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| hybrid integrateds Unison Unico SE might fit your bill, 150 Watts a channel and has received outstanding reviews. | |
| Creek Integrateds for Harbeth monitor? While the Evo and the Destiny are multvoltage (115/230), I am positive the 5350 SE Classic is not (at lest not in the USA), unless there has been a recent change in production. Unfortunately I cannot help you with your question; while I have heard... | |
| Processor loop for a Panasonic digital receiver? These receivers reportedly shine with digital signal in (the only conversion happens at the speaker terminals), but not so much with analog signals. So going for an analog loop might defeat the whole thing, unless you are running analog inputs. Ke... | |
| Improvement? A few years back I swapped out my Adcom 565 pre for a Creek OBH-14 DAC/Passive pre. It absolutely tranformed my system and really got me back into "listening" and, consequently, audiophilia where I started upgrading everything else (and later the ... | |
| multimedia PC and two channel system The simplest way to go would be a good quality Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) with a USB input directly from the computer (bypassing the computer's standard soundcard), and then analog out from the DAC to your Berning. Check out the Scott-Nixon... | |
| NAD C352 and Totem Model 1 Signatures Why is NAD your only consideration? | |
| Speaker Cable Termination "11-17-06: MarakanetzArni,applying a silver solder to the ends of the bare wires makes no sencei since it decreases the contact conductivity."Marakanetz, I did not claim any benefits to this nor recommend it; I was just making an observation about... | |
| Speaker Cable Termination Frank at Signal Cable used offer and recommend his best speaker cable (Silver Resolution) with just bare wire with silver solder on the ends. For some reason he no longer offers/recommends that option on his website. Your comment makes a lot of se... | |
| Budget CD player with volume control? Keep in mind that the volume controls on budget CD players are generally digital. That means that when volume is lowered from max, it affects the bits and thus the resolution of the output signal. You might be better off picking up a used Creek OB... | |
| Large room but not large budget-suggestions please Jalapenos has a very strong point, and I second his order of importance. However, given your altec bookshelfs and the size of the room, you will probably have to focus on speakers first. If you are sticking with the Azur for the time being, I woul... | |
| DAC OR AMP? Your thoughts POWER vs CLARITY? What are you trying to achieve? What qualities do you feel your system is lacking? Why Bryston and not Classe? | |
| Powering on/off amps with preamp trigger Why not leave the amps on all the time (assuming they are not tube)? There are a number of threads here on Audiogon on the issue. | |
| newest vs older dac Do a search in the archives, this topic has come up a number of times | |
| integrated + sub Check out Creek integrateds, most of them have this feature | |
| Newbie needs help Whow, did you every imagine what you were getting yourself into?Warrenh's recommendations are right on. There are some other things in your post that I would like to comment on; "So, I am confused as to what brands to focus on": None, do not focus... |