bbarlow690

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What is your speaker ownership history since 1995?
Vandersteen 2CiSpendor s3/5 (downsized to much smaller room)Ascend Sierra 1 Spatial Acoustics M1 Turbo (bigger room now)Am ruminating on M3 Triode Masters... 
Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money?
PS Audio Sprout. 
Class D = Trash?
In my quest for continuing minimalism, I bought a PS Audio Sprout.  I love it.  It drives my Spatial Audio M1 Turbos effortlessly, with plenty of good noise in a large room.  The inboard DAC is way good enough for my Theta Pearl, I stream Bluetoot... 
Looking to build a system for under $5k
Spatial Audio M3 Turbos, a PS Audio Sprout, and a decent CD transport can keep you well under $5k.  AQ cables.  Done.I'm running a Sprout with M1 Turbos, and loving it.  Old Theta Pearl transport, old MIT cables.  Li'l Sproutie has plenty of power... 
Any reviews/impressionsons of Ascend Sierra 2?
I can't speak to the Sierra-2s, but I really like my Sierra-1s.  They're attached to my NAD C715 - no powerhouse there, but plenty, given that it's in my bedroom (one man, one house, 4 stereo systems...).Long ago, I had them hooked up to a Krell K... 
Please help ...integrated amp under $1200
Katali, Yup.  And that's a Krell I've had for 20 years.  Fun is fun.  Sorry yours didn't work out.  My son loves his Sproutie, too. 
Let's see or discuss your desktop speakers!
Spendor s3/5, with a Parasound Zamp3 and a MacCormack Micro Headphone Drive.  Add an SVS subwoofer (sealed port - S100?) and it all sounds good. 
Please help ...integrated amp under $1200
I just got a PS Audio Sprout, and I love it.  It replaced a Krell KAV-300i, and I'm not going back.  The Sprout just sounds more...fun!I bluetooth from my computer, use the headphone jack for a Sony Walkman (mostly for the FM tuner), have a Theta ... 
PS Audio Sprout
Many thanks, dekay.  I'll certainly try it. 
PS Audio Sprout
Dekay,Reposition how?  Farther from the back wall?Thanks! 
Best Monitor not over 1K, new ot used
Another vote for Ascend Sierra-1s. 
Powerful, smallish floorstanders with high WAF?
Take a look at Spatial M4s.  Smallish, and you can get them in girly white rather than muscular black.  See the review elsewhere in the forum, but suffice to say that they're real price-performers. 
suggestions for small speaker. floorstander of bookshelf.
I let my Vandy 2cs go a long time ago and have regretted it ever since.Until I bought Spatial M2 Turbos...  They're over your budget, however. 
best bookshelf speakers for < $2000?
I'll add to the confusion.I own Sierra-1s and love them.  They're now in the bedroom system.  Long ago a bass-playing friend listened to them, and preferred them without my subwoofer.I owned Vandersteen 2cs, and should have never let them get away...