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Experienced only: What have you done with room correction?
I have used Audessey XT32, YPAO, MCACC, and Dirac. IME, Dirac is probably the best of the bunch. There are two room correction programs, Audiolense and Acourate, that I have used for 2 channel music and they are next level. Mitch Barnett has writ... 
DAC + Preamp + Room Correction, NAD C658 / MiniDSP SHD / ?
Two thumbs up, way up, for the minidsp SHD. In the past I have not been satisfied with the integration of my 2 open baffle Rythmik subwoofers with my German Physiks Carbon speakers. The SHD performs this function flawlessly. In addition the Dirac ... 
The Magnificent Magnepan 30.7 speakers....wait, I don’t like planars!
I heard these speakers last Friday driven by a pair of D-Sonic mono amps (M3a-1500M). The music selections, including Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, sounded divine. In all respects, the speaker / amplifier pairing was amazing. I have never heard... 
Where are the passive subs?
The Audiokinesis room with the Swarm Subwoofer system at RMAF 2015 sounded fabulous. I heard many high end speaker systems during the weekend and the Audiokinesis room was in my top 5.  If you normalized for cost they were, IMO, the number one or ... 
Anyone familiar with Resolution Audio CD21?
I purchased a Resolution Audio Opus 21 about a month ago. I did so based only on the good reviews and knowing I could send it back for a 5% charge if I did not like it. Right out of the box it sounded great. The few negative issues identified in t... 
Time Phase/Coherence-Vandy 5A vs. SL M-1
Rex,Of course I will purchase what I perceive to be the best sounding loudspeaker. I just find it fascinating that there are so many design approaches to excellent sounding speakers. Sometimes opened ended questions/comments generate interesting a... 
BEL 1001 MkIV Power Amp/Soundlab Speaker Synergy?
The amplifier spec sheet states the output in stereo mode (1 amp) as 50 watts into 8 ohms, 100 watts into 4 ohms and 400 watts into 1 ohm. In mono block configuration each amps is rated at 200 watts per channel (the resistance is not stated, but I... 
What line stage preamp to use with BEL MKIII amp?
For the past 2 years I have used a Sonic Frontiers Line 2 SE with a pair of BEL 1001 Mk IV amps. I am extremely pleased with this combination. I previously used an Acurus RL-11 linestage with the BEL amps. The improvement in sound after replacing ... 
Which processor to combine 2 channel/ 5.1 ?
I have been working in the same direction as you. I am in the process of combining my 2 channel system (BEL 1001 mono amps, Genesis 350 SEs, Genesis bass amp, SF Line 2 SE preamp, AR turntable, Cambridge Audio D500SE, Perp Tech P-1A/P3) with a new...