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| Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next Thought I would add my 2 cents since I have the CM 2 and used to have Vandy 2CEs.I have 2 systems. The first is based on pricey Passlabs amps, Cary top of the line preamp and Goldenear Triton Ones. The second is a more modest system built around a... | |
| What's the weak link in my system? Agree with Handyman. The front end is probably your weakest link - both analog and digital. I owned the Bellari and found it lifeless. Did not keep it. Get a good solid state phono preamp, like a Dynavector DV-75, used. I prefer tubes, but good ... | |
| PassLabs 350.8 versus Ayre MXR Twenty Cary Audio SLP-05, Passlabs XA60.5 driving Goldenear Triton Ones.Detail, spaciousness, and clean tight Bass to die for with the Triton's built-in 1600 watt sub amps and six bass drivers. | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? I think that the sonic effect of replacing fuses depends on the particular circuit design, and the position of the fuse in that circuit. When the entire audio signal passes thru a fuse, the effect of the fuse on sound quality can be marked. In the... | |
| Pass Labs Good things come to those who wait. I've been trading up since the mid 80s. Started with kits and low priced gear. Now have a system I could never afford all at once -- including Passlabs XA mono amps and top of the line Cary tube preamp. Total c... | |
| Please Critique my Setup and Recommend Upgrade(s) I recommend the Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, or the Prima Luna Dialogue Premium, if budget permits. The ELACs should shine with a gutsy tube inegrated. The Magnum II has an improved phono stage over the original, by the way. No phono in Prima Lun... | |
| Wife trouble Guess I'm just lucky. Wife has her own 50-pound tube amp in bedroom, with floor standing Audio Physics speakers.hence no problems with the living room system, which is normally quite un-WAFy. |