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| 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... | |
| Pass Labs upgrade? what's the difference, 2 db? Audibility is doubtfulno personal experience though- I run a 250.8 which has power to spare I also own and love the X250.8. I am told that the XA100.8 is better sounding than the XA60.8 even at lower power le... | |
| Pass Labs 150.8 and XP-20 versus PrimaLuna Dialogue Premier HP integrated Thanks for the feedback. I have heard good stuff on the PassLabs 250.8. Especially paired up with SF OlyIII. Curious on what Preamp would fit the best. I have a 250.8 mated with a SimAudio 740P preamp and I think they sound amazing together... | |
| Bryston BDA-3 I had a BDA-1 and BDA-2 and thought they were both excellent.Well before the BDA-3 was released I upgraded my BDA-2 to a Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC Series 2. The Berkeley had more resolution but I actually found it a little too clean (or maybe too... | |
| Simaudio P8/W8 or Latest 740P/860A???? I'm using Shunyata Ztron Anaconda XLR ICs and speaker cable.I find them to be incredibly neutral and resolving. Cheers | |
| Simaudio P8/W8 or Latest 740P/860A???? I had a Simaudio 600I with Revel F52s and loved it.I then upgraded speakers to Magico S1s and found I wanted a bit more power and decided to go with separates. Since the Magico's are very neutral and the Simaudio sound is very detailed and a l... | |
| ARC LS27 vs ModWright LS36.5 for Pass Labs XA160.5's? I'm using Shunyata Ztron Anaconda XLR ICs and 6 ft speaker cable.One of the ICs is yet another extra cost for me, for going with a preamp :(My power cables are all various Ztron Shunyata as well. It took me over a year to find+build the compl... | |
| ARC LS27 vs ModWright LS36.5 for Pass Labs XA160.5's? I would also consider the SimAudio 740P preamp as a good option with your Pass amps. I'm using it with my Pass X250.8 and the two go together very well in my system.I also owned the Pass XP-10 and Hegel P20 preamp with the X250.8 but the 740P wa... | |
| Bookshelf speakers on a budget >> Elac Uni-Fi UB5. Nothing comes close for the money. I just purchased a 'blemished' pair of these from Amazon for $399 and they are amazing sounding for the price. I have them beside my TV up against back and side walls so I can't com... |