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| 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 ... | |
| Integrated amp suggestion for Sonus Faber Olympica 2 @mesch Sorry I got really busy last week and couldn't visit Jim. Will probably setup an appointment later this week or next. I'll definitely share my experience, although it's kinda hard to determine how they would sound with my speakers, in my room. | |
| Speaker cables for Sonus Faber Olympica II @milpai Thanks for sharing. As much as I like Clear Days for the open, lively sound, I feel that at times it gets a bit too hot on the top. I hope Audio Envy is different in that respect. | |
| Audio envy - dang! @lalitk I recently purchased a used pair of Sonus Faber Olympica II and have looking for new speaker cables. I was considering AE speaker cables but wasn’t sure how they compare to more expensive ones. I looked at your system (wow!!!) and it’s qui... | |
| Speaker cables for Sonus Faber Olympica II @soix I hear you man. I've already splurged more than what I had planned to this year, so yeah I was being cheap :)Originally, I was thinking of temporarily using longer cables as a stopgap measure and then buy more expensive ones later on. But th... | |
| Speaker cables for Sonus Faber Olympica II Thanks @milpai ... I recently purchased an AE power cord for my DAC and am very pleased. Their speaker cable was in fact the first one that came to mind, but wanted to see if there are other alternatives. Do you mind telling us what sonic attribut... | |
| Cables for Audio Mirror Tubadour III @snopro Thanks for the recommendation. I'm really enjoying the tubadour and do plan to upgrade to SE in a few months.Appreciate your recommendation for Triod Wire PC but I already purchased the Audio Envy 2P and it made a noticeable improvement. | |
| Integrated amp suggestion for Sonus Faber Olympica 2 I'm really hoping that someone who owns the Olympica 2's will chime in at some point.@millercarbon I called Raven Audio a couple of days ago to inquire about the Blackhawk amp. Incidentally, Jim lives 15 miles from my house and graciously offered ... | |
| Integrated amp suggestion for Sonus Faber Olympica 2 @mrklas ... thank you for the suggestion. I'm definitely going to look into it. Your comparison with Sonnetto V is valid, but from what I understand, the Olympica's tend to dip to around 2ohms much more frequently than the Sonetto's, and that's wh... | |
| Integrated amp suggestion for Sonus Faber Olympica 2 So I think some clarification is in order here ...Before I bought the SF O2’s, I auditioned quite a number of speakers, including high efficiency ones like Klipsch Forte III, Devore O/96, Proac D48R, etc. I also auditioned Harbeth SHL5+, PMC (forg... | |
| Cables for Audio Mirror Tubadour III @jayctoy I'm using the P2 with my DAC |