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| Amplifier for Focal 936 Focal 936 having a “cold midrange” might be the new funniest thing I’ve ever read on here. If anything, the mids are a little recessed and congested. Zero sign of them being cold. IF you have even heard them, you might have heard them in the wo... | |
| Amplifier for Focal 936 Really why do you say that, I was hoping more base and speaker efficiency would fill my room up more do you think Totems are betterTo my ears, Totem is the the more tonally accurate brand, and better regarding imaging and detail, at least compared... | |
| Forever speakers around $5000 NO listening fatigue, period. THAT is one of the important tests for "forever" speakers. Try that with ANY OTHER box speaker, electrostatics, etc. Unfortunately, you will want to stop listening to any other brand eventually. Never true with Maggie... | |
| Project Classic versus Rega P2 What I don’t like about the Classic is it uses the same puny platter bearing as the Debut models, which definitely lends to audible rumble IME.Rega is smart in that they focus their build quality on the most important parts, such as the arm and pl... | |
| Are there very good/audiophile blu-ray players? Helomech, the Yamaha BD-A1060 sounds like a great piece at that price.I must note, for CD playback, mine is used purely as a transport and feeds my Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 DAC. I haven't used its internal DAC for quite some time but I recall it being ... | |
| Breakdown of Turntable Performance Arm: 33.33%Cartridge: 33.33% Table: 33.33%or Pressing quality: 50%Everything else: 50% | |
| Switched to Ls50 wireless; they sucked the “Life” out of my music Perfect example of why one need be weary of product hype.I hadn't heard of Symdex speakers. After some quick research, I'm not surprised by your disappointment in the KEFs. I like the passive LS50s (haven't heard the Wireless) but they have their ... | |
| Amplifier for Focal 936 Have you heard these Focals? Other than bass output I have doubts that they'd be an upgrade over your Forests. | |
| Are there very good/audiophile blu-ray players? I use the Yamaha BD-A1060 for CDs and it does an excellent job. In fact, its sound quality is better than its picture quality. It's clear that Yamaha designed it with CD playback in mind because it has a "CD mode" that disables the video circuitry... | |
| Forever speakers around $5000 I agree that Spendors may check all your boxes but I’d go with the A7s over the D7s if you found the KEF LS50s "shrill." BTW, the LS50 is a balanced speaker if listened to as KEF intended, off-axis and below ear height. Unfortunately, many dealers... | |
| Which belt-driven table to play Rock vinyl? This would be the last turntable most would ever desire:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9h56c-sme-10-turntables Rock-solid speed stability and unparalleled build quality. A bit above your budget but you won't be left wondering if you made the... | |
| Considering Rogue Audio or P.S. Audio I constantly had hum in my speakers no matter what I did with my CM2. A shame because I loved the Rogue sound but it kept me from moving up the Rogue Audio chain. Same experience here. I also had hum with the Stereo 100 amp. Ground hum seems to b... | |
| Which belt-driven table to play Rock vinyl? Look into the GEM Dandy Polytable Super12. Acoustic Solid is another brand that might fit the bill. | |
| New house, new amp, and speaker options (Harbeth, Maggies, GMA or...?) I own and love speakers that conform to the BBC design philosophy (Harbeth, Spendor, Stirling) and recently bought a pair of Magnepan .7s. With a decently powerful amp (like your Hegel), these Maggies offer the best value of any speaker I've encou... | |
| Best integrated tube amplifier, under $3,000.00. No phono needed. Could be used, too.d My speakers are rated at 86, and is for a small bedroom system, maybe 12x14 feet is size, and has appropriate room treatments. I would imagine anything 25 watts or above would be sufficient.I would go with something of at least 50 watt/Ch for hea... |