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| Looking for a high-quality 2-way speaker First read all the professional reviews ,for Magico mini,Tad juniorYgAcoustics Carmel . rockport Mira-2 is a 3 way ,and is not as clear and open as the above speakers,you need to look at their new $30 k speaker to be in that league ,but that too I... | |
| For the sound, or????? Don't forget for some the 200 may not have quite the resolution,butHas a much richer balance, similar to a good vacuum tube setup,The 300 a little more inner detail and dynamics ,and a bit more powerBut much more neutral in character. | |
| Best digital converter $5k under The auralic I used from a friend is a bit more refined but the midbass low bass i like better with the Mytek,imo, the Diamond firewire is for sure the Most analog natural especially coming from the Auralitti player. | |
| Best digital converter $5k under The Ayon dac is a different dac altogether and doesnot do dsdAnd is in some respects more analog then the many dacs out there.I have learned as I have gone through several systems in the last few yearsA dac in one system may be to thin ,or rich in... | |
| Power Cord up to $100? signal cable makes a very nice hybrid that is a Silver alloy over high purity Copper.for $149 it is a Effective awg-10. With good balance not to warm ,and also dynamic ,and open sounding. For a hand assembled cable This cable competes with cables ... | |
| Solid Silver Ethernet Cable? The best way by far to get music out of a player Such as mine the most cost effective and superior setup vs my lastSetup. Ethernet for me is just to use Wifi to my Ipad to direct my library and router.Direct connection is allways best for performa... | |
| Best Integrated, period. You want to talk about the BestHow about Bermeister, Dartzeel,Vitus,Gryphon any ones of theseWill set you back from $15k to over $25kThese are in an other league most of us cannot ever afford theseRRoyce of products and for sure there is some Tube... | |
| Montana Speakers? Have they fizzled out? The reason you don't see Montana advertising is that repeat customers,And word of mouth do his advertising or him.he is a small companyAnd likes it that way.not many companies hand wind the Xover inductorsOr matched pairs of drivers to under 1 db.... | |
| Legacy Focus 20/20's vs PBN Montana EPS-2 The EPS-2 Montanas are far better engineered , I told Bill D at Legacy for years to get rid of the gritty ceramic resistors,and Solen capacitorsGarbage in ,garbage out.as of 2012 He finally listened using ClarityCapacitors but maybe only on certai... | |
| CODA CSIb vs. HEGEL H-300 INTEGRATED I am glad I could be of assistance. I am hoping to get my unit or Oct.Best of luck to you Audiozen. | |
| Are there any DACs that can go low? Dsd audio as well as any quality dac now can go toe to toe with Any turntables for or less money.Dollar per dollar,digital has better s/n ratio, dynamic range, lower noise floor, and for sure lower Bass. But people have using turntables for so lon... | |
| Best New Loudspeakers under $5,000. Focal Aria 900 I already own the revel 106 monitors and they are Very goodEven at 2 x the cost. I am not exactly sure it is between the Revel 206, and the Focal aria 926.One thing pisses me off about Focal is their customer service stinks.I have called and writt... | |
| Emotiva XSP-1 Pre-amp I have spent. Lot of time with the xsp-1 preamp my brother bought it in June it has gotton better and better. In fact it was thin and grain the first 2 weeks once it got to over 150 hours it starting smoothing out .Roughly 300 hours are needed to ... | |
| Revel Performa 3 Some of these guys have an agenda.one guy says he was dissapointedAnd better out there? What kind of statement is that ? Compared to what,And where did you listen ? Somethng as small as using different cablesCan change a speakers chemistry and bal... | |
| Review: Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum Tube amp The Rogue is much better built and sounding then Prima lunaThe amp is made in the U.S.A, transformers are also custom wound hereMark Obrien is not only a very good designer,but also backs his products up without exception,and if there ever is a pr... |