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| BW 800-805 D3 series VS 800-805 Nautilus/S series Sticking to my budget, I only auditioned the B&W 804 D3 speaker and in comparison to a friend's B&W 804s, I found that the D3 did everything better. The D3 sounded more coherent and had better driver integration than its S counterpart. I... | |
| Ryan R630 or Spendor D7 I contacted both Ryan and Spendor and both told me that their speakers would work great in my room & with my MAC.Then, I proceeded to re-audition both speakers (2 different dealers) and I seem to be leaning more towards the Ryan R630 speakers.... | |
| Integrated Match to Focal Spora No. 2 They do need some room to breath and to perform at their best. My room is 12ft x 14ft and proved too small for the Sopra 2 speakers.I auditioned them with a Luxman L-590AX Class A solid-state integrated amp and it seemed like a very nice match. A... | |
| Bryston BDP media server a good choice today? Bryston BDP-2 digital player with upgraded Bryston IAD (upgraded soundcard) makes for an amazing streamer! I have one & couldn't be happier! | |
| McIntosh I was looking at getting McIntosh gear but two of my friends who had McIntosh SS separates (pre-amps & power amps) for the longest time, auditioned Devialet SS integrated amps and ended up switching to Devialet. After spending some time with ... | |
| Proac D-30R I've owned my ProAc Response D30R since Aug/2013 and I absolutely love them. I'm using mine with a Devialet 200 integrated amp and the combo is fantastic! My room is roughly 12ft x 14ft with an 8ft ceiling and they work great in my room. The ribbo... | |
| Lyra Kleos vs versus the EMT TSD 15. Thoughts? I totally agree with Pani.The EMT TSDD15 needs a real gut SUT and is also best matc hed with tube equipment. I owned one for about 1 year and never liked the sound through a solid state system. I ended up selling it.If you don't use a SUT, then st... | |
| Searching for perfect mate....Mono Cart and VPI The Ortofon Cadenza Mono ($1,300) is a very nice mono cart!If you can stretch a little more, check out the Lyra Kleos Mono at $3,500. I heard it on the all-new Brinkmann Spyder turntable and it's a spectacular mono cart! | |
| VPI classic 3 or Prime ? Are you going to keep your SME 20/3 turntable?If not, I don't think the VPI models are "upgrades" when compared to an SME. Definitely, different but not better. | |
| Lyra Delos vs EMT TSD 15 Tonearm = Origin Live Encounter MK3C (9" model)Phono Stage = Linn Uphorik | |
| Lyra Delos vs EMT TSD 15 At $5,000 for the XV-1s, I hope so... | |
| Lyra Delos vs EMT TSD 15 In the past I've owned mostly Dynavector cartridges and I really like the Dynavector sound but when I ordered my Brinkmann Bardo turntable, I was told that the EMT TSD15 SFL would be an excellent match for this turntable and that it's an amazing c... | |
| Dynavector 20x2L with the Sutherland 20/20? 100Ω should be fine since Dynavector recommends > 30ΩThe Shutherland 20/20 is a great phone pre-amp! | |
| Sell quality turntable to buy top CD player? What about the all-new Rega Saturn-R CD player (roughly $3,000 US). It comes with a built-in DAC should you ever decide to get into digital downloads or invest in a digital streamer/player.http://the-ear.net/review-hardware/rega-saturn-r-cd-playerdac | |
| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? For the money, the Linn Uphorik MM/MC phone pre-amp.It's extremely flexible & quiet and I'm using one in a non-Linn system with the EMT TSD15 SFL MC cart mounted on a Brinkmann Bardo / Origin Live Encounter anal;og setup. |