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| Parasound Halo Integrated. My wife's favorite racing red LS50s are being driven by a chain of Ayre electronics, QX-5 D/A processor, KX-5 preamp, and VX-5 amp, all Twenty series. But previously it was a Cary Cinema 12 and Parasound A 21. We haven't experienced harshness or... | |
| Parasound Halo Integrated. At some point in the future I plan to replace my Parasound JC 2 BP preamp, 3 JC 1 monoblocks, and 2 A 23 surround amps with a Halo Integrated driving a pair of KEF LS50s for a simple secondary stereo setup. I assume the integrated will play nicel... | |
| KEF Blade 2 as replacement for Reference 107/2 Anyone know the closest place to Santa Barbara, CA where I could hear Blade 2s? KEF isn't very helpful in this regard. | |
| How much different is a levinson amp than a proceed I assume OP has a Proceed HPA 3, a very nice amp. I replaced my HPA 3 with a pair of Parasound JC 1 monoblocks, because I wanted to match a JC 2 preamp. The JC 1s did substantially extend the useful LF range of my KEF Reference 107/2s down to 20... | |
| Best universal disc player that has great audio reproduction? You could try an Oppo BDP 205, and return it if it didn't suit your needs. Don't let the low cost fool you. I use balanced analog to an Ayre KX-5 Twenty. It's not quite up to the Ayre C-5xeMP, but closer than one might imagine, and, of course, ... | |
| KEF Blade 2 as replacement for Reference 107/2 My 107/2s are driven by a Parasound JC 2 BP preamp and JC 1 monoblocks, LS50s by an Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp and VX-5 Twenty amp. I suppose either setup would be suitable for driving Blade 2s. | |
| KEF R700 Opinions please KEF direct lists the R700 for $1800. You can find a review at stereophile.com. If you meant the KEF reference series, it ranges from about $8K for the monitor to $19K for the largest floor standing model. The flagship series starts at $1500 for... | |
| Atma-Sphere MP1 with single-ended inputs and outputs? Adapters OK? OTL? | |
| Atma-Sphere MP1 with single-ended inputs and outputs? Adapters OK? clio, almarg, et al.I'm using Parasound JC 2 BP and JC 1 monoblocks to drive KEF Reference 107/2s. The amps sit next to the speakers, about 15' from the preamp. The RCA connections of a KEF KUBE prevent me from using balanced lines between the p... | |
| Banana spade adapters +3 for the Cardas, also from Amazon.db | |
| Classe SSP-800 - Time to move on? OP, I'm using the same Ayre preamp and amp as you with an Oppo 205 in a stereo setup with a 4K Sony XBR. I always take HDMI-1 from Oppos directly to the monitor or projector. In the stereo setup, I use analog from the 205 to the Ayre, and for SA... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 Ozzy,How do you use the 205 to record hi-rez audio from Blu-ray concerts to an external hard drive?db | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 I have DirecTV and FireTV connected via HDMI to a 205 through a switch, and balanced analog from the 205 to a preamp. I get the audio dropouts with DirecTV but not FireTV.db | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 Option 2.db | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 Ozzy, I realize it's off-topic, but how do you like the 85" UHD Samsung?db |