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| Axpona 2019 @audiotroy The Golden Ear Triton 1R were in our mind one of the standouts for the money for $6k they sounded totally different then the sound we associated with Golden Ear which tends to be either too bright or too boomy. The soundstage was huge... | |
| Prima Luna EVO series amps/preamps now available... On paper these don't seem to have major improvements over the Dialogue series. However, the price sure went up. I'm wondering if by creating a new model they also get a new round of reviews in the HiFi media, which is the lifeblood for sales. If t... | |
| Chinese fake cables How fake, how good? That's ironic. I was pouring over Aliexpress around the same time looking at these cables from various dealers. I decided to hold off and try something else for now, however I think there are a couple different scenarios that present themselves wi... | |
| Lightning quick DYNAMIC amp in the under $1000 range I'm listening to an STA-200 right now. I use it in my office with a pair of KEF Q150's and an Emotiva XDA2 dac. It's a great amp. I've used it at home with an Exogal Comet Dac and Salk Song3's and it sounded great. I also had the Job225 amp and co... | |
| Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here! Thanks, nice system. Please post your impressions. | |
| Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here! nice, looking forward to hearing your thoughts. What are you hooking it up to? | |
| Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here! I'm also interested in the River portable power supply. Also lithium. It can handle up to 500 watts. I'm not an electrical engineer and really don't understand much about electricity. I emailed their customer service to see if they think it will w... | |
| Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here! Yup, I saw that too, for a factory refurb. Might be worth trying. | |
| Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here! I'm interested in this, but want to make sure I understand. I have a Primaluna Dialogue integrated. The power consumption on their site is rated at 255 watts. My dac is rated at 25 watts. I also have a bluesound node 2. Let's say its not higher th... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers <$2000 @stuff_jonesYou heard what I did with the Hawks. The tweeter is a touch bright. However, what I did like is that at low and moderate volume you still get a lot of detail. Tubes helped a bit, but I'd still have to turn the volume down a bit on cert... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers <$2000 I had Hawks for a few years and loved them. If you're going to have bookshelf speakers on stands then Hawks are a great alternative. They are small, but have a huge soundstage and image fantastically. They also play down into the mid 30's and have... | |
| Used Market Savings vs. The Dealer Experience I almost exclusively purchased used, open box or close out. Some dealers have good used sections or offer great deals on closeouts/demos, which I'm fine purchasing because they're usually in great shape and the tech in 2-channel audio doesn't chan... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers <$2000 @stuff_jones1. I would say that unless you're really cranking the volume (over 95db) then I wouldn't worry too much about the sensitivity. You can often find great amps/integrateds on the used market that can easily handle these speakers. I just s... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers <$2000 I like KEF's (listening to Q150's on my desktop right now), but I think the BMR might be the best deal speaker deal in HiFi. Its like a mini-tower and you won't need a sub. You just need the right space for them as they are large. You will need a ... | |
| Totem Hawks - my impressions I owned a pair of Hawks for a couple of years. I got them used for $1200 and it was the best $1200 I've ever spent. Huge sound for such a small footprint and excellent imaging. I used a Peachtree Nova 220se and later a Primaluna Dialogue One. The ... |