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| Brothers from another Mother ? If you have the room for them, Cornwall IV’s are the goldilocks of the Klipsch Heritage line IMO. I’m not a huge Klipsch fan except when it comes to the Cornwalls. There’s something really amazing going on there. I was really impressed with how ba... | |
| Audio Hungary Qualiton X200 Integrated OP is that your X200 listed for sale on audio mart? | |
| Kinki studio EX-M1, EX-M1+ differences... vs Denafrips Hestia/ Hyperion combo? @dkerr -- I've been experimenting with some different gear lately in my second system. I picked up a Kinki EX-M1+ last week, and I must say my experience is almost the same as yours. It is a good competent amp and does all the 'modern' tricks of n... | |
| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics I think to be fair to the tweakers, perhaps there is an implicit assumption that you already have a system that you are satisfied with and just want to eke out that last bit of improvement. It is a hobby after all, nothing wrong with obsessing ove... | |
| Helping a friend build a new system @jjss49 -- we are really thrilled with the VTL. On Sunday, we did a side by side comparison with my Audio Hungary Qualiton a50i for almost 4 hours in my main system (SHL5+, Luxman DA-06). It was a lot of fun. I will share my impressions at some po... | |
| Raising standmount speakers Thanks for some great advice! I want to emphasize that the sound that I'm getting right now is pretty damn good! But like most of you here I'm trying to eke out that last bit of fidelity from my speakers. I tried to tilt the speakers a bit today, ... | |
| Raising standmount speakers @tvad Thanks and this makes sense. I looked into the IcoAcoustics footers and they sound promising - no pun intended :)A combination of IcoAcoustics and butcher blocks might be the way to go in the long run. think I saw @milpai system pics where ... | |
| 100W+ solid-state amps known for beautiful mids Luxman 590AXII which is class A up to the first 30 watts definitely fits the bill. I found it to be fairly neutral with just a hint of warmth. However, after going through a number of class A SS amps, I’ve reached the conclusion that, at least for... | |
| Raising standmount speakers @tvad Thanks. Just wondering what makes you say it's not a long term solution? Stability or something else? | |
| Raising standmount speakers By the way, I've always heard that the tweeters should be aligned with your ears for best results. Is the advice always right, or is this one of the 'it depends' things? | |
| Raising standmount speakers Thanks for the suggestions. When I said 'without breaking the bank', I meant no more than $200-300. So this rules out buying a new pair of taller stands unfortunately.I like the suggestion of creating a tilt, but I don't need to tilt just to find ... | |
| My Experience With Tekton Notice how the OP is MIA ;) | |
| Helping a friend build a new system VTL IT-85 is in the house! Since my friend hasn't bought the speakers yet, we've been testing it with my Harbeth M30.1s since this afternoon. I have to say this amp sounds absolutely sublime! No problem driving the 30.1s. The midrange is just exqu... | |
| My Experience With Tekton Granted the DI’s aren’t MOAB’s but people need to stop saying these are as good as most high-end speakers. +1 @willgolf --Much of the backlash we see here has nothing to do with the product itself. It’s claims like these (Tektons being better than... | |
| Helping a friend build a new system @twoleftears -- My friend has been researching Fritz speakers and really like the Carrera BE model. The problem is that there are none that are available in the used market at the moment. He can buy new, but if he ever decides to try something els... |