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| McIntosh MC1.25KW vs Luxman M-10X @chauncey what preamp will you be using? I’d go for the same brand preamp and amp unless you use dac as preamp. | |
| McIntosh MC1.25KW vs Luxman M-10X @avanti1960 Magico and Wilson have very different sound characteristics. I can totally see the McIntosh pairing well with the Magico but I doubt these amps are the best you can do for the Wilsons. Ideally, if home audition is possible with these ... | |
| Getting back into venal with a $2,000 budget. New Marantz is a good deal with the included cartridge. However you can do way better than that on a used market. | |
| McIntosh MC1.25KW vs Luxman M-10X Luxman, D’Agostino, Audio Research, Pass Labs XA monoblocks would be nice. I’ve heard McIntosh sound amazing with some speakers but IMO it just doesn’t have the synergy with the Wilson Audio. Basing this on what I heard in my system. | |
| Advice on Integrated Receiver Yeah the 💩 is holding you back. A better phono amp is a good starting point. Then continue assessing and continue on from there. | |
| Dedicated Line - Things to consider All…thank you so much! Lots of good points on the dedicated line as well as on the surge protector. And @immatthewj thanks for posting those links! @bikeboy52 thanks for the compliments! @ghdprentice I’m keeping this one simple - no audiophile ... | |
| Advice on Integrated Receiver B&W 800 series will be very nice - D2 or D3. They sound engaging and will draw you in. 804 or 803 for that size room most likely is all you need. However, they like power and require careful matching when it comes to the upstream components.... | |
| Dedicated Line - Things to consider Oh and I am using good outlet now that I like so I’ll just get few additional ones depending on how many lines I end up running. | |
| Dedicated Line - Things to consider Thanks @carlsbad for the wire gauge recommendation. @immatthewj I searched and read a lot of the posts but didn’t see anything comprehensive posted recently. @whart I am planning to use a commercial electrician who had done some work in the... | |
| Advice on Integrated Receiver And btw I do not hate the schiit mani. I had it. Know exactly what it is and what it’s worth. | |
| Advice on Integrated Receiver Ok solve two problems at once - your integrated and your Schiity phono stage: https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649883010-luxman-l-509x-integrated-amplifier/ Fair price for this should be around $5k - $5500 all in, tops. Given the few small ni... | |
| Advice on Integrated Receiver Get that Schiit out of your audio chain and replace it with a decent phono stage. I’d start there. That’ll be a bottleneck no matter what your amplifier or speakers are. | |
| DAC league table @louisesjpp stretch it out a bit and find a used Lumin D2. Pros - good sound and solid build. Cons - crappy UI. That’s where Roon comes in. As to whether or not Roon’s worth the subscription cost, they offer a free trial period. If you decide you ... | |
| DAC league table One potential candidate would be the ifi idsd https://ifi-audio.com/products/neo-idsd/ But overall a 1000 is a tough budget to get an improvement over a similarly priced marantz when talking DAC/Streamer/Preamp combo. Look into Roon to see if... | |
| DAC league table What points to the Marantz as a root cause of your dissatisfaction? What’s your budget for the improvements you’re planning to make? |