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| Best subwoofer's for $2k/pair??? A pair of Vandy 2wq's should be under $2K.And, unlike most other brands, they are built like tanks.You need to buy the external crossovers, which, once you settle on the proper impedance, are around $200 for fixed values.The best part of the Vandy... | |
| Tube amp mono block recomendations A +1 for Atma Sphere amps.B | |
| Vandersteen Kento Specs Released @ctsooner , are you going to be there?It would be nice to see you again.Also, with the base on the Kento (and the other Vandy's), does Mr. V. think that adding an additional marble base makes any difference?BTW, how did your marble bases do?Bob | |
| RCA to XLR - How bad are the current crop of adapters ? Only Jensen for me.Bob | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load @georgehifi , Can you just drop down the level of sarcasm and argumentativeness a couple of notches?Bob | |
| Separate Dac, and what kind? The Node does pass through MQA, but only a partial unfolding.B | |
| Sonus Faber peeling leather That last pic was pretty bad. If the dealer is having Sonus Faber replace the leather, I would not be concerned-Especially, if they can insure the rest of the speaker is working as it should. If an outside party is doing the work, I might be incli... | |
| A21 vs McCormack? @cheeg, For the money, I would get an Ayre Codex for a DAC.Used, they are just a bit above $1K these days.Or, a Schiit Gungnir or Yggy.Both companies offer upgrades, and have very detailed sound, in my humble opinion.Also, if you can ever score a ... | |
| How many of you believe in MQA? @big greg @2psyop .I use a Bluesound Node and control it with a PC desktop app.Though you could use an Android or Iphone, too. Either way, there is a computer.I don't any other way to play music through the Node.Bob | |
| $40,000: What 2-channel system would you build? @OP,I don't think you listed your current speakers. At least, I haven't seen them on a quick read.Bob | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load 😆Bob | |
| Ethernet Cable or Not? No, sorry. -Alex TrebekB | |
| Separate Dac, and what kind? I hate to berate a product, but I think you can do better than a Sonus.For the money, Bluesound offers the Node which does what the Sonus does, at an equivalent cost.The nice thing is the Bluesound allows you to use an outboard DAC, so you can rea... | |
| High value, giant killer speakers? @esch,I concur with your opinon regarding the Zu vs. Maggie.I, too, tried a pair of Zu Union, and Omen speakers. In both cases, they were very close to my Vandy speakers (Treo's and VLR's), but seemed to lack the 'refinement' Vandy offers. I suspe... | |
| Schitt Yggdrasil Vs. Bluenode 2i (Shock!) I definitely heard a difference between the onboard Node Dac and an Ayre Codex.The Schiit Yggy is pretty close to the Codex sound wise.Considering your system, I would think the cabling might need some upgrading. You'd be surprised how much you ca... |