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| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range It kind of depends on the flavor of sound you are looking for. There are those more on the analytical side and others that are not. Also, are you looking to stay with a box type of speaker or open baffle design. I listened to about 12 different... | |
| Comparing streamer/DACs between $5-10k You might consider one of the Innous products such as the Zenith Mk3. I understand there Sense App is very good so Roon wouldn't be required. | |
| How noisy is my line? Audio Prism Noise Sniffer I use the Enteq as a general sniffer. I then plug it into a conditioner to see how quiet it is relative to the noise. In my observations the Puritan 156 is quieter than the Furman reference 15i. | |
| Esoteric Grandioso K1x SE ......when are they going to be available here in the US ? I know the new distributor was having some issues with getting their import / customs process in order. I have had a K-03XD on order and it got hosed up. | |
| upgrade player or use modified oppo bdp 105 as transport I was on the same quest and am still tied to CD/SACD playback. I had a Modwright player and did a ton of research on a separate transport / dac that would do SACD's. PS Audio was the only choice that I found that was viable in the price range I ... | |
| Lumin upgrade It would be interesting if someone did a shoot out between the Lumin U2, Aurender N200 and the HiFi Rose RS 130. | |
| Speaker Spikes - Working Principle @j-wall the Herbie's really didn't have any affect on the sound, and in fact my audio buddy thought they made the sound worse than just having the speakers resting on the carpet. I was hoping this would improve the issue I was having, but it wasn... | |
| Speaker Spikes - Working Principle @j-wall I tried the Herbies and they didn't work for me. Not bashing Herbies because I have used his other products. I'm more for Isolation instead of coupling based on my suspended wood floors rather than concrete. | |
| LIST ALL YHE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE OWNED THEN TILL NOW! Not a big list but an interesting journey: Dahlquist DQ-10s Kef 107's JM labs Mini Utopia's Avalon Acoustics Ascendents Vienna Acoustics Liszt -current | |
| Speaker Spikes - Working Principle This is my thought when trying to overcome the debate of coupling vs. isolation. My experience of having floor stander speakers on a second story suspended wood floor with carpet was a challenge. I tried spikes, no spikes, limestone pads with spi... | |
| Lifting the Christmas veil Isn't it great when your partner supports this wild and sometimes crazy hobby? My wife has been very supportive of my audio journey and the Esoteric K-03xd player is on it's way this week for a post Christmas purchase. | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) Anyone have experience with the Lumin U2 in comparison to others? | |
| Upgrading cd player Hoping to get my Estoteric K-03XD soon to replace my ModWright Marantz player. We shall see what the differences are. | |
| Service question: Who can service an Esoteric UX-1 CD/SACD player modified by APL NWO 3.0? So here's another twist on the question. Will TAP repair a unit that was not bought in the U.S. and not the original purchaser? I know it's out of any warranty but will they do repairs? | |
| Should I graduate to floor standers or will larger bookshelves suffice? I don't have dog in this hunt. Mikey at OCD Hi-fi has the Fischer & Fischer (stand mount speakers) for sale. He is a dealer and somewhat of the anti establishment audio guy but does have good gear. I heard these on his site and was impress... |