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| Parasound newclassic 200 pre or a Halo P 5? OP: I had a Parasound P5 a few years ago. I think back then they didn't use the word 'halo' in the model name but I could be wrong. I used it with Parasound A21 and for the price it sounded really good -- balanced from top to bottom, a bit on the ... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming "That riled me, but I held my temper as I asked, “What’s the matter with you?” He bellowed: “There’s nothing the matter with me. It’s you! You’re crazy if you think this fool contraption you’ve been wasting your time on will ever displace the hors... | |
| Streaming Sound Quality - Want the very best sound quality? Network Acoustics ENO... I love it when well-educated and seasoned audiophiles gush about a new product. You know that there’s real substance behind the accolades and not merely newbie exuberance. Very well written review indeed!I want to give a shout out to the owner (Ri... | |
| Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh OP: Regarding Anthem, their target market is home theater. In that particular segment they stand head and shoulders above the likes Yamaha, Marantz or Denon. But when it comes to 2 channel music, I'd keep walking past it. | |
| Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh @builder3 Then you should be using the ’quietness’ control, silly wabbit. I hear ya, but that's what Luxman calls it. I'll remember to ask them in person next time I visit Japan. Will let you know asap :) | |
| Best or Most Interesting Speakers @yyzsantabarbara Thanks for the details. If anything, makes for an interesting read chronicling your journey from someone who didn't care much for headphone listening not that long ago to someone who is now exploring possibly the outermost limits... | |
| Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh Great suggestion! I’m listening to one right now as I type. I’m using the ‘loudness’ control since everyone else is asleep. | |
| Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh May I know which model of Luxman is being recommended? | |
| Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh If you can afford it, Accuphase. Otherwise, Luxman. If you like SS class A, get an Accuphase E-650 or Luxman L-590axii. If you want to stay with tubes get a Luxman LX-380. All these models have tone control. I had the pleasure of listening to the ... | |
| Super integrated vs equivalent +$$ for new main system OP: Congratulations on the Harbeth 30.2s. I have the P3esr's and absolutely love the way they sound. You did the right thing by adding a sub to address probably the only shortcoming of the 30s.My recommendation is to go with something that provide... | |
| 590axii in the house @audioman58 Thanks for the details. I was hoping you would shed some light on the differences in terms of sound quality between the new and old models. | |
| 590axii in the house @audioman58 in your opinion, how big is the performance gap between the latest version of Coda CSIB and the previous one? | |
| 590axii in the house @bgm11, you chose wisely. As a fellow owner, I can certainly relate to your excitement. One thing that I highly recommend is to swap the stock power cord with something nicer. I've tried Cerious Technologies Graphene and Audio Envy power cords and... | |
| Rogers High Fidelity Integrated amplifiers @jjss49 This makes sense. But at the same time, I see other small'ish companies like Rave Audio that fit the description, and just like Rogers, not too many reviews but they seem to get a lot of 'word of mouth' type of push especially here on this... | |
| Is Luxman a poor man's D'Agostino ? @yyzsantabarbara The Luxman 509x that you listened to is a different sound altogether than the 590AXII. If you like the Coda integrated, which outputs the first 18 watts in class A, I'm sure you will love the 590AXII which is pure class A for the ... |