benj273
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| Dynaudio Focus 140 upgrade / Tube amp questions. Glad to hear. I’ve heard about the Octave/Dyn pairing as well. Which speaker do you think matches up better with tube electronics, the Contour 20 or C1? Thanks. | |
| Help with upgrade bug... I don’t know if you can get the speakers 3 feet or more away from the front wall, but from the description of what you like to listen to, “Looking for a wider, deeper stage and possibly more involving presentation. Listen to a lot of female vocal... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... 05-30-2020 12:25pmYou already enjoy totem, have you tried the totem winds. About 5k used. I have the winds and love them. If I didn't do the winds my second choice was paradigm persona 3f. I bought used from dealer and received full warranty. ... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... 05-30-2020 4:47amstart with the free stuff like plugging straight into the wall and working with speaker placement, I think you will find significant change from both. You will find no agreement here as to whether even new high quality power condi... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... I appreciate all the input so far. If this was your system, what would you upgrade first? What would give you the biggest sonic improvements if you could do just one thing now? (Not listed according to preference)1. Power setup (e.g. Get rid of M... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... 05-29-2020 2:10pmBased on your experience, do you think the sonic improvements would translate to a much better staging/imaging/depth overall? No question about it. Image clarity will improve substantially due to significantly lower noise floor. ... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... wturkey73 posts05-29-2020 7:24pmThe later model 9200 also has a set of balanced inputs. The Oppo should have a set of balanced outputs. If not being utilized, one may notice a sonic improvement from these I/O's.Unfortunately, I have one of the ear... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... To OPWhat about the current system are you wanting to improve?I've been wanting a wider stage with more depth (separation of instruments, etc). Something more involving too. That's not to say that I dislike the Forests, they are awesome speak... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... 5:19pmFirst try moving the speaker placement. I would try pulling them out 5 feet into the room just to see how that changes the sound. I am not one for power conditioning so I would take that out all together. The Benchmark is below average DA... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... As a former Plinius 9200 owner, please ensure the Plinius is plugged directly into a wall outlet with at least a 12 gauge power cable. The 9200 I had responded greatly after doing so. Mine for years was on a 14 gauge cable and surge protection uni... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... b_limo1,417 posts05-29-2020 3:52pmDitch the monster, upgrade your outlets ($50 a piece), get a better power strip (maybe ps audio dectect) buy some room treatments from gik then decide. You can do all this for $2,000. If you still want to upgrad... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... jl352,594 posts05-29-2020 4:09pmthat Monster can degrade the sound of your very good electronics...I use similar Monster’s with my home theater and computer, so I’m not an anti-Monster guy...but your gear is too good...Good thought. I may give it... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... 8:19amResist the urge to give extra credence to advice based on posting activity and cumulative word count.You have excellent speakers and amplifier. Improving your source will offer you the most significant improvement.Here’s what I would suggest... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... jl352,592 posts05-29-2020 7:53amget rid of the Monster first...Yes, I've thought about that too. As far as future upgrades, it may happen. | |
| Help with upgrade bug... 7:48am? For the OP what is driving the current 6’ apart placement???Did you mean they should be further or closer together? The width of the room is about 11 feet but it is my den/office, so mandatory bookshelves on either side and behind my list... |