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| Mahler on vinyl - your favorite #2 Solti on London is gripping. Agree on the Elly Ameling Haitink 4th and Horenstein 3rd. But honestly Mahler is better on digital due to the huge dynamic range and the unavoidability of ticks and pops distracting during the pianissimos. You must... | |
| NAD 3030 experience I worked at a store that dealt in NAD in the mid 70s when Peter Treibman, formerly with Advent, became the US importer. The 3030 was the base integrated amp and we liked it…but the failure rate was such that instead of New Acoustic Dimensions we ... | |
| To pricey Listen to a pair of Focal Kanta 3s if you can…warmer balance, plenty of slam, and less $$$. | |
| Revel F208 - worth a try? But Concertos were special. Don’t let them go until you’re sure you really upgraded! | |
| Revel F208 - worth a try? Good choice. Solid all rounder for $4K. | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? And all the time I thought the purpose of a component was to amplify or pre-amplify without adding or subtracting anything! What was I thinking? | |
| A Question About Time Alignment First, if you intend to "pick up" a pair of any Wilson speakers....bring a crane! Second, while the provability of "time alignment" claims for speakers has been argued since the launch of Dahlquist DQ10s, the fallacy in your reasoning is this...t... | |
| Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo? McIntosh marketed a line of aftermarket car audio 20 years ago. Mostly amps…mono, stereo, and multichannel with built In configurable crossovers. They were very clean but didn’t deliver the grunt of Rockford or Xtant at that time. So they have e... | |
| Surge protection I am past the hearing acuity phase of my life so I am not expressing an opinion on SQ. But in my years of selling audio in a coastal area prone to thunderstorms I have seen plenty of so-called surge suppressors fail to protect from surges. Popula... | |
| The one time you want to pull out but she says no. Ohm Walsh Talls will cast a wide stage and work well close to walls. | |
| Can someone help me pick out my first speakers? If RN303 is not available or too costly another very affordable option is this one: https://www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-DTA-PRO-100W-Class-D-Bluetooth-Amplifier-with-USB-DAC-IR-Remote-and-Sub-Output-300-3835 Add a smartphone with access to... | |
| Can someone help me pick out my first speakers? Get a pair of Dayton Audio BR1s in kit form. Not only are they a solid pair of music reproducers, you will have the added awareness of what goes into a speaker besides a credit card swipe. https://www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-BR-1-6-1-2-2-W... | |
| Speaker wire selection for inefficient speaker? This is not valid advice, in my opinion. Length times DC resistance per length unit tells you the series resistance a wire will add. A center channel wire under 6 feet long would not cause measurable voltage drop even at 16 ga. But this kind of ... | |
| Considering Towers in the $3000 range Dali Opticon 6 Mk2 has more musicality than Oberon 9. Not a fan of Golden Ear. Totem makes great speakers but new out of your zone. | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? I have listened a lot to both Focal Diablo and Sopra No.1 and love the Sopra more…the Diablo is less musically balanced to my ears. No other stand mount I’ve heard comes close to these. |