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| Steely Dan UHQR Let’s why Digital is leading the way ,records are so limited by putting = amount into good digital such as theT+A200 dac , LPS power supplies and quality cables there is so much more flexibility ,tuning, and frequency response records 12.5 bit... | |
| The Hidden Gem at Capital Audio Fest (CAF) 2023! My friends MBL 120 are 82 db efficient at 4 ohms or less @1 watt but when you add all this up you are projecting in this case 360 degrees and much louder in actual conditions with music coming from different areas , try them then decide, How a... | |
| New pre-amplifier? You don’t , and what brand is it and price , when buying a preamp Never buy one with a $20 Alps blue velvet look in your preamp , prima luna a perfect example $5k and you see a round Silver round can which is just 2 plastic wipers with a co... | |
| Integrated power for KEF R3 Meta Hegel or other brand nobody likes everything, Kef is all plastic I would nevereven consider buying the look inside the crucial Xover doesnot even use Quality Xover parts. | |
| New DAC with streamer Briscati 21 is very good they make a SE version also for alittle more money the new DCS is even,better and is modular for retail around $20 k before discounts ,I heard it at a get together even more resolving and refined then the Bricasti 21... | |
| Integrated power for KEF R3 Meta Hegel H190 is a excellent option and has a respectable dac and Roon ready streamer ,,checkout Anthony at Perrotta consultants good service and good deals with free shipping.,an easy recommendation . | |
| Higher-End Class A/B vs. Class A Integrateds If youcan spend $6k minus discounts the Hegel H390 is a excellent choice for its not only very good sounding witha nice natural warm but the best control of your drivers especially Bass witha class leading 4000 damping factor none of the com... | |
| As An Experiment I Stuck A Few Things Under My Pre-Amp And Am Now On A Quest Still points are very good for some , if on a budget the Herbies tube dampers work and make large tenderfeet under $100. iso Acoustics make the Copper pucks that are good for each productas well as they make very good feet for Loudspeakers sever... | |
| Higher-End Class A/B vs. Class A Integrateds There are very good class AB integrated amps , Boulder , Gryphons new 333, accuphase, Luxman , if youwant class A Accuphase,and Luxman make them too up to 100 watts into 4 hours , but they get pretty warm and suck up a ton on electricity, it’s ... | |
| 10 gauge power cord. Too much power for tube amp? If your powercord. Is aQuality brand then go for it , for the lower the number the thicker the guage awg 10 is good lower resistance ,another bottle neck could be what do you have it plugged into ,that too might’ve restricting it and a dedic... | |
| New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan I had the older spatial 4 and other open baffle speakers you don’t need 2 feet mine with room panels behind them had onky 16 inches and toed in a bit and worked very well just have carpeting at least in front of them and some absorption , bass i... | |
| "The Ultra High-End Speaker." Your speakers are good but can be Much Better, Being honest the internal Xover parts are average at best like a 7 out of 15 just unscrew a bottom driver there areNo name brand capacitors ,or resistors, I owned aAudio store for a decade and ... | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! I have been upgrading loudspeaker Xovers for over 20 years . in your revels the parts quality is a average at best ! meaning maybe a 7 out of 15 just pull a driver out and you-can see inside not even a name brand Taiwan on some capacitors.the ... | |
| New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan I think these speakers will be closer to $6k where did youget $3k ? | |
| BW 801 D4 or BW 802 D4 + 2 subs The capacitors in the 801 are a bit better still and sound a bit cleaner if you can afford them. My dealer Perrotta consulting carryB&W and give excellent service as well as pricing plenty of low bass. |