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| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta Isn't this type of +200w amps a bad match for your Cube speakers? If the speakers only need a few watts then the amp must lower the output a lot and it sounds like it is a digital volume control. Maybe the PWM signal inside the amp is a bit easie... | |
| How Do I Choose A Phono Preamp The Lejonklou might suit you. Got a very positive review in Stereophile. https://www.stereophile.com/content/lejonklou-entity-phono-preamplifier | |
| Best streamer for a returning audio guy Sorry you were forced to change wiring. I hope it was not too expensive. I live in Europe and some things may be a bit different here but we choose to get fiber into our house a couple of years ago. I was thinking the next step would be network ca... | |
| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? I would also add Bryston B-135 cubed to your list. If you want to keep the price down the Moonriver Audio Ref integrated is only $5k new and has great reviews. Said to drive most speakers really well. I’ve heard it with a Focal Kanta 3. https:... | |
| Upgrade path direction I don't have any turntable but I recently updated my integrated amp and my speakers. Both went from pretty cheap ($700 or so) to around $2k parts. The amp upgrade improved the sound the most so an amp or pre-amp can be very important for the sound... | |
| The vanishing stereo rack @mceljo I showed my wife pictures of the Kii Three with bass towers (they are full range) and she thought it was one of the ugliest speakers she had ever seen. It seems like we need to hide the speakers also to get a god WAF (or PAF). Lucky for me... | |
| The vanishing stereo rack @pedroeb I was talking to a friend about this the other day. Building everything in one box might actually give you better sound for the money and a lot of people that are not audiophiles will prefer to have as few boxes as possible. You are tot... | |
| Advice from Audiogon family - best speaker $3k-$4k I don’t think there are any "best" speakers out there. Some may suit your room and taste better than others. Other brands you can try is Dynaudio with Emit 50 or 30, Fyne with F502 or F501SP. Canton also has good speakers. Or any used speakers th... | |
| Mixed Brand Pre-Amp Power Amp Pairings that Work I remember that Jay's Audio Lab mentioned this a while ago. His take was that everyone should start with the same brand since that will work. Then you can try to switch one part and listen if the sound improves. This means borrowing amps or buying... | |
| Need new headphone setup. @audioguy85 no, I don't have a problem with that. They are generally known to be easier on the ears than dt1990 which are otherwise very similar. Dt1990 has a bit more detail instead. | |
| Audiophile Speakers for Rock, HipHop and Techno You could try other active speakers than ATC, like Cabasse Pearl. The middle version is around $4.5k with something like 2000w amps. Kii Three are even better but costs 3 times as much. They don't need an amp, though. Dutch & Dutch are also g... | |
| Fed rate increase = lower hifi prices? +1 @noske I just looked at speakers and many brands have increased or is increasing their prices with 20-40% ! I have a distinct feeling these new prices will not go down much the next 2 years. Maybe the 2nd hand market will get some more item... | |
| top loading cd players Do you have a budget in mind? Do you need a full cd-player (CDP) or is a transport (CDT) + dac ok? | |
| Potential Pair of Great Bookshelf Speakers for Sale! Sounds like great speakers. I don't live in the US so shipping would probably be to expensive for me. One thing I can add is that my old speakers sounds WAY better after I changed the integrated amp from NAD and then Rega Brio to Schiit Ragnarok ... | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers @manogolf also remember to avoid http links, use https. I made that mistake and now the image won't be shown to some people. Depends on their browser settings. Here is an https linked image of the Bayz Courante. |