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| Coda Audio Video based in San Francisco is running a fraudulent operation Ditto - the suggestion that Agon confirm the credentials of dealers and perhaps sellers who list items over $10,000. And, perhaps, require or offer performance bonding for expensive items.May add to the cost of the service, but worth it.PS: For... | |
| Class D Audio Brand does not honor warranty---AVOID!! I have owned his SDS 470C amp for at least 3 years - it has been superb. It sounds as good as my JC-1s.About a year ago I returned it for repair of the right channel (low volume). He repaired and upgrade it without charge. It has been superb sinc... | |
| Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K After the fact... but...if you insist on spending $5000+/-...Must agree with these last posts.The Quads are very special for acoustic music - very real, live Sound - especially, the recent, modified 57's.And... very little, if anything, sounds bet... | |
| Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K I have similar preferences in music / sound... and... I've tried / owned a number of superb speakers, several of which I still have. The ones I've found to have sound to rival the best at any price in your price range (actually below) are the Wav... | |
| Best amp for natural timbre of unamplified acoustic instruments & vocals w/ Revel F32? May cost a lot to get the best from those Speakers. As others have said, you might check with Revel to find out what they suggest - they will know. And - as others have said, you may find it more effective (less frustrating and less costly) to swa... | |
| Looking for SACD player............ RE: the Oppo 105... the reviews are superb, and everyone who comments about it seems very pleased. And it would be tempting - the ESS Sabre DAC is one of the best, if not the best.But... the sound of the Sony is just... so incredible... so... if y... | |
| Looking for SACD player............ I would be interested in what "repairs and mods" you ultimately decide upon and why. Because, I may do the same.Though, I agree, I'm not sure I would want to do anything to diminish the detail resolution, and clarity of the Sony... if... the tube ... | |
| Looking for SACD player............ Also - regarding the failure of the laser unit of the Sony - search on YouTube for repairs and maintenance of the laser sled. It may just need to be cleaned and lubed (with some electrical lube). Otherwise, try and find a NOS unit on eBay or Ama... | |
| Looking for SACD player............ Well... I would send my Sony to Modwright... only if... I intended to have him modify my Sony - which is well worthwhile.I would not send it to him only to replace the laser sled unit. You can buy one for about $50 on Amazon / eBay. I bought 2 N... | |
| Looking for SACD player............ I like the Sony SA-5400 ES SACD player a bit better than my Marantz SA-8001. It seems to have a bit better detailed resolution and clarity. The Marantz has a more rich, tube-like sound at the expense of a bit of detail and clarity. The reviews ... | |
| Best Small Floorstanding Speaker under $2K The Pure Audio Project Speakers have greater detailed resolution and clarity. As I note above - get on your PC with some ear buds and go to YouTube and find the various speakers and listen to them via your ear buds. You’ll quickly see how the soun... | |
| Best Small Floorstanding Speaker under $2K To understand what I mean... get on your laptop with some ear buds (Apple will do fine)... and... search YouTube for soundtracks of these speakers and you will see quite clearly what I mean. The speakers I note above will have far superior sound ... | |
| Best Small Floorstanding Speaker under $2K There are some superb alternatives in your price range - the best available in the approximate order would be:1. Pure Audio Project Open Baffle Speakers - Trio 15b (a bit above your price range, but sound as good as any speaker available no matte... | |
| Best Preamp - NO preamp... (?) Yes... the AR Ref preamps look like they're among the very best available. I've got the Ref 3 and Ref 5se... and... they are incredible - though, as I noted above, I am surprised at how good the Creek Passive Preamp sounds in comparison for a pit... | |
| Speakers sonically similar to Sonus Faber? Though they might be a bit too transparent, clear and detailed for your preference, the WaveTouch Audio Grand Tetons are about "as good as it gets" at any price / style of speaker.Many are selling their high priced / high-end, brand named speakers... |