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| Amplification for Magico S1 (mk i) I used a SimAudio 600i (250 watts into 4 ohms) with my S1 in a smaller room and it had plenty of punch and volume. I still felt though the speakers could use some more power to get them to really ‘boogie’. I then jumped to a 250.8 and it wasn’... | |
| Any Spendor D9 owners out there? For what it's worth, there is a pair of D7s for sale on Canuck Audio Mart. http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649431464-spendor-d7-pair-for-sale-stereophile-class-a-recommended/I'm still very much enjoying my D9s :) | |
| Looking for a warm sweet speaker "Yes I had given some thought to the Spendors. Years ago, when I first got into hi-fi the dealer that I worked for carried Spendor, Harbeth, KEF, Rogers and Quad. I always had a fondness for SP-1's. The vocal range on the best british monitors ... | |
| Are spendor speakers competitive in sound quality to KEF, B&W, ProAC, Audio Physic I recently purchased a pair of Spendor D9s after listening to KEF Reference 1, B&W 804S3, Harbeth HL5+, and 40.2. I had never heard a pair of Spendors and wasn't planning on listening to them, but the dealer suggested I give them a listen a... | |
| Power Cord for Pass Int 60-Under 1K used @ddafoe which TWL did you use before the Shunyata?How did it compare? I was using the Shunyata VTX HC which is now discontinued but was ~ $600 MSRP. It was a big step up over the stock power cord. I replaced it with an American 10+ and was v... | |
| Power Cord for Pass Int 60-Under 1K used I'm using the Shunyata - Zitron Alpha HC Power Cable with my Pass X250.8; used price should be well below the $1K mark.Before going to the Zitron Alpha cables I was using Triode Wire Labs and thought they were excellent for the price. | |
| Any Spendor D9 owners out there? I've yet to listen to them with the grills on. The dealer had them off so I just kept them off. I've heard the D9s with a Chord DAC and they go very well together. I'm using a SimAudio 380 DSD DAC which I think has the similar musical and n... | |
| Newbie needs Streamer Advise A crazy cheap streamer (~$150ish) that still sounds great is the raspberry pi 3 with HIFIBERRY DIGI+ PRO (S/PDIF output) with iFi AUDIO iPower supply.The pi has wi-fi, but I'm using its Ethernet connection coming from a MoCA network I have s... | |
| Any Spendor D9 owners out there? For 3 years I was using Magico S1s, which I really liked.They are extremely detailed and fast with excellent imaging.They do not however hide any upstream faults, can have a 'lean' sound, and although their bass is very detailed and musical, it ul... | |
| My speaker quest Perhaps it's no coincidence that my short list is all British. You can also add the Spendor D9; it is a very nice all around speaker. I just purchased a pair. It's too early yet for me to really describe these in detail with my system as I'm... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamplifier. DESTROYS SPEAKERS!! The original amplifier used with the PrimaLuna pre amp was a Pass XA-30.8. The PrimaLuna had a leaking capacitor that passed DC to the power amp, with sad results. I have a Pass X250.8 and for a while was running my Berkeley DAC directly into i... | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass Been thinking my Pass Labs X350.5 might match up nice with the reasonably used priced BAT VK50SE which seems to go for around $3k used. I say this pre because I know it is a pretty dynamic and neutral pre for tubes but it's tubes. Think that mig... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? I would probably want to use a tube amp with Klipsch Heritage speakers including Heresy.Whereas with the original OHMs the key would be throw power and current at them for best results. Class D amps are a natural for those. I purchased a pair o... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - owners - heard them! I recently upgraded my S1 to S3 and couldn't be happier. Just curious, what would you say are the biggest improvements?Is it just deeper and more powerful bass? How would you compare the mid-range?I love the tight and super clean bass of the... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - owners - heard them! I have the Magico S1 mkI and am very happy with them in my 12x17 room.I replaced the very fine Revel F52s with the S1s and was amazed at the difference in resolution and speed. I was using a Simaudio 600i with the F52s. As good sounding and d... |