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| USB SQ, what can one expect My experience was the mirror image of the OP. I had a Wadia transport running coax to a Benchmark DAC. When I ripped the CD's to FLAC using JRiver, then to the same DAC using Wireworld Starlight, things sounded noticeably better. Maybe some DACs d... | |
| vintage versus modern speakers I always loved the sound of rock on acoustic suspension speakers such as AR or KLH, and missed it when everything seemed to go to ported or passive radiators. | |
| REL T-7 match to Kef 104/2's? Fivefasts, they have line input, but I have no sub-out, so I ran the speaker wires to sub, then to main speakers. Probably not audiophile class, but it gave me what I wanted, and integrated seamlessly with the KEF's. Sometimes you just want to lis... | |
| REL T-7 match to Kef 104/2's? I just used a modest Infinity sub with my 104.2's, crossed over at 50 or 60hz, and they integrated smoothly and gave the Kef's a more solid foundation. If you want the 20hz stuff, that's a more serious investment. I'd say these Kef's are a pretty ... | |
| what do i power my thiel 3.6 with Thiels are a try-before-buy. I home demoed the Thiel 3.5 and Kef104.2, and thought the 3.5's were so bright in my system that they were unlistenable, but never heard the 3.6. | |
| Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear The Mc452 is rated highly by serious reviewers. Here's an interesting amp shootout of 41 amps where McIntosh does well. http://www.amp-shootout.com/2.html | |
| Maggie Disappointment I you can't bring the 1.7's to your room, could you take your amplification to their room? It doesn't remove all doubts, but a common disappointment with Maggies is that the home amp just isn't the right match compared to what the dealer uses. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Amazon. Resistance is futile. $35 each. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Audiolabyrinth, I'm not a big tube roller, so my perception may be narrow compared to others. The Gold Lions replaced TungSol's in the line stage of the original VAC Avatar. I had been sniffing around the McIntosh offerings and noticed a pattern o... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? Apologies if this is just too far off your initial inquiry, but maybe the amp/pre are fine. For $1500 you could have a really good front end--Used Windows laptop ($300-$400,) jRiver software (on sale today for $44.98,) Wireworld Starlight USB cabl... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Audiolabyrinth, thanks (I think.) This is one of the joys of tubes for an audiophile...anticipation and interaction, without breaking the bank or going snake oil. I can look forward to hearing the Mullards, and there's three 12AU7 tubes in the cir... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state I just put two Gold Lion 12AX7's (reissue) in my modest Vac Avatar and spent the weekend basking in the sound they brought to album after album, revealing new attributes and making the performance glow with life. A $70 exercise, in the direct sign... | |
| Greatest Children musicians of all times Just read the new Jerry Lee Lewis bio, and it's remarkable that Jerry Lee, Jerry Falwell, and Mickey Gilley all came from the same small Louisiana town, at the same time, were all gifted piano players, and Jerry Lee could easily be called a prodig... | |
| Polling Magnepan Users - Room Size In my limited experience, dipoles have sounded better when placed in front of the long wall of the room. | |
| Audiophile Fakery Hey, maybe bumping the low end just makes the device sound more powerful, and Krell's allusion to the movie's massive power plant creates an expectation of....nah. |