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| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? The new weaves are just HARD to beat.. No aluminum shielding, sure makes for better SQ yet a dark background, by design.. I am an interconnect newbie. I use Cullen Cable and one pair of Synergistic Research interconnects and do not know what mo... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 @divertiti Unless you want your dac quest into having to rebuild your entire system, maybe best to stick to choices that will work well with your existing components that you already own and like...You are certainly correct. I think I have the a... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 mahgister wrote Sound in an abstract way is equally wave or bits, but in a concrete room sound is mostly only specific space and waves for specific ears, not bits.... You are certainly correct about that!I have installed bass traps in the fron... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 Thanks for sharing your experiences and comments. They have restored my faith in audiophiles and I will reread this thread in a more accepting manner to learn more!Have been thinking about a new DAC and was wondering if $6,000 gets a lot more than... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 Okay...I have to ask even though this is supposed to be a $5K to $7K DAC Discussion. Please bear with me.Has anyone tried a Topping DAC? They seem to be all the rage in some circles. Audio Science Review rates its measurements of the D90 very high... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? I should add my current preamp is a Conrad Johnson 17LS2 and it was/is much more musical in MY system than the PL Dialogue Premium preamp.Again, different strokes. | |
| JBL 4349 or Klipsch Cornwall IV ozzy62 And you need to have a little distance between them and you for the drivers to blend. Hey ozzy62, can you share what you mean by a little bit? Ten feet , 15 feet, or....?For example, Thiel CS5i's were recommended to be at a minimum of... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? Why is there no love for Prima Luna? I had a PL Prologue Premium preamp and it allowed me to hear into the music with Maggie 3.6's. I traded up to the Dialogue Premium preamp and I lost that.I went to Thiel CS5i's with a DNA-500 and could neve... | |
| JBL 4349 or Klipsch Cornwall IV The first time I listened to Cornwall's it was a pair of II's and I thought the highs were a little bit shrill and the overall sound seemed thin to me. Last week, I listened to a pair of broken-in Cornwall IV's in a dealer show room that was 14... | |
| Tube amp Friendly Speaker That Sounds like Klipsch Cornwall Hi All,First off, I appreciate all the feedback. I am learning from all of the responses. The realization has sunk in, for sure, that there is a myriad of efficient speakers out there just as there is a plethora of less efficient speakers. I lost ... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice Hi Everyone, What is missing in the above thread is I am considering a pair of Tyler Acoustic Linbrook Signatures.Because of the dual woofers, they will be 4 ohm,, and not 8 ohm with a sensitivity of around 88dbl.The top end of loudness for me is ... | |
| Tube amp Friendly Speaker That Sounds like Klipsch Cornwall sound best when the axis crosses several feet behind my head Maybe I should give them another try. I was able to pull them away from the front wall but not sure how much I had them toed in. Ultimately, I thought the Cornwalls were not especial... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice Happy New Year everybody,For those that are interested, I reinserted my Thiels and DNA-500 and got instantly reconnected with what I liked about that combo - there just is a good weight and tone to that combination. In comparison, the small Tyler ... | |
| Pass Labs: INT-60 vs X150.8 + XP-12 Separates FWIW, I am thinking about a Pass amp for 8 ohm 88 dbl sensitivity speakers that dip to 6 ohms in the bass.I was considering a X150.8 versus a XA30.8. Based on the Stereophile measurements for the XA30.5, I thought I might get by with it. I asked f... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 :)Many until I found ladder DACs that worked with my Thiel CS5i's. |