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| 50 hours of research = 1 amp for Totem Sttaf Q. Which of the SIMAUDIO integrateds with Totem you may ask?A. your budget drives that. Say, a used i5?I've owned both the ARROS and FORESTS simultaneously in prior systems so I know their strengths and warts well, and the STAFFS are between them... | |
| 50 hours of research = 1 amp for Totem Sttaf SIMAUDIO, Plinius, AYRE ....all great with Totem so Pick one with an edge to SIMAUDIObecause (1) all three are are frequently paired with Totem at the audio expos ... All are excellent.AND ....(2) TOTEM synergy with SIM is a fave because even Tot... | |
| Cables and reviewers The sonic performance effect of one's cables (that means all of ICs, speaker, and power) is:(a) entirely directly (emphasis added) audio system dependent in the first part; and, (b) the effects are further signigicantly influenced by the unique c... | |
| marantz 8801 vs. nad T175HD Nuforce AVP-18.... Google the reviewsgreat affordable alternative to the megabuck Krell and like mega-buck units flawless so far after two years ......,highly recommended | |
| How important are speaker cables to the sound emanating from the speakers? - Its been well established in the prior posts herein that speaker cables matter. The naysayers can have their opinions, and let's avoid those stupid cable war posts and respect differing opinions.- for the many, the sonic benefits of different ... | |
| Speaker Recommendations for my Vintage Marantz 2270 and Miracord 50H MK II I had the identical system back in university ( about the time that General George Washington was hunkered down with the Colonial troops in Valley Forge😜)points to ponder with your gearThe good option - hands on kit recommendation JBL L100 speaker... | |
| Which system would you rather have? Door #3 .... Full stop ..... AND it did NOT encompass any assertion or aberration of "financial ruin".I don't usually get fazed by these increasing number of provoking posts where the OP feels somehow compelled to assert his or her anecdotal and h... | |
| Advice on cables for Tannoy D500 powered by Sansui au-317ii TANNOY expressly recommends Van Den Hul speaker cables with all their speakers. They even had their own TANNOY brand cables thst were rebranded VDH Inspirations. That's what they are internally wired with so it makes sense to continue the same so... | |
| A little help please Totems and JMRs are completely diverse in their make-up.The core problem for you is to avoid buying blind again and nobly relying on the recommendations of a third party, without actually auditioning the speaker / upstream kit set-up.My two-bits w... | |
| A little help please PPSwith REGA or NEAT or JMR or whatever you ponder, your Kimber speaker cables will likely be a better fit also = cash saving there also . | |
| A little help please Psthe Totems are a tough speaker to tweak to max performance . Up here in Canada they represent about the highest volume of brand turnover on the used market as people get fatigued with them . They can sound nice but the upstream gear synergy is a... | |
| A little help please IMO .... Consider new speakers as a better match to the gear upstream my first round of contenders .... REGA RS5 or R5 , or even to the "7.s" if space and budget permits. A whole lot less fussy about cables, speaker positioning, great tight bass,... | |
| A little help please Port script; I had the Arrros up against the back wall | |
| A little help please I've owned both the ARROS and FORESTs simulaneously in prior systems, so I have some hands-on experience with both their strengths and their warts.ARRO speaker positioning. If you move them out from the back wall , their ethereal "presence" and es... | |
| Smooth Highs and Deep Bass This exercise is a noble effort but unless someone has your exact system AND close proxy in listening environment (with all its non- subtle warts) it's just (regrettably ) just a blind stab at best.These blind recommendations are predicated on a h... |