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| Best speakers for around 30K? Couple comments:(1) I think the question s/b rephrased as.... " any suggestions as to what is the best speaker to BEST MATE with my source, electronics, cables, listening arena, and favourite listening genre?..." Can you elaborate on your supporti... | |
| Rega Saturn or Sony XA5400: Sound or features? Had a top end CDP that did HDCD First comment ... yeah .... HDCD was "okay" when compared to my many redbook CDs.Next comment: HDCD is a discontinued CD format, but agreed, you can still find HDCDs but they are limited w/o prejudice to any XRCD di... | |
| Rega Saturn or Sony XA5400: Sound or features? Had a top end CDP that did HDCD First comment ... yeah .... HDCD was "okay" when compared to my many redbook CDs.Next comment: HDCD is a discontinued CD format, but agreed, you can still find HDCDs but they are limited w/o prejudice to any XRCD di... | |
| AV Receiver Help me narrow it down CambridgeThey pride themseleves on providing vastly superior audio performance at they exclusion of knobs, knicknacks and generally useless features etc.Google CAMBRIDGE AVRs for their superior reviews and then actually physically go audition them... | |
| Stereo Guy wants center channel FYI: CAMBRIDGE AZUR AVR RECEIVER -- several different models to choose from.CAMBRIDGE prides itself by providing superior audio excellence over esoteric gizmos, buttons, and cryptic fleeting features, which IMO is preferred.GOOGLE the great review... | |
| Looking for recommendations for a decent AVR Cambridge Azur AVRThey stress audio excellence over featuresGoggle the Reviews | |
| AV Receiver/Separates for under $2K Cambridge Audio Azur 751R A/V ReceiverCambridge Audio Azur 650R A/V Receiver Cambridge has prioritization of sound over featuresGoogle the freat reviews (e.g. Soundandvision dot com has an excellent recent review)I have the 650R in my discreet AV ... | |
| Starter System Suggestions REGA brioR integrated ampREGA ApolloR CDP and or DAC as sourcesREGA RS1 speakersREGA ICs and speaker and power cablesGoliath killers for the moneygoogle the reviews and better still a worthy audition | |
| Want to replace my speaker cables I have to agree with R_f_saylesFrom both personal and anecdotal experiences, generally all-in-like-kind synergies appear when matching your speaker cables to your ICs. | |
| IMO the two best tracks to demo or test any system DIRE STRAITS (XRCD VERSION)Don't worry nowLove over gold | |
| Best qualified surround speakers for home theater the surrounds are a non-critical (a relative term for illustration purposes herein) manufactured sound created my your multichannel processor or multichannel AV receiver that generally does not compare to a hi end 2 channel system.Hence it general... | |
| Totem model 1 with svs sb13 ultra or Forest I've had both the ARROs and Forests in my prior systems.There is a plethora of posts on A-GON, CanuckaudioMart, Pinkfish audio and elsewher,e about TOTEMs (particularly the Forests) requiring a lot os grunt to perform at their best.My take: (1) Wi... | |
| Most accurate speaker Tannoy Kingdom Royals ....assuming that their price is not a hurdle; you also have the proper supporting kit to properly do them justice; and the appropriate room treatments have been implemented to frame it all together | |
| Power cable for LFD amp +1 on usimng OEM (i.e. LFD) stock power cordsLFD, NAIM and REGA all have top-shelf power chords that are essentially "tuned" for their gear. This was told to me by a local dealer that sells all three lines.Personally, I experimented with various t... | |
| Power cord suggestions? Power cords wull sound different in different kit -- pure and simple. BRAND X may or may not sound better than BRAND Y on your particular system.SHORT ANSWER: without actually auditioning them you will never know which works best and you may intro... |