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| Integrated that blew you away If you want to keep the quality of endgame separates and have a single box with everything including a streamer, DAC, CD transport and optional phono, look into the T+A R 2500 R. It is $18,800, and the optional phono is ~$900. it punches almost a... | |
| What was the best “new to you” song/music/artist you heard at Axpona 2025? This was the first expo I ever exhibited at, and we had a heck of a time. Here’s the playlist I curated for our room in 1526: https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/31277577 A few of these tracks I’ve came across at other audio shows, but many other tr... | |
| Cable upgrade @soix Yeah the weight is what more than anything took me away from Audeze. They open up with much better aftermarket cables, but the LCD-2 is dark, no question about it, whereas the LCD-3 and LCD-4 were respectively much better. Meze is super com... | |
| Cable upgrade @soix My pleasure. The Arya Stealth is a bit more balanced sounding tonally, where the HE1KSE is a bit more lean. Of course, the HE1KSE is more transparent, dynamic, and faster by a fairly large margin. Definitely more presence overall with the HE... | |
| PSVane 300B comparisons wanted @bruce19 I’m sorry I missed that. It’s been a while since I’ve played with 300B, and I didn’t know Psvane had a Horizon line. If upgrading, I would try to skip the T-II. They were slightly tipped and brash in my experience. I see they have a T-III... | |
| PSVane 300B comparisons wanted Well, which Psvane 300B did you get? I’ve tried the Psvane ACME (my favorite of all 300B tubes) and the T-II. I’ve never tried their cheaper lines for 300B. I’ve tried many other brands of 300B (EML, Takatsuki, Elrod, Sophia Electric, Gold Lion, L... | |
| Cable upgrade Look into Meze Audio’s PCUHD upgrade cables made with braided Japanese Furukawa copper. They typically run $270 or so, but they come up on the used market here and there. They will be a nice balance to the Arya Stealth, which can sound tipped up w... | |
| Holo May KTE vs Lampizator? It depends on what you are looking for in terms of “improvement”. The presentation between the two brands are very different. In my experience, the May is a bit more forward, and can be just a tad brash up top. Lampi on the other hand starts on th... | |
| Guidance on cartridge options or new table Agree with @yoyoyaya that the Safir is quite expensive for its performance. A Tri-Planar U2 SE or U12 will outperform it at half the price, and it will be a better fit aesthetically for the Luxman table. I am a Tri-Planar dealer with a very close... | |
| Moving to separates Agree with @ryder on the statement of the integrated. Many times, using an AVR as a 2ch preamp is not an optimal solution, and you won't get the best performance out of a better 2ch separate amp. It may be better to have a high quality integrated ... | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? Calm levels (30%): 65-75dB peaks Regular (60%): 83-90dB peaks Stadium Levels (10%): 95-110dB peaks For many, people will either listen louder or softer because their systems render tonality differently at different volumes (e.g. a tube preamp's... | |
| Tubes and less sensitive speakers Also to answer the OP's original question, Audio Research and Magenpan have have had a nice love affair going on for some time now, so perhaps look into their amps. I agree that with Ralph that if you're using the 3.7's and want to look at Atma-S... | |
| Tubes and less sensitive speakers I agree - nice job by both in providing clarity and reaching a unified view. Regarding proper subwoofer integration, I would caution that while this is a valid approach, in my experience, it can also be quite challenging due to the true dipole di... | |
| F-XLR to M-RCA recommendations I think BJC and Anticables will both entertain this custom cable if you call them. It shouldn't be hard for them to accommodate. If not, also look into the BL-1 Series II from DH Labs. You can call Greg directly from their website and he will be ... | |
| confused about 20 amp power cables @mintakax Are you the individual who purchased a PA 3100 HV locally in CO? If so, I work with the previous owner from time to time as well. FWIW, the optional PS 3000 HV power supply should be on your consideration set for down the road. It signi... |