clarinetmonster2
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| What is your favorite budget audio component? Airpulse Model 1 powered monitors. $995 - on sale for $895 right now. Awesome Phil Jones designed speakers. | |
| GoldenEar vs Dynaudio vs Nola vs ProAc vs Everything else. There's a pair of Dali Epicon 8's on ebay for just under 10k that would be amazing for you IMO. | |
| Switching to solid state amp? I moved away from tubes after about 15yrs. I was looking for an amp that would keep that midrange magic but have more grip, speed and headroom. I took a chance on an Italian brand called Audiozen that is brand new to the US through Mark Sossa at W... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee Goldenear Triton series (5 new or maybe 3+ used)Scansonic MB 2.5 (used)Martin Logan Motion 60xt (used)Aurum Cantus M102SESalk Songtower with RAAL ribbon (used)If you cant tell, love ribbons and folded ribbons. | |
| Airpulse Model 1 active monitor initial impressions I concur with everything you said. Very impressive monitors and a bargain as well. | |
| KEF LS50... The ultimate anal-ytical speaker for living rooms? The Airpule Model 1's are indeed incredibly good. They are still breaking in but the bass is some of the best I've ever heard. The imaging is great, especially in near field with some toe in. These are very very neutral sounding speakers that are ... | |
| KEF LS50... The ultimate anal-ytical speaker for living rooms? Yessir,I entered a sweepstakes by Essence for HiRes Audio a few months ago where I had to write a blurb about why I should win them. I guess they liked it! The swepstakes entry link was posted on FB and I was already intrigued with the Airpulse sp... | |
| KEF LS50... The ultimate anal-ytical speaker for living rooms? metmanGreat suggestion. I actually just found out that I won a pair of the Airpulse and I can't wait to hear them! I probably would have made that specific recommendation also if I had heard them already. They will arrive next week I believe. | |
| KEF LS50... The ultimate anal-ytical speaker for living rooms? Another suggestion would be some ELAC monitors - the REAL ELACs that are made in Germany using their own drivers, including the famous JET tweeter. There’s a nice pair of BS 403 monitors on ebay right now that might be perfect for you:http://www.e... | |
| KEF LS50... The ultimate anal-ytical speaker for living rooms? I may be in the minority, but I don't find LS50's to be very analytical, in fact, compared to other monitors I think they color the sound slightly as to add a slight sweetness to everything. Perhaps an active monitor would suit your needs better. ... | |
| Tech That Flopped! Not to ruffle anyone's feathers, but how about liquid cables? Definitely a niche. Too early to say if it will stand the test of time? | |
| Warm, lush and dark ... Dac up to 1.2K Might want to look at some of the MHDT tube DACs. They would fit the bill sonically and fit in the price range. | |
| Finally!! a mid priced (affordable) MQA DAC You should give Eric at Salon1audio a call. He's in Ormond Beach, FL and carries the full Project lineup. I bought their top of the line Dac Box RS from him and it is fantastic. Beat out a few other dacs in my system including the Chord 2Qute. | |
| Bookshelf Speakers - $500-$900 range You might want to add the Martin Logan Motion 35xl. An underrated speaker I believe. If you can find any Gallo Classico CL2 I don’t believe you can do any better in this price range. Another overlooked gem. Compared them side by side with the LS50... | |
| Speaker recommendation for married couple I would highly recommend the new Aurum Cantus line. They are amazing in every way including the furniture grade finish. For the price nothing I know of comes close. The icing, you get a 60 day in home trial from audiophiledirect.com |