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| The best speakers over 50K The best speakers I've heard was Magico M6 and Focal Utopia but they are way more expensive. Closer to $50k I really liked MBL 101 and Bayz Courante. And a little below is Stenheim Alumine 3. | |
| What's your favorite boutique speaker maker As a Swede I have to do a shout out for Lukase speakers. I heard them at a local show and the bass was overwhelming the small hotel room but the mid range was exceptional! The Oido Audio was also very good.Search for the names in this text to read... | |
| Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers. Not sure large Maggie's would work in your room from what I've read about them. Long time since I heard them, except the LRS. It should work but I wasn't that impressed by it at a show. If you like the sound then go for it.You should listen to som... | |
| Speakers which always sound good Someone mentioned Larsen 9 and I just read the review in TAS. They do seem to work in many rooms.Kii Three is also less affected by the room than many others. Probably Magnepan also. | |
| Tidal MQA vs Qobuz hi-res A good reason to stay with a high-def streaming service is to support them. If you can afford it you can even use more than one (I don't use any, yet). I don't think Tidal has started making profits. Not sure about Qobuz. Amazon can of course affo... | |
| Serious Problems with Qobuz This has happened with Spotify for me. It is annoying. I still don't see it as a serious problem. Maybe you should direct your complaints to Naxos in this case? | |
| Best options for active speakers $4k or below? +1 on Devialet Phantom. Can fill almost any room. | |
| cost no object integrated amps Absolare has a superb integrated for about $20k. It impressed me a lot at a show. It has a tubed input stage.You can also try Aavik. It may be more in your style. I think the C-380 got a good review in Stereophile. | |
| Any advantage to Bluesound Node 2i Versus Streaming from PC Regarding SSD disks almost all people who has tried with music streaming says that it is better. That probably holds even if you have the computer on all the time.The only thing I can think of that would be better than SSD is buying a LOT of memor... | |
| Any advantage to Bluesound Node 2i Versus Streaming from PC If you don't hear a difference then keep using the pc. I would not expect the Node to be better but it could be compared to some computers. Then there are a few purpose-built computers that is said to sound really, really great. Most streamers/ser... | |
| Where do you buy your CDs these days? You have already got a lot of recommendations about buying cd:s. If you want to buy downloads you can try HD Tracks. You will still "own" the music you have bought and it should work as long as there are equipment to play it on and that will proba... | |
| Can Room Correction Be Added to an Existing DAC? If you want a top of the line solution you can check out Bacch SP. They have a version with built-in dac and one without. The most expensive version also has head tracking!https://www.theoretica.us/bacch-sp.html | |
| MHDT Orchid or Audio Mirror/ pick one for me please Here are two other cheap streamers that looks like a good start. Roon ready and also supports Chromecast and Spotify Connect. https://www.primare.net/products/np5-prisma-network-player/ https://www.primare.net/products/sc15-prisma-preamplifier-a... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Audio Mirror/ pick one for me please A quick way to start with streaming is to get a RaspberryPi based solution (RPi). You can build one yourself if you like to tinker, it is not very hard, or by a ready-made product. I built my own by adding a HifiBerry Digi+ to a RPi and placing i... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience +1 on Focal Sopra. I have not heard all models but those that I’ve heard has been great. Their Kanta 3 is also good at around $13k.Another brand to try is Fyne with Fyne F701 for about $12k or the F1 which may cost from $24k up to $30k. I’ve heard... |