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| Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions? I've owned 2, the 372 and 326BEE. The 372 didn't stick around long. The 326BEE was in an "interim" system and really surprised my with it's punchy sound. Speakers were Klipsch or Wharfedale bookshelf types, 2 different animals I know but the NAD s... | |
| Which integrated amp would you pick? I owned the Halo and was quite impressed. Again as stated, a swiss army knife of integrated amps. How some people say it sounded "bad" is beyond me but so be it. I did sell it to fund a Wyred 4 Sound ST500 integrated which I am extremely pleased w... | |
| Mark of a scammer...learn not to burn. Don't forget a SIGNATURE upon delivery. I forgot that little point and took it in the shorts for $1800.00. Paypal did not back me. Recipient said he never received the item despite very detailed information from UPS including GPS tracking of the d... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? I have owned a number of older Duals (and liked them) and in their day, they were very well respected. Shure cartridges always seemed a nice match. I've used M91ED, M95ED etc. For your purposes, the 97EX is fine or maybe the Ortofon Red | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens hanfrac, I owned Forte's before and loved them. The issue was they needed to be placed close to the rear wall for the passive bass radiator to work properly. Not always practical. Plus, they didn't need a lot of power to shine. Thanks for the inpu... | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens gsm, thanks. Wish i could here the Zu's in person. Where I live that's nil. Thanks for the input, ZU seems to have a great reputation. | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens Thanks Bob. I appreciate the great input from everyone. My amp wasn't fully "broken in" and I'm hearing things blossom more. Opted for an RSL Speedwoofer 10S. Not in the audiophile stratosphere but a step up from my Acoustech PL-200 which was more... | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens Looking at the Omens but have decided to add a sub to the maggies and stay put, for now anyway. Couldn't get a local sale on the maggies so i will stand pat. Thanks! | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens Thanks Bob. The move is now in limbo(as of today) so I may be standing pat, after I dropped $60.00 on the ads for Audiogon of course. True, i wouldn't need the horse power of my Wyred for sound STi 500 for sure. Wish I could listen to the Zu's som... | |
| First "audiophile" system, now what? Suggestions for best "bang for the buck" upgrade? A quick story about speaker cable. I'm going be memory but here goes, at an audio convention a dealer was demoing a McIntosh system, I do not remember the configuration exactly. Listeners were remarking on the exquisite sound with the typical "tra... | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens I do have a pending move, yes. If it comes through, I plan on traveling lighter. | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens Thank you for the advice. Either way looks like a new sub would be in order. I posted the maggies on here to see if I get any bites... | |
| First "audiophile" system, now what? Suggestions for best "bang for the buck" upgrade? You are receiving a lot of sage advice so far. I beg to differ on a couple of points. One being cables/power etc. While this can certainly enhance (and protect) your system, your question was "bang for the buck". In my experience, cables, power co... | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens I have to add that I do have a sub right now though admittedly not audiophile level, Acoustech (BIC) PL-200 which did garner a "10" rating in it's price range. | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens Thanks. As much as I like the Maggies, they lack the nth degree of "weight" my taste in music requires, I think.... |