avhifidelity
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| Difference in sound between copper and silver digital cables? @audiozenology, perhaps if you speak from empirical evidence doing comparison on your own and say you perceive no difference, then your comment may lend some credibility but just stating theory from science book or wherever makes you fall into the... | |
| Which of these power cords ? You should add Triode Wire Labs power cables on your list. | |
| Audioquest vs. Others Best to check the voltage of the batteries using a multi-meter before replacing them all. In many cases, you may find one of the batteries depleted while the others are in 10-11 volt range. | |
| B&W 802D3 Maybe they don't have anything else comparable in price to compare to and comparing them to their basic receiver set up at home. | |
| Sources for Focal 1038Be II The Focal 1038BE have a bigger, fuller, richer, transparent sound, and can hold its own over speakers costing much more. Having said that, the F208s are no slouch, and surprisingly sounds very good, with really good instrument separation and base... | |
| B&W 802D3 @maxking. Best if you go audition them yourself and decide if you like how they sound and not just go off of the B&W name just because they have name recognition and are good looking. I know Magnolia Center inside Best Buy uses them with McI... | |
| Sources for Focal 1038Be II They may seem a bit bright at first, but after break in, the drivers settle in quite well. I’m tempted to replace the Revel F208s in my bedroom with another set of 1038BE. | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Next upgrade for you should be the power cord. Try the Audioquest Thunder to begin with and you will become a believer. | |
| Audioquest custom made triple weave design power cable (Storm Series). I just purchased the AQ Thunder PC connected to my preamp and I’m likely what I hear so far. The first thing I noticed is it has a fuller bass than my TWL 7+ PC, second I noticed a blacker background. My ears easily noticed the individual instrum... | |
| Amplifier Match For Paradigm Signature S8 & C5 V.3 @krazystang you might want to see first if you like the Parasound with your setup before committing. I periodically see a number of used A21 for sale at around $1500, not so much the A31. If you buy and like it, you can then get the A31 to power... | |
| Amplifier Match For Paradigm Signature S8 & C5 V.3 Well you better hold on because it’s going be a long and expensive journey. Once you start, it’s hard to stop. My journey started years ago. I had Paradigm Studio 5.1 matched setup with 100v1 fronts hooked up to a Denon 5800 receiver. First purch... | |
| Sources for Focal 1038Be II @djmitchell, I agree with your assessment of the 1038BE. They are truly amazing speakers. Sold my Paradigm Sigs S8v3 and C5v3, which are wonderful speakers and great value; truly enjoyed them over the years. But, in my opinion, these Focals are i... | |
| Sources for Focal 1038Be II @contuzzi, I believe you have been misinformed. There has never been a 1038BE and a 1038BE II. What I believe you meant is the 1037BE (older version with 1” Tweeter) and 1038BE (newer version with large tweeter). You can verify with Focal directly... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! I own the Marantz SA11-S3 for my main system. Best CD player I've owned. It replaced my SA11-S2 which I thoroughly enjoyed. Almost sold the SA11-S2, until one day decided to compare it to my PS Audio Perfectwave CD transport which was hooked up... | |
| Sonus Faber Olympic l - MIA It’s probably a bad crossover. |