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| Monitors vs. Floorstanders - What an eye opener Also worth having a listen to the Mark & Daniels Maximus Ruby which has stunning bass extension allied to a very transparent and open ribbon tweeter crossing over at around 900Hz. The best bass I've heard in a small monitor by a mile! But need... | |
| Regardless of how much you've spent... Been involved with hi-fi one way or another for 25 years but it comes in waves - hadn't changed any components for about 5 years and then a relocation to Hong Kong forced a rethink - what components do I take, what do I store back in Oz - Can't br... | |
| Best Cheap Speakers - New or Old Usher S520's. Picked mine up in Taiwan for under US$120 and sound great in a tube based second system. | |
| Tough choice for a new setup, please look The CEC TL-51XR is definitely my pick. Don't know about the Rega Saturn, but the Cambridge and Consonance are not in the same class - you'd need to look at the Consonance Reference 2.2 to be in the same ball park. Sound is supremely smooth. I actu... | |
| VR-1 vs Usher s520 I have the Usher s520's in a 2nd system, driven by the Cayin A-88T and the combination is magic. Only a small room so not too much demand in loudness terms, but they are certainly not bright and the bass is surprisingly extended for such a small s... | |
| Mordaunt Short speakers . Tri-wire vs Single wire I have the Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 speakers which are also tri-wirable. I've got them bi-wired currently but replaced the stock copper jumpers with a wire cable matching the speaker cable. Transparency seemed to improve with this change - so ... | |
| CDP Upgrade: Around 2k Used Two worth a listen to would be the Musical Fidelity A5 and the Consonance Forbidden City Turandot (unusual looks but sounds cracking - a little cooler sounding than the Droplet, but truly transparent! | |
| Musical fidelity A5 or Dussun V8I integrated? My vote definitely goes with the MF. I found the Dussun certainly very powerful and great for rock or playing loud but I think the A5 matches the power but adds a degree of finesse and subtelty that makes it a far stronger all rounder. The amplifi... |