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| Competition and Tidal/Qobuz Qobuz is $150 for a year if you pay in advance. This is for their hi-res tier. A significant price reduction.Existing annual subscribers get pro-rated credit for the remainder of their year when signing up for the $150 annual subscription.It was o... | |
| If money was and was not of any concern when buying speakers. @bcgator Wilson Benesch is awesome. The Arcs are great speakers. I live near a former dealer and auditioned them back in 2002. | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions Isn't bass inherently problematic at low volumes? Fletcher and Munson's experiments in the 1930s showed that people are relatively less sensitive to low and high frequencies at lower volumes. Hence the "loudness" button that used to be prevalent o... | |
| Back to it - Practical speaker upgrade If you decide to go with a unified system, consider the following approach.Sell:Riga Mira ampCambridge 640C CD playerwhatever DVD/Blu-ray player you haveMusical Fidelity DACInfinity Beta 40 speakersKeep:SqueezeboxTVBuy:Oppo BDP-105D ($1300)A pair ... | |
| $800 to spend on speakers, $1500 on whole system @chrshanl37 My apologies; I didn't see that you had recommended active speakers, also. ADAMs are great. I have four pairs and one single in my house, believe it or not. | |
| Auralic Aries Mini vs Bluesound Node ll vs Sonos For those of you who use an external DAC, what is the advantage of the Auralic Mini or Bluesound over the Sonos Connect? High-res? | |
| What brand is most recognized by non-audiophiles? Beats by Dr. Dre, fo sho. | |
| $800 to spend on speakers, $1500 on whole system All replies so far have recommended using passive speakers. Passive speakers connect a single external amp (which you supply) to a passive high-current crossover which is connected to the drivers.I suggest an alternate approach. You should conside... | |
| Powerful, smallish floorstanders with high WAF? @bodotes mentioned Larsen 8. Note that Larsens are one of the few speakers designed to go against the wall rather than pulled out into the room. Depending on your situation, that could really help with your room aesthetics.As you go up in capabili... | |
| Radio stations for Jazz.... KCSM 91.1 (San Mateo) is my favorite jazz station. 24 hours, commercial free. The announcers are awesome. Trivia: Clifford Brown Jr. (son of THAT Clifford Brown) is one of the DJs. | |
| How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @badri Did you read this review in Germany's Audio magazine about the Kii Three? Quote: "Let me tell you this much up front: here’s a family friendly compact speaker that scores far higher on all significant audiophile fronts than any we’ve had he... | |
| Best speakers for $3000 Regarding the trashing of Cerwin Vega, the XLS-215 is apparently quite good. Check out this review calling them "the best deal in home audio today". I'd love to hear them....but 99% of audiophiles will never want to <blah>That doesn't mean i... | |
| How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! @badri Genelec and Geithain are two other pro-audio companies (in addition to ATC and ADAM) that have a line of active speakers designed for the home. All four of those manufacturers have great reputations among pros. Again, the "home" part is ma... | |
| How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! I also am of the former sort, despite having gone through a fair amount of gear.There are quite a few articles about the technical benefits of active speakers. For example:Rod Elliot, Benefits of Bi-Amplification (part 1, part 2) Rod Elliot, Activ... | |
| How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! Do you want the best system you can get for the money and intend to live with it for many years? Or would you find enjoyment (as many do) in continuously rotating equipment in and out of your system? If the former then I have advice for you.I've g... |