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| Small living room speaker options.. Totem Arro? I owned both ARROS and Forests simultaneously in a prior system so I know their sonic signature , their strengths and also their warts, very well.(1) I preferred the ARRO and Forest over the Staff in my experience with my rig. It is system depende... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? "The Midtown Men" in a sold out venue in Buffalo last Saturdaysensational! | |
| Speakers for Devialet New cables now won’t fix any warts upstream in any case, and because they are entirely system dependent, they would be deferred to a near last thing I would consider to change. Your source might be a big question mark IMO. If I remember your model... | |
| Speakers for Devialet Google "Devialet 440" and you will see a plethora of suggested choices, including inter alia, FOCAL SuprasWe all understand that "system" synergy is the yellow brick road to OZ. So what is it that leaves you wanting? Ignoring any reference to cabl... | |
| Full range or subwoofer with bookshelfs for best bass at low to moderate volume? +1 on integrating a subwoofer with your 2-channel system speakers , and why it can be either done well or done poorly.So, ignoring the author's Vandersteen Point of view in the following article (reposted again as an FYI) it still provides a good ... | |
| Recommend a budget floor standing speaker less than $1,000 Just noticed that you already floated a prior near identical ballon first re: bookshelves instead of floor-standers . Because each brand has its own bespoke sonic signature , Brand X floorstander model versus standmount in a comparable price range... | |
| Recommend a budget floor standing speaker less than $1,000 It’s entirely a question sourced directly in "system" synergy .Lets’s start with the basic core first steps,Ignoring the bespoke material influences of your listening environment that a wild card impossible to assess by a third party; the forum re... | |
| looking for interconnect under 200 dollars (1). jafox"... I think of it from a different perspective. It is not so much that a cable can magically transform a system but rather that so many cables out there can instantly destroy the capabilities of a top-tier system...."(2) ".... Miko56 p... | |
| Should high-end shops be "OBLIGATED" to advise about component matching for best sound? As already highlighted, a suggestion for any "obligation" inference as to "best sound" is a stark impossibility for 3 main reasons(1) Dealers can only carry certain brands, and the arena of choice in high-end is far too wide to even consider pres... | |
| CD Copy Nero Go make the very modest software investment in dbpoweramp and eliminate all the worries and warts.... its features and benefits are much better tailored to the audio crowd and are a whole step up in functionality, ease of use, performance, and the... | |
| As a home theater system do you recommend? (1) can you please define what constitutes your HT "system" ?For example, is it ALL of the electronics, the Bluray player, the speakers, and the cables? Or do already have some 2-channel audio gear that you want to expand into a multi-channel HT r... | |
| Wife trouble Because,(1) You are never going to win that WAF debate, and(2) your current speakers can be easily replaced with a huge plethora of alternative choices that are both a WAF-approved pair and will not only meet but rather exceed the current set audi... | |
| Source Mod or Preamp? +1 to the post by AUXINPUTYour source (and your resulting audio performance) can be significantly upgraded with a quality build upgraded 2-channel digital unit.I had the very top end CAMBRIDGE Bluray player that shared the same motherboard as the... | |
| Help choosing integrated REGA OSIRIS stablemate suggestion as requested: REGA ISIS cdp/ DAC ( valve version preferred IMO both both are superb, full stop ) )http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/rega-isis-cd-player-osiris-integrated-amplifier-tas-213/Goliath killer ... highly ... | |
| Help choosing integrated REGA OSIRIS integrated amp |