brookjoo
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| Integrated with Phono Stage under $10K Ah, one option that comes to mind is YBA Passion Integre. Love that amp. Again, phono stage is good but not excellent. | |
| Integrated with Phono Stage under $10K I found the Classe a little bland, especially for the price. No comments on phono, since I didn't hear it. The older Sim i-7 sounded a lot like the Pass INT-150 to me, with perhaps a little less mid-bass emphasis. Very clean, very fast, and very n... | |
| Integrated with Phono Stage under $10K I've heard the Luxman 590A and 550A II with Devore 9's and both were great. The 550 is roughly half the price of the 590 (~5K vs. ~10K) and doesn't run nearly as hot (I could have fried an egg on the 590) so that was a plus. I heard the two in dif... | |
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| logical steps up from DacMagic? I agree with Robr45. Sure, you can go blow a chunk of change on a much more expensive DAC, but where does that leave the rest of your system. Before you jump off a cliff, ask yourself (and then tell us) what you think is missing, or what's there t... | |
| Looking for new speakers I used to own the Forests. I enjoyed them quite a bit at the time. GIven, I had just gotten into audiophile-grade gear, so they sounded like a huge leap forward from the TEAC bookshelf speakers I had. I listened to them again recently at a dealer,... | |
| Help building new system: devore, verity or Sonus? I heard the Leben CS600, and the Luxman 590A II. I preferred the Luxman, but it kicked out too much heat for the size of my new room, which is a bummer. It was also more than I can afford, which is the real bummer! I've heard the Nines at both in ... | |
| Help building new system: devore, verity or Sonus? I wouldn't rule it out, but would need them to be sold locally. I'll buy amps and other pieces of equipment without listening, because it's easy for me to ship if I don't like. Speakers, however, I prefer buying new from a dealer so I can listen t... | |
| Help building new system: devore, verity or Sonus? Thanks Toudou: I thought of that too, but it won't work because of a closet and a window in the room. Jdoris: I'll keep you updated about what I hear, starting now:I listened recently to the Liuot's with an Audio Research Company VSi60 and an Ayre... | |
| Help building new system: devore, verity or Sonus? Nrenter: Thanks for the info. What I mean about room treatments is that I will do what I can with conventional means to treat the room--rugs, fabric wall hangings to minimize reflection, and avoiding glass and other reflective materials in the roo... | |
| Help building new system: devore, verity or Sonus? Thanks everyone for the responses.I also agree that I wouldn't think of using Verity Parsifals or Sonus Cremonas in a room that size. I am definitely going to listen to a lot of speakers and do as much in-home auditioning as I can, or at least bri... |