bondmanp
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| Class-D recommendation A bit over your price at $2500, I recommend the Arion Audio S-500. 500 x 2 at 8 ohms, super clean and reliable. I run mine full range. | |
| Need speaker cable I still breaking them in, so the jury is still out, but so far, I am enjoying a pair of Morrow Audio SP6 cables. List is $1000 for 2 meters, but regularly are on sale for 40-50% off. 60 day return option. | |
| Why not a portable DAP as a streamer/DAC? Not only that, these DAPs run without being connected to the a/c, so they have the potential to have very low noise. | |
| Recording Streaming Audio? My Sugarcube SC-2 by Sweetvinyl will digitize into files any audio I send to it, in real time, up to 24/192, FLAC and other formats. I does mean that there is a D>A>D cycle involved, but it still sounds pretty good. | |
| Amp Upgrade time, $6000 budget, used or new. The Arion Audio HS-500 is in your price range. Very powerful and clean sounding Class D with a tube input stage. I own the S-500 and love it. I have heard the HS-500s numerous times in several different system contexts, and IMHO are tough to be... | |
| Most amusing album or song titles "No Tie Like a Present" by The Jags. | |
| Most amusing album or song titles "Aladdin Sane" by David Bowie"Below the Waste" by The Art of Noise"Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?" The Replacements | |
| Most amusing album or song titles "Manic Compression" LP by Quicksand. | |
| Art Dudly has passed away I feel like he had a lot more left to say, so many unfinished projects. He was Stereophile's best writer of late. I felt like I knew him, even though I had only been in his presence once before. I especially appreciated his wit and wisdom and w... | |
| Vandersteen model 5 battery replacement? John is awesome. He replaced the batteries in my M5-HP crossovers a few years back. If you change batteries, get the freshest lithium batteries you can find with the longest date, since these must be soldered into the crossover. | |
| Great country recording Anything by Neko Case, if you want something a little more Alt Country. | |
| Most amusing album or song titles Two of my favorites that come to mind:"Blow it Out Your A--,it's Veruca Salt" (Veruca Salt)and"Liquor in Front, Poker in the Rear" The Reverend Horton Heat | |
| What is to become of Marantz Reference and HIFI as we know it Did he pass away? I thought he simply retired. | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey I would suggest an in home demo of the Ohm Walsh 2000, provided your room is sized right for it. There is a chart on Ohm's site that determines which model is appropriate for your room. They seem to meet all of your requirements. I have owned t... | |
| DAC/Streamer alternative to OPPO Sonica DAC!!! HELP !!!! How about the Marantz NA6006? It streams, does hi res, includes a decent DAC, and lists for $700. Does gapless, which the Oppo didn't, but doesn't do MQA. Limited jack pack on the back, but I have heard it, and it sounds pretty nice, IMHO. If m... |