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| Is there a point of diminished returns with amps and Harbeth 30.1s? @dhcod I have owned the M30.1s for a few months now, and I can certainly relate to why people fall in love with them. I have them set up in my home office driven by Raven Audio Blackhawk. A few weeks ago, I temporarily moved them to my media room... | |
| The Hungarian is here and staying for ever. @timrvt -- I heard the a20i a few weeks ago. I was so impressed that I decided to order the a50i since my speakers are not particularly high efficiency. While I did not get a chance to listen to X200, my understand from talking to a couple of deal... | |
| New Bluesound Node – First Impressions I would think BlueSound would by now offer a higher end streamer so they can expand their market share.They already do that by way of their sister brand - NAD. Sort of like Toyota and Lexus. | |
| Audio Mirror Tubadour III Upgrade @phill55 - thank you for sharing your impressions. Certainly sounds like a worthwhile upgrade. When you say, 'sound s more controlled, tight ...', does this apply to bass performance as well? | |
| Swiss cables I was able to get the SwissCables Reference power cord and the Reference speaker cables in my system. All I can say is that they totally transformed my system. It really is like upgrading to a much more expensive component. They easily outperform,... | |
| Best dac under $2500 - comparing build quality and technologies There are no standards… some people can’t hear the difference between a Best Buy special and a high end equipment.Wait a minute! You can't talk about my wife like that!!! | |
| Audio Mirror Tubadour III Upgrade Thanks, everyone. I will reach out to Vlad today. I was just hoping if someone can share their experience after they upgraded. | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? @b_limo -- I placed an order for the Qualiton A50i yesterday. The retail price is $8000/black and $8500/silver. Most dealers will discount it by 10%, but from what I understand the margins are fairly thin to begin with so you will have to negotiat... | |
| The Hungarian lands tomorrow. Well I decided to roll the dice and ordered a Qualiton a50i in silver. Let’s hope my experience is as good as @earlflynn. | |
| Upgrading to a Hegel H590 My main concern is reviews of Harbeth talk about "warmth" and possibly less revealing.I think some of these impressions were formed maybe 10 years ago or earlier. The new'ish Harbeth models strike an excellent balance between warmth and details/re... | |
| New Bluesound Node – First Impressions Node's weakest link is its internal DAC. They include it for convenience, but honestly anyone buying a Node should also budget for a separate DAC, especially if you're planning to stream hi-rez music.I cannot say whether a quality external DAC wil... | |
| The Hungarian lands tomorrow. Great review! Thank you for taking the time to share your impressions with the community. Getting unbiased, no-nonsense reviews from folks with no ulterior motives or conflict of interest is really what makes this site worth its weight in gold.Kno... | |
| Melco N100 vs Sonore opticalrendu When it comes to streamers, you will find such varied responses from everyone that in the end it would be impossible to make an informed decision based on online feedback alone. I think Small Green Computers has a return policy on the opticalRendu... | |
| Tube vendors. I have bought several tubes from various vendors, but found Brent Jesse to be the best. He takes his time listening to you (no interruptions) before recommending anything.BTW, I've heard that the Qualiton XP200 sound really good with KT150s and 170s. | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? I’m glad you decided to keep the Salks after all. I wanted to say this earlier, but didn’t want to offend anyone ... the Salks are world class speakers, both in terms of sound quality and build/aesthetics. The other brand you were considering, not... |