chuke076
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| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? I really like the Simaudio integrated that I traded "up" for from the PL Prologue One. I just wish I would have never sold the PL. It sounded great with my Totem Rainmakers in a small room. | |
| Question about amplifier input sensitivity Thanks again. Yeah, nothing in the manual about adjusting the output voltage. I appreciate the link. | |
| Question about amplifier input sensitivity Thanks for that! I read a review in Hi-Fi Choice that says "The volume adjustment is by upsampling the incoming signal and then shedding superfluous information rather than via the cruder bit reduction method."Same essential thing right? Or bett... | |
| Is there a quality website that lists upcoming releases of music I'm on Music Direct's email list and they're always sending info about rereleases. It's certainly not all-encompassing and it's geared more toward audiophile recordings. | |
| New or Used Speakers for Simaudio I-3 Integrated great advice MDR...thanks for taking the time to write. Great point on needing to spend a lot more to surpass the Rainmakers. I really don't want to spend the money on a lateral move. | |
| Tidal vs. Spotify Even at home, Spotify > iBasso SPDIF Convertor > Simaudio 100D > Simaudio I-3 > Totem Rainmaker sounds pretty good to me. | |
| Tidal vs. Spotify Because I travel 50% of the time, the ability to listen to my playlists/albums offline while on an airplane makes Spotify great for me. I used Tidal for about 3 days a few months back and thought the sh*tty interface wasn’t worth the increase in s... | |
| Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear To me, it's a bit like the Rolex paradigm. The common person thinks Rolex is the best watch in the world because it's expensive and, if you're wearing a Rolex, you must have money. When I see someone wearing a Rolex, I assume the person is only we... | |
| Where should I spend my $2000? Thanks, Schubert. :-)Now it's time to see how the Rainmakers match up with the PrimaLuna. I'm traveling this week, so I can't pick them up until Friday or Saturday. The dealer said the PrimaLuna should pair well; however, the Musical Fidelity inte... | |
| Where should I spend my $2000? Thanks again for all the help. I auditioned the Totem Rainmaker yesterday and I think that's going to be my choice. They seemed to combine the attributes of Harbeth and ProAc with the weight of the Revels and Dynaudios that I heard. I also had a c... | |
| Where should I spend my $2000? So, the finalists are Harbeth P3, ProAc Tablette and, as a great deal on a demo pair ($1500), the Revel M106s. I increased my budget to $2500 after I heard the Harbeths and ProAcs. The Rogue Cronus does a great job with the Harbeths, IMO. I'm goin... | |
| Where should I spend my $2000? Yeah the dealer carries Primaluna and said the Revels are a good, common match that they usually sell together. Thanks for that info. | |
| Where should I spend my $2000? Thanks to everyone for the input. I've spent the last several days auditioning speakers and I have it narrowed down to these in order of preference:Revel M106 Sonus Faber Venere 1.5KEF LS50Dynaudio X-14All are right around $1500 with the Revels be... | |
| Where should I spend my $2000? Thanks for the input. Yeah, I'm definitely "all over the place." I've auditioned a few pairs of speakers in the last few months; however, I wasn't serious enough to ask for an in-home demo... Sonus Faber Venere 1.5, KEF LS50 and Q700. To me, they ... | |
| Budget floorstanders under $500 ? Thanks for all the info. I've been looking into the Kef Q series since Ablang made the suggestion. Accessories4less.com (authorized Kef dealer) has the iQ3s for $300. On paper, I should get more mid bass with those and the price is right. As an ex... |