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| Parasound Halo Integrated vs Yamaha AS2100 You guys don’t know your audio ,the Newer 2100 series Mosfets amps are for sure warmer then the parasound halo integrated and more naturalI actually agree with you (at least the 1100 vs Halo integrated) but my experience was that the Yamahas are n... | |
| Poor Fritz Fritz and Clayton Shaw are two of the nicest people you'll ever meet in the industry. | |
| Poor Fritz Haven't had the pleasure of hearing his speakers but I can vouch that he's a great guy. I called him with a question and we spoke for hours about all things hi-fi. He struck me as a true artisan. | |
| Amp placement when switching from separates to integrated Speaker cables need be kept short, even more so than interconnects. To experience this for yourself, buy some zip cord at the local hardware store. Try 8’ runs vs 16’ or more. | |
| Amp placement when switching from separates to integrated A rack between the speakers isn’t too detrimental as long as it’s placed a good couple feet behind the plane of the baffles and an open-shelf design. If the integrated or other gear have large faceplates, sticking a few of those felt furniture fee... | |
| Lemons are an actual thing in high-end audio There is no reason for why lemons cannot exist in audio. They’re out there and I’ve had similar experiences to the OP’s. These days I rarely buy a product with no option for return or exchange. | |
| laid back stereo power amp A little known secret is Maggies require far less power when they're high-passed with an active 4th-order filter. This allows you to use almost any amp you desire over 40 WPC or so. An Active high-pass like the Marchand XM66 is much easier on the ... | |
| laid back stereo power amp 1.7s have a laid back voicing if positioned correctly. | |
| ...bookshelf speakers that sound good at low volume... Normally I suggest high sensitivity speakers with big paper cone woofers for these situations, but in your case the problem could very well be the Monoprice amp. 35 watts/ch would normally be enough power for JBLs in a room that size, but that’s i... | |
| Purifi Based Amps - Any Opinions? It's a wonder why REL uses class AB for their subs when Class D produces the superior bass... | |
| Any Rogue Pharaoh or Musical Fidelity 5 or 6 si sound differences. Having owned the Pharaoh but not the MF, I'd take a gamble on the 6Si. There is nothing remarkable about the former other than weak bass extension. | |
| Omega 8xrs or spatial m5 need thoughts on integrated amps The Rega Elex-R should sound excellent with either speaker. | |
| For audio advice, which channels, if any, do you think are worthwhile on YouTube? SG has plenty of experience but lacks some technical knowledge and his reviews are getting too short IMO. I like the depth of Sean's reviews on ZF but I question his ears. Personality wise he's not the type I'd want to have a beer with. Thomas is ... | |
| Purifi Based Amps - Any Opinions? I think it will depend on the Maggies in question. I drive .7s with an amp that's specified as having a max drive of 18 amps/ch. It's plenty of power for most music in a large room. The real concern is whether these Purifi amps can remain linear i... | |
| Speakers suggestion help The B&Ws have the better midrange and treble so if you don't care about bass they're the clear choice, pardon the pun. |