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| Recommend an RCA connector With the Neutrik Profi, you have one of the best RCA connectors, and at a comparable bargain price. For example, WBTs (the real ones, not the crappy Chifi knockoffs being flogged out to the unsuspecting) don't come cheap.In this hobby, you live th... | |
| Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs The main reason one does not see a stampede to review these is that:(a) Megabuck speakers tend to be very big and very bulky .... not easy or willing to slog them across the country for a biased opinion.(b) If you request $$$$ speakers to demo, yo... | |
| Arcam CD17 or Oppo BDP 103? + 1 on getting a quality CDP instead of a Blu ray spinnerAs good as the OPPO is for playing movies, the ARCAM or other standalone cdp will best it for music .... Hands downThe latter quality-built gear generally have far superior DACs and power su... | |
| Best integrated amp for Harbeth SHL5s There is no such thing as "best" integrated.That is purely a heavily biased value judgementSystem synergy matters big-time so the final choice can only be driven by your system and your ears.In that regard, may I suggest the REGA OSIRIS ?It impres... | |
| Crimson Music Link RM spk cable: Hype or high Q? Again, it depends on the rest of your system.System synergy matters, big time!The CRIMSON work with their own ICs and with hi-end tube gear, AUDIO NOTE electronics and JM Reynaud speakers.To assert that one beats all comers is just a heavily biase... | |
| Monitors that compete with quality floorstanders?? That is a long list to regurgitate ,with many contenders that can even soundly smoke floor standers , starting with the various Harbeths and the ATC SM 11s new model.The shorter answer to that question itself is directly dependent on what the rest... | |
| Arcam irDAC break in time and sound changes? " ... At 10-15 hours, it was strange, sort of a roller coaster of opening up and closing off, and me thinking there was something wrong with it. Powered it off and back on later in the day and it was open again, not as lean ..."Question: Are you l... | |
| Arcam irDAC break in time and sound changes? (1) As a "wet finger in the wind" guestimate from a previous ARCAM FMJ owner ..... my break-in period was approximately 200 - 300 hrs for the components in their FMJ line.(2) If you also introduced any other new components (e.g. cables?) into the ... | |
| Best music server for the money BRYSTON, LINN or NAIM | |
| Nola Contender & Totem Forest comparison? (1) have a peek at the SPENDOR D7s if you are looking at quality 3 way floorstander contenders.WHAT HI-FI 5 STAR RATING:http://www.whathifi.com/review/d7extracted reviews comments: Massively detailed Exceptional dynamics Precise and articulate ... | |
| Nola Contender & Totem Forest comparison? I had the FORESTS (and ARROs simultaneously) in a prior system. They are fine kit, initially impressive, with a big "BUT" attached as follows:(1) They are very "grunt" hungry to perform at their peak. "Grunt" is interpreted as high quality electro... | |
| Should I upgrade my Blu-ray player now? I had the CAMBRIDGE 650 Blu-ray player that is nearly identical to the OPPO . It was a fine unit but it crapped out on me in year 3 I then upgraded to the ARCAM Blu-ray player : big improvements across the board and not subtle.Both were used for H... | |
| what cables/interconnects should I try? NORDOST HEIMDALL ..... a BIG step up from all the priors | |
| 3 channel amp to power center and rear channels. AUDIO REFINEMENT MULTI AMPS (THEY COME IN A 2 CHANNEL; 3 CHANNEL; OR 5 CHANNEL CONFIGURATIONS)These amps are YBA designed gear with YBA component parts, but assembled in China as a "B" line instead of the very expensive YBA kits assembled in Franc... | |
| So you've just heard speakers that blew you away ' ...Don't forget the room as it plays a big part as well....'= + 1 ON THIS POINT. |