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| Are my speakers now the "weak link"? Yes Arsh-consider selling the integrated and invest in separates for openers. An ARC pre-amp w/ a Bryston power is/are a very nice sonic match for your Wilson speakers.Keep me posted & Happy Listening! | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4B SST2 Earl-if tubes re of interest- look no further than an ARC Ref5 SE. This will be your last pre-amp and is a sonic match for the Bryston power amp. Keep me posted & Happy Listening! | |
| The Conrad Johnson Premier 350: Revisited Many Thanks! for re-visting this wonderful thread. The 350 power amp is too damn good to dismiss. When I was demo'ing this amp back in the 2000's, the cables/cords were Audience 24 au, then 24AU e models. Very nice sound from top to bottom. To cur... | |
| Break in time: Pioneer SW-8MK2 Subwoofer? Ps-yes The REL is the best in the biz (when you are ready to step up)!Now, back to your query- the Pioneer will start to break-in after 200 hrs. Keep me posted & Happy Listning! | |
| Bryston 3B ST vs NAD C 355BEE Pontifex-the Bryston is excellent for sheer power. Think about Plinius and/or Pass labs. These all are excellent to outstanding power amps, synergy will be key here.More importantly, which cables/cords are you using(or plan to use)? Keep me posted... | |
| ARC Ref3 or McIntosh C2300/2500 Vdosc-think about a VTL 5.5 pre-amp and demo, if possible, prior to any purchase. Conrad Johnson (CJ) is another consideration. Keep me posted and Happy Listening! | |
| Counterfeit Audioquest Cables Excellent discussion guys-china is to blame here, as they are buying as many Cables/power cords (especially the upper high-end offerings), as possible. Not only are they buying for pleasure, they are buying to break-down the materials and/or const... | |
| Audio Research Ref 1 compared to Ref 2 mkII Pal-over the last (3) years I have had the pleasure of spending time w/ the ARC pre-amps. I must say that considering you own a Pass Labs power amp, I would not use any pre less than a Ref3 or Ref3 SE (if available). The real money and listening p... | |
| Parasound halo JC2 what a joke Thanks! for sharing -All.it is imperative to post both positive & negative experiences when dealing w/ these Audio companies. IME, the customer service does not concede after a sale (of any kind). Keep me posted and Happy Listening! | |
| Running All Your Cables with The same Brand Zyac39-not a bad thought in theory. Yes you could run all cables/cords w/ the likes of Transparent, Cardas, Kimber, Nordost just to name a few. Cables/power cords (especially) are my 1st love and facet of our hobby. My reference power cord, at thi... | |
| JC1 upgrade to Lamm M2.2 or dartzeel 108B or Ayre? Tao2-the CJ Act2 Series2 is my reference (tubed) pre-amp until I can demo the ART3 model. That stated, keep your CJ and look into a Pass Labs power amp. This union would be a very nice synergy. More importantly, which cables/power cords are you us... | |
| SACD & other Formats MusicHead-big fan of all things CD/SACD here. Let me start by asking which CD/SACD did you own previously?What direction would you like to travel this time around?What is your budget for a spinner? Are you open to (2) spinners- 1 for CD playback a... | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older What did you decide Prof?are you still considering these loudspeakers? did you get a demo yet? Keep me posted aand Happy Listening! JA | |
| Rock and roll speakers? Rock-older speaker-wise, look no further than Infinity Crescendo series (early 1990's). These are still outstanding for Rock/Hard Rock/Metal music.A newer design and my reference loudspeaker- Thiel CS 2.4 or CS 2.7. Yes, these will go beyond your ... | |
| Audio Set Up CD Supermodified-look into the Stereophile TEST CD series. There are (3) editions that contain both sine waves/test tone sweeps and very nice music. Other discs can be found from Chesky, XLO, Denon, Sony. Watch eBay frequently. Keep me posted Happy L... |