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| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens Beernut, regarding the sound of the Zu's:Compared to my Vandy 3a sigs(which are a bit like your Maggies), the sound is a bit more 'forward', I notice more 'inner voices', too.Sound isn't fatiguing. My Unions sound good without a sub, but I believe... | |
| Need advice 2nd the Schiit Dac's. Not only great, but at a great price. | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens Well then, the Zu's will be much lighter, and with their efficiency, you can scale back on amps. Let us know how it pans out.Bob | |
| An inexpensive amp/preamp/integrated for Zu bookshelf speakers Thanks Joekapahulu, I was considering the Schiit Ragnarok (see OP).I think it will be the most cost effective way, too.I have a Bifrost Multibit that I really like. In fact, I haven't played a CD for months. | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens I saw your ad, you say you are moving, will you not have room for the Maggies? | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens Your Maggies deserve a higher end sub. I think it will give you more of the sound you want. I never thought a sub could integrate so seamlessly as the Vandersteen until I bought a pair.As far as the Zu's go, you will probably enjoy the 'more dynam... | |
| The merry go round. $700 seperates or integrated? For the money, a used Adcom 555 that can be updated by Musical Concepts for a few hundred buck in the future, would be a solid choice that should run you speakers cleanly. If you got a small McCormack micro line drive(which can also be updated by ... | |
| First "audiophile" system, now what? Suggestions for best "bang for the buck" upgrade? That's very sound advice ggc(no pun intended). I concur. | |
| Magnepan .7s' vs Zu Omens Jay23, I agree that some of the earlier Zu's , esp the ones with ribbons, weren't up to snuff ( and were quickly updated).Beernut, I still think you should try adding a sub or two. You might be surprised by the difference. I, too, had a crush on t... | |
| First "audiophile" system, now what? Suggestions for best "bang for the buck" upgrade? I second stringreen. Johnny R is a good man to talk to. His Agon name is 'audioconnection'. PM him.The comments about interconnects are also another way to change the sound of your system, though you will need to research and trial many in order t... | |
| basic passive preamp McCormack Micro line Drive? | |
| The merry go round. $700 seperates or integrated? An Adcom 555 puts out 200wpc at 8 ohms. I would hope that would be enough. | |
| New listening room electrical design Thanks sbank, I knew that figure cleeds gave was not right.Maril, for my money, I would go with #3.As I said a dealer may be a good person to contact for the best info.Johnny R (audioconnection) is an a Agon member/dealer. I would trust his opinio... | |
| The merry go round. $700 seperates or integrated? My ancient Adcom 555 still sounds pretty good after 35 years and it compared favorably with my McCormack DNA-1.The Adcom can be had for half of you budget.If you could spring for more, I would get a McCormack amp. | |
| New listening room electrical design Though I am not an electrician, I would first look at the power you can get from the utility.I have heard from the techs at McCormack that California power is quite variable and differences during the day/night are significant.Should this be your ... |