough? When I'm deaf and dumb. I'm already half way there. | |
| Bad idea? Budget int. tube amp with Maggie 1.6's? I have 1.6 maggies and they like a lot of high current power. The best budget way ($300) to power these (IMHO) is with a vintage luxman R117 receiver using the cd bypass when utilizing your cd player as a source. I'm now using my old threshold 400... | |
| DAC for $1800 or less? For this price range you can get a "new" source single CD player (unless your rotel is a multi disc player and you want multi disc capability). Why not get a used meridian 508.24,cary or wadia 301 cd player or a new modded eastsound E5? You will s... | |
| LCD or DLP? Neither. The new Sony SXRD (LYCOS)is better than any LCD or DLP I've seen. You need at least 10-12 feet of viewing distance from the front of the set which is 19" deep. If you don't have the viewing distance (sony sxrd starts at 50")look at a smal... | |
| Benchmark DAC1. Power cord? I have used a Kworks empowered cord and Van Den Hul hybrid cord on my DAC (McCormack deluxe) and both were excellent. | |
| Can anyone suggest a good 2-channel amp for $1500 You should post the speakers you are going to use with the amp as they might have a synergy with a particular SS amp. | |
| Room setup Questions: Small Room with Magnepan MMG Floor plan #2 looks better but you'll only know how well it sounds once you hook things up. You have refered to all the correct sources for speaker placement etc. so the proof is in the listening. If things don't sound right you can check the audi... | |
| Need CD interconnect advice. Try Silent audio apollo C (copper). Email Paul and see what the price is if the length you need is not on an Audiogon auction. I expect you can get them for a trial and risk only the shipping. I have three pairs and they are dead silent, smooth an... |