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| Vandersteen 7 mark ll or big Kef blades Per several dealers and people I trust the Blade 2 is the better speaker overall than it's big brother and it compares performance wise with the Quatro and maybe the 5A. Don't think it is even in the ballpark of the 7 Mk II other than cost. But a... | |
| Nuforce STA200 I've never had it break 95 degrees on the heat sinks which by the way is about the same as the Class D amps I have owned. The Job did not run hot either. | |
| Nuforce STA200 Based on the same circuit board as the Job 225 so not Class D. | |
| Looking for an inexpensive low power amp with exquisite sound I agree with tomcic601 the RM-10 is a great choice and works great with passive preamps. I run mine with W4S STP-SE into Reynaud speakers. Designed by Roger to drive his personal Vandersteen 2C speakers which it did with my 2CE Sigs with ease. The... | |
| Buchardt S400s The Kinki EX-M1 would be hard to beat for near the price and plenty of power. | |
| Spatials = Done for now! M3 TM's here after Turbo S's. | |
| SST Ampzilla 2000 v2 vs Son of Ampzilla II Reach out to EJ at W4S/SST and see if he has any suggestions. I would try a cheater plug on the amp and preamp and see if that does anything. | |
| Vandersteen 3A (no signature) vs ADS 1230 The sound signature of "original" ADS, Peter Snell's speakers (while he was alive) and RV's speakers was very similar and I owned all of them. That was my progression ADS L-810 to Snell Type A to Vandersteen 3A Sig. | |
| So I have a DAC; now what Player should I look at? And budget. | |
| Is there a cost effective 'quality' USB and Network cable? Blue Jeans for the ethernet cable and Oyaide for the USB.https://www.amazon.com/Oyaide-Elec-Class-Rev2-1-0-Cable/dp/B00R2R77JG/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=154...Other sensible priced USB cables are from Supra, Straightwire, Audio Sensibility and ev... | |
| Step up from Bluesound Vault 2, next move? @uberwaltz If looking at streamers only the most full featured ones in terms of outputs are the G1 and the Lumin U1 Mini, and for about double the price of both their big brothers the G2 and the standard U1. All four of these have all four of the... | |
| Quatro Wood best feet You can try the Iso-Acoustics Gaia and if they don't sound any better send then back through Amazon. | |
| Funny question, 170lb speaker and foam base, how to remove?. You can put down blankets and with help carefully lay them over to the side and remove the styrofoam and put the feet on then stand them back up. I did this with Nola KO's that weighed over a hundred pounds. Also you need to go to Walmart type st... | |
| Funny question, 170lb speaker and foam base, how to remove?. Extra bodies is the only safe answer. I thought your "dealer" was going to deal with the setup? | |
| Magico A3 vs. Joseph Audio Perspective vs. Spendor D9 freesoleIf you appreciate some of the characteristics of the Pangea Cables the designer, Jay Vincent, who designs for AA to a "price point" is the designer of the Clarus Cables which are in a similar price range as the AQ cable you are testing. A... |