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| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k @whipsaw I can accept your criticism that his choice of verbiage of “should be avoided “can be improved with either: ” should be cautious” substituted or something similar, or Included an express qualifier that adverse …or better still: “non-o... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k @whipsaw “… Don’t be fooled by Shaw’s poorly informed opinion.…” Hmmm … not so sir ! That’s a personal experiences exaggeration bias IMO at face value . Here’s why it can be challenged . No quarrel on the merits of your good AUDIENCE cables... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k Post script …. Why beefy metal build speaker cables (like the CCR’s) can matter . AUDIO: SPEAKER CABLES - From Alan Shaw (owner and designer of HARBETH) ” … So, the moral of the story is this: the most important factor of the loudspeaker cabl... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k CARDAS CLEAR REFLECTION as an upgrade from my prior NORDOST FREYs. I have the HARBETH 30.2 XD’s ….highly recommended with my HARBETHs - when I completed a full loom move from NORDOST FREY to CARDAS with a full CARDAS CLEAR IC & digital cable... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? @carlsbad “ …. not by today’s standards ….” +1 They sounded good FOR THEIR TIME (/emphasis added). I had the MARANTZ 2245 receiver with JBL L100’s back in the Jurassic Age of this hobby (the 70’s) that was considered a high-end unit for ... | |
| A new amp for my Harbeth SLH5 speakers I have the HARBETH 30.2 XD’s . For me, the REGA OSIRIS integrated amp beat out the contenders and pretenders. Highly recommended . | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? @ghdprentice +100 …. Nailed it! @simao Everything is built to its pricepoint, with an audio performance that follows in lockstep. if you still have doubts, just go do a simple audition A-B bakeoff between, say, a BLUESOUND NODE doing its yeo... | |
| "High end" store snobbery I can sympathize with your disappointment, but and it’s a BIG “BUT” ,..IMO there is another a couple of key factors that drove their choice that they declined to share with you, Simply put, the vast majority of audio dealers simply don’t take in ... | |
| After Nordost Superflatline @ratboysr Post Script: a couple of litmus tests for you to ponder that your current flat-ribbon and comparatively very thin cables may be lacking a synergy match to your system…., (1) NORDOST cables can sound fabulous.,.. for sure. Ther... | |
| After Nordost Superflatline I’ve owned NORDOST LEIF models ( PURPLE FLARE) and NORDOST NORSE models ( HEIMDALL and FREY), so I know their strengths and warts very well. ive auditioned all of the models in both . in brief: Don’t bother with the LEIF strata and just stick t... | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro @audiofilo123 the TOTEM MODEL 1’s do crave solid state “grunt”. ( All TOTEMs do …)The better the upstream fed, the better performances overall. I had the NAD C370 integrated amp initially to pair up to the ARROs initially (predecessor to the C... | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro Best bet Powering your TOTEMs ,,,, SIMAUDIO SIMAUDIO and TOTEM are both in Montreal and mutually used to voice each others product. A TOTEM/SIMAUDIO partnership is arguably the ideal stablemates. Here is your Holy Grail .... the TOTEM AMBER inte... | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro @ryder +1 I owned TOTEMs and I also currently run HARBETH 30.2 XD’s. the TOTEMS are generally fine at their price-points with their own fans IFF - they have a suitable high-current capable amp to drive them, and - you accept a few.warts to ... | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro I’ve owned the TOTEM ARROs and TOTEM FORESTs in prior systems , so ai know the TOTEM sonic signatures, strengths, and warts very well. which speaker model you choose will be predicated by the amount of “grunt” ( and that means current = amps ….WP... | |
| Recs for small footprint integrated amp (<= 14 inches W) min 30 WRMS Half size footprint With major league performances….CYRUS |