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| Integrated amp -- Pass Labs vs Luxman vs McIntosh Thanks for the feedback everyone.@yyzsantabarbara Surprisingly, I had never heard of the CODA amps up until now. Thanks for the suggestion, will definitely look into it. Wondering how the one you mentioned compares to the Pass Labs INT-60. The big... | |
| Looking for a vinylesk sounding DAC Honest question ... I've heard this many times before that the ultimate goal is to recreate the recording environment and/or the artist and recording engineer's intent. Is there an inside track on which I'm not that allows some people to figure ou... | |
| Speaker cabels for dark sounding speakers? OP, at least in my system the use of silver speaker cables made a difference. With my second system in the study, I had a similar problem as yours, the sound was a bit dark (dull?). I swapped the cables with silver ones and things got better - at ... | |
| Thoughts on vintage Accuphase Appreciate the feedback. Will focus on newer stuff. | |
| Thoughts on vintage Accuphase I've been perusing local ads for vintage equipment, but my god, either the sellers are deluded or there really is a market where people are willing to pay more money for a 30 years-old unit compared to an equivalent new (or new'ish) one. I'm not t... | |
| Thoughts on vintage Accuphase Appreciate the responses. The buyer is asking for $3000 for the combo. As much as I would like to explore vintage, this doesn't make sense. It's so much out of the ballpark that I don't know how to even begin negotiating. Lol!What I'd like to know... | |
| Audio envy - dang! I ordered my speaker cables ten days ago, still no word from AE. I wish they would keep some in stock for a quicker turnaround. I know ... first world problems :) | |
| Integrated amp suggestion for Sonus Faber Olympica 2 Hi @mesch ... so I was able to visit James’ house yesterday. It was an interesting visit. First off, James is a gracious host, he took his time to answer all my questions and let me listen to music for a fairly long time. At no time I felt pressur... | |
| Basic questions for newbie If you like the Sonus Faber sound, consider headphones by ZMF. But they do require a good amp to drive them to full potential. | |
| Speaker cables for Sonus Faber Olympica II I have ordered the Audio Envy speaker cables. I will try them in my system for about a month or so, and if I can't notice much improvement, i will most likely end up returning them.@b4icu -- I appreciate your offer, and might take you up on it if ... | |
| Upgrades that met/exceeded your expectations and those that felt short For me replacing my Node 2i streamer with Sonore Optical Rendu in my main system was an eye opener. I was skeptical about the impact on sound quality (0's are 0's and 1's are 1's, right?), but I was really surprised at how much it lowered the nois... | |
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. Paul @ PS Audio has a great explanation of why pre-amps are important, but also why it costs so much to create a pre-amp that does not add or subtract ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isQ48qn1CK8In case, audiogon removes the link, you can go to ... | |
| Integrated amp suggestion for Sonus Faber Olympica 2 @mesch I have a feeling that you are probably right :(I am actually going to listen to the Osprey when I get around to visiting his place. | |
| Integrated amp suggestion for Sonus Faber Olympica 2 @deon3 ... sorry somehow I completely skipped over your post. I have always heard good things about Ayre, although never had a chance to listen to it in person. The EX8 looks to be a great piece of equipment, although it comes with additional feat... | |
| KEF ls50 meta’s are on the way I was watching a youtube video by tharbamar about the new metas where he was comparing it to Quad S2 bookshelves. He felt that the new metas provide less than 10% improvement over the old LS50s. His advice was that if you already own the original ... |