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| Anthem A5 enough to drive B&W 804D3 fronts and HTM1D3 Center? I would think that the Parasound Halo A31 would be a better power amp than the Anthem A5. Re the hiss you heard from 2 feet away IMO there might have been something else in the signal path somewhere in your audio chain eg your preamp, kind of inte... | |
| Amp recommendations Yup. For your speakers I wouldn't skimp on electronics (amp, preamp, source components, cables etc) otherwise you will be left disappointed. McIntosh is well known to have good synergy with the ML. Doesn't mean that you should not look into other ... | |
| DCS Vivaldi stacks vs Esoteric Grandioso G1, D1, P1 stacks audiotroy, thanks for the advises. I don't have any T&A dealer in my area. We only have dealer for Dan D'Agostino, Ayre, MSB , Audio Research, Linn, Naim, Classe, McIntosh, Musical Fidelity, Devialet, Rega, Arcam, NAD, Rotel among others. We d... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 I wonder how the modwright modded Oppo 205 would sound or perform against the Ayre players. Just curious. Cause I've heard from a lot of people that a heavily modded modwright Oppo 105 is substantially better than a stock Oppo 105. | |
| mcintosh home theater pre-amp tuners. McIntosh MX132, MX121, MX122 aren't that good for two-channel listening to music. You will have to step up to its top of line HT preamp processor such as the MX160, MX151, MX150 to achieve great quality stereo listening to music to match with your... | |
| mcintosh home theater pre-amp tuners. McIntosh MX132, MX121, MX122 aren't that good for two-channel listening to music. You will have to step up to its top of line HT preamp processor such as the MX160, MX151, MX150 to achieve great quality stereo listening to music to match with your... | |
| $10K-15K short list? dhanks, In your price range I would also consider the Wilson Audio Sabrina compact floorstanders ($16k/pair new) as well as Vandersteen and Vienna Acoustics. Or the Sonus Faber Olympica line or higher. And the new B&W 803 D3 ($17k/pair new) wo... | |
| DCS Vivaldi stacks vs Esoteric Grandioso G1, D1, P1 stacks folkfreak, thanks for the info. I realized there are only couple Esoteric Grandioso dealers in the US because the Grandioso line is quite a bit more expensive than other Esoteric lines or series. I live in Seattle, WA. I might have to contact them... | |
| DCS Vivaldi stacks vs Esoteric Grandioso G1, D1, P1 stacks Thanks for the invite Mike. I will have to find sometime to go visit you and have a listen to your awesome system. Those DarTZeel monoblock amps are something. I've read outstanding review of them on Stereophile. Michael Fremer of Stereophile clai... | |
| DCS Vivaldi stacks vs Esoteric Grandioso G1, D1, P1 stacks mikelavigne,Thanks for the link. Sure your MSB DAC looks very analog visually. Awesome setup. Those speakers are huge. My dealer here carries MSB but they never had the MSB products on display or available for loan. Otherwise I would have asked th... | |
| DCS Vivaldi stacks vs Esoteric Grandioso G1, D1, P1 stacks folkfreak, thanks for the response.That's exactly what I'm trying to find out to see if I like the Esoteric Grandioso stacks better in my system or will have better synergy with my own system. However, the DCS Vivaldi stacks have great synergy wit... | |
| DCS Vivaldi stacks vs Esoteric Grandioso G1, D1, P1 stacks Hello Mike,Thanks for the response. I am fully satisfied with my current DCS Vivaldi stacks and IMO sounded and performed really well in my system. I am just curious how my DCS Vivaldi stacks would stack up against the Esoteric Grandioso stacks an... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. nightfall, Pass XA-100.5 would be a great option. Also consider some McIntosh SS amps or integrateds such as the MA7900, MA8900, MA6700 integrateds or the MC350 stereo power amp. McIntosh and Sonus Faber have good sonic synergy together.I've heard... | |
| Classe SSP 800's DAC vs Oppo 105's DAC lalitk,I did suspect so cause the Evo 707 is longer on the Krell website. The only HT processor currently offered by Krell is the Foundation. Eventually I want to go dolby atmos & dts-x setup in the near future but currently waiting for more p... | |
| Classe SSP 800's DAC vs Oppo 105's DAC I've heard great things from other people about the Krell Evo 707 processor but it is much more expensive than the SSP 800 though. If I'm not mistaken I think it did retail for around $30k when purchased new. IMO for an AV pre pro costing that muc... |