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Speaker Recommendation: 20K range
OpOur shop Audio Doctor in NJ has four  reference speakers lines in that price range for you to audition. We have the Legacy line on display and the Legacys are an unbelievable buy for the amount of loudspeaker  you can get for the money they exce... 
yggdrasil dac and Innous Zenith MK2
Oldschool, you may want to look at the T+A Dac or a Aqua Hifi La Voce.The La Voice is a brand new $4k dac from Aqua that is tube based so it has a fantastic midrange, The early reports on this dac are suggesting that it will outperfom most of the ... 
Anyone hear new Quad S-2 speakers and compare to others
Mothberg we have the new Kef R series on order and they will most likely be really excellent. Personally I doubt anything is going to outperform that Quad ribbon it is both detailed and smooth, absolutely amazing sounding.The Quads have a fanastic... 
More expensive DAC the answer?
Yeah Klipsch with tubes is a great combo 
test
wow pass or fail totally binary 
Anyone hear new Quad S-2 speakers and compare to others
We have both the S and Z series on display and they are spectacular!We initially heard about the Quad's after reading the Stereophile review on the S2 monitors. We were seeking a more conventional looking loudspeaker then the much loved Kef Ls 50 ... 
Anyone hear new Quad S-2 speakers and compare to others
Audio Doctor in Jersey City we have them. We have both the S series and the Z series on display!The Quads are absolutely amazing sounding, and in our opinion represent a totally new level of performance for this price point.We read about them in S... 
Auralic vs Aurender
Wjt3 just currious what didnt you like about- Roon and which Dac? 
Paradigm Personas: A First Listen
Benzman a very fIne and correct tale that mirrors our process.Many people here seem to think swap x and you get nirvanah  that is not what usually happens.Sometimes swapping one component gets you closer to where you want to be but  then necessita... 
Auralic vs Aurender
There are advantages and disadvantages with both.Aurender built in storage vs Auralic which doesnt  You are missing Roon compatibility with Aurender.Then there is the question of upsampling and upconversion. Many Dacs sound better with higher res ... 
PMC versus Wilson Audio
If your room is 12 by 16 you can not use any speaker with extremely deep bass.That means much less lofty speakers.A speaker with in room bass response to 35 -30hz and no lower.Unless your room is open to another room you will get way too much bass... 
Paradigm Personas: A First Listen
Also Dave B Wilson moved to a warmer presentation with their current designs.If you are getting a dry presentation then you are not matching loudspeaker with the right gear.Oftentimes change the speakers requires changing other parts of a system.D... 
Paradigm Personas: A First Listen
Dave B Beryillum is a metal. I think you mean you prefer a speaker with more coiorations.Wilson moved to a soft dome because 1. Some people found the Tioxhide Focal tweeter to be peaky.2. Focal stopped Oem driver sales of particular drivers. 
Paradigm Personas: A First Listen
Dave B that is a ridiculous series of comments about Beryilium. In my shop I have also have had speakerrs with Aluminium, Titantium, ESL designs, Ribbons, Soft domes, Diamond tweeters and midranges, and they have all had their series of strengths ... 
Paradigm Personas: A First Listen
Ricred1 we have both speakers, the Persona 9H and the Blades, they both are excellent with different personalities. Even though the 9H has powered bass in our room the Blades still have more of a presence in the bass, which may be the room correct...