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| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? They only go down to about 45Hz, so don't expect them to make your bowels rumble. They will produce truthful and tuneful bass, but if you want deep bass, you need to add a subwoofer (or 2 or more). | |
| Looking for a great front ported bookshelp speaker recommendation Why don't you just get some Sonos or other type of wireless speakers if you're going to stick them in a cabinet? | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? Thanks for your input. The Compact 7’s might be worth checking out. I'm curious. How would you rate their bass extension in your room? The Compact 7's are not for everyone. I've seen them described as "boring" or too laid back by some, but ... | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? Emotional and physical engagement are topmost priorities for me. Have you owned any of the smaller Harbeths? I'm not Arafiq, but I have the P3ESR SE in a second system and currently have the 30th Anniversary Compact 7's in my main system. I'v... | |
| Which HDMI cable for I2S? Did you do any a/b comparisons between a cheap cable like the Monoprice and the DH Labs? I did not. It would be easy enough to do though, I have some entry level HDMI cables in the cable closet. | |
| Tube or solid state phono stage? You won't go wrong adding another AR piece to your system. That would be the first place I'd look in your position. | |
| Which HDMI cable for I2S? I bought a DH Labs cable when I first got my DAC and server. I then bought a Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy CryoSilver Reference cable. Both my server and DAC have 2 i2s connections, so it was super easy to A/B them. I'm a bit of a cable skepti... | |
| Experience purchasing a used high-end cartridge I've done it, but only from trusted sources. Can you return it? Are they a dealer or an individual? Another thing to consider is cost of retipping. If there is something wrong with it, or it's worn, can you have it retipped and still come out... | |
| Heavy difficult to move speakers- how do you deal? I've moved enough heavy speakers in and out of and around my house that this was a worthwhile investment: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1-000-lbs-Capacity-Dual-Handle-Hand-Truck-60138/202204469 I wrapped some thick foam around the front ... | |
| Small footprint subwoofer The SVS SB-1000pro was a consideration a while back but still think would be too big for my room especially going two subs. I get the performance aspect of it but I really don't need anything lower 30hz since this is just a 2 ch music only system... | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated Right tool for the job. If you have the space and perhaps are trying to connect a lot of components, separates may be the way to go. If you're trying to wring that last 1 or 2 percent of sound quality out of your system, separates may be the way... | |
| Small footprint subwoofer +1 on the Kef. A friend has one and I was quite surprised by how capable it is for its size. | |
| A nightmare regarding streaming? With Roon you can export your playlists to either M3U, CSV, or Excel files. I haven't used the Qobuz app in a long time, so I'm not sure if there's a way to do that from Qobuz. | |
| New Steely Dan Aja I have the Cisco, and frankly, I think it's over-rated. I have standard pressings that sound better and the AP UHQR is in another league altogether. | |
| Looking for a CD / SACD player. Also, tell me about Esoteric A CD is a spinner and a laser so what does a 12k Esoteric do that a $1,200 Marantz doesn't There's more to making music than making the little silver disc spin around and pointing a laser at it. The quality of the transport matters, and most ... |