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How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @ccolby Thank you so much for your response. I am definitely of the former sort. Music is what makes me happy, not the gear. So I am much more interested in the best gear I can afford with the intention of keeping them for many many years to come.... | |
How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @mapman That’s fantastic advise. I will definitely put those on order. Amazon is having some issues with their checkout process right this very moment - but I will try to get those pads as soon as I can checkout my cart. Would I need spikes on top... | |
How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @jafant Thank you so much for your kind words. Will definitely update this forum. And at any rate, listening to my shortlist is exactly what I intended to do! :)My thread was specifically about the order in which I was about to go down the road wa... | |
How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @jl35 Thank you confirming with the idea of starting with the speakers and building the system around those. Have you tried or heard the Revel Performa 3 F208? I am concerned that in the transition period between getting the speakers and replacing... | |
How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @jond Thank you for confirming that a DAC connected to the Sonos improves the output. I long suspected that, but it is nice to have it confirmed - especially since the folks on the sonos forums are so adamant to even acknowledge that it is possible. | |
How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @mapman The floor is - as you suspect - a suspended plywood floor on the second level (1st floor if you are from the UK). I live in an apartment. There is no carpeting - so it is all hardwood. Also, by isolating the speakers, do mean using screws ... | |
Ayre Codex DAC-pre to power amp @tomic601 Isn't this their page? https://www.facebook.com/AyreAcoustics/I don't see the conversation that you mention on there. I apologize if I am being blind - but I would really appreciate it if you had a link handy. | |
Ayre Codex DAC-pre to power amp @stringreen Thank you so much. I might just give Ayre a call. From what I can hear from people, their customer service is at least as good as their electronics. | |
How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @mapman I do not know exactly which speakers they are since I got them second hand from a friend who was disposing off stuff from his basement. ;) They look almost exactly like the C-300 images that I can see online. They have one mid-range/woofer... | |
How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @jl35 I have heard the codex alone in isolation, yes. Also, the speakers (the revel f208). That is why those pieces I am more certain of - and for everything in the future, I have names and lists and ideas more than clearly identified pieces.What ... | |
Revel F208 vs. Paradigm 75F: Auditioning @B_limo Phew! Thank you for that. I could not find many online reviews for the prestige series, so I was starting to get worried about them. The MA GX 200 seems a lot cheaper too. The problem is I cannot seem to find any dealers for them here in S... | |
Revel F208 vs. Paradigm 75F: Auditioning @Czarivey - I have seen that bit about how solid state amplifiers double their output with a lower impedence amplifier - assuming they can drive that amount of current through their components. Having studied solid state electronics, I understand ... | |
Revel F208 vs. Paradigm 75F: Auditioning @Timrhu I do plan to seriously consider the second hand market before I make my purchase. The auditioning part of it is still something I will have to do though :) | |
Revel F208 vs. Paradigm 75F: Auditioning Thanks so much, folks.@Czarivey - why do you think that both of these speakers need more power? Is it because you think that is when they really start to sing? What would be the consequences of underpowering them? The Paradigm is specced out as be... | |
Admittedly a bit lost @Jazzman463 Thank you for that. I think the limited power I have from my amp might not be enough for electrostatic speakers - which I have heard are power hungry beasts. So I kind of eliminated the Maggies from my consideration. At this point, I a... |