asonicyouth
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| P75 seems more sophisticated than Black Cube I have tried both and prefer the dynavector hands down, lets you hear so much more | |
| Best CDP in the $4k to $8k range I would look at the Naim CDX2 or CDX3, The reimyo CDP-777, and the 47 labs flatfish/progression trans/DAC combo. My favorite CDP out there is the Reimyo. I think it kills everything else on the market althought the naim 3 is also amazing | |
| Good cartridge for unipivot arm? I love the dynavector line | |
| Parts Connexion upgrades to Sonic Frontiers preamp The factory SE is definately better than the standard model, but the SE+ mod done by chris at partsconnexion is out of this worl. It brings the pre up to absolute reference quality. It will compete with ANYTHING on the market. This is my experienc... | |
| Down to 3 choices - opinions requested i think if you got any of these it would be the weak link in your system. If i were you I would get a sonic frontiers line 2, and if you wanted to upgrade down the line partsconnexion has a SE+ mod for standard line 2s which brings it into the ref... | |
| Speaker upgrade I believe that the pair i of jm labs speakers i heard was the Diva? it had side firing woofers. I heard it both in a dealer demo room and at a friends house. both time i seriously disliked the speakers. it could have been the room, but i would sti... | |
| Living Voice Avatar II vs Reference 3A De Capo i I also prefer the avatar. But my resoning is along different lines. I believe that being a crossoverless design makes the the de capo inherently bad at achiving frequency extremes. I have owned both speakers and would pick the avatar hands down ev... | |
| 845 SET recommendation I can tell you that the best 845 based SET i have ever heard is the New Audio Frontiers 845. Give Jeff at high water sound in NYC a call highwatersound.com absolutely stunning especially with the silver wound output transformers | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? I love the VAC you listened to, but i think the ARC is the better of the two. I would also look into the Lamm L2 reference and the new audio frontiers Absolut. Out of all of the I would pick the new audio frontiers and never ever look back. i hear... | |
| Which DAC? SFD-1 MKII/Bel Canto DAC1/MF A3.24 I agree, I love the SF brand | |
| KT88 single ended amp recommendations please 100db? go with 300Bs! | |
| I need a pre-amp with a mc amp. I would look at the audible illusions M3A with the optinal john curl designed gold MC phono board. Great sound (amazing for the price) should be able to find one for 1200 used with the phono board. | |
| Speaker Recommendations The living voice auditorium, absolutely amazing speaker | |
| Speaker upgrade I think that the JM labs are terrible speakers for intimate vocals, they are too boomy. I would recommend the Living voice OBX-R2 | |
| What CDP will better my digital seperates? The reimyo cdp-777 is the absolute best of the best. after that i would look at the wadia 861 series |