jarcher
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| What are the best speakers for Mac MA252? That's a very small room : I'd strongly advise against any Vandersteen : even the 1's need a lot of room around them to sound best.I don't think any floor standing speaker is going to work great in that space.I would really do a stand mount monito... | |
| What are the best speakers for Mac MA252? Op said he wanted a sub...otherwise I would have recommended a Focal Aria 926 or 936. Don't really need a sub with a 936 : but they're not the best choice for smaller rooms. | |
| What are the best speakers for Mac MA252? I'd say a Focal Aria 906 + a JL E110 sub. Retail would be $2500 for both : but Focal is running a sale on closeout Dark Walnut 906's for $999. Stands (necessary) do add about $300 though. | |
| Toslink Cable : Lifatec vs Wireworld Supernova 7 I tried the WW Supernova : it did sound a bit better than standard plastic grade toslink - but of course a lot more $. If you're interested in one, PM me. I know a dealer who has a new one he wants to move (they are not big sellers). | |
| A Better Bluesound AC Cable? Wireworld just introduced a new series of C7 power cords, which I tried out on a Bluesound Node 2. Definitely seemed to improve the sound to me. Not a "night & day" difference....but definitely worth the $60.BTW : am I the only one who thing... | |
| Which magnepan Ive had both 1.7 & now 3.7 in a similar sized room. They both work : but 1.7's will give you somewhat more placement flexibility. I would not go smaller than 1.7 in that room.Re : other non planar options - would definitely take the KEF's on... | |
| Cronos Magnum II If you have TWO tubes go like that in a row : best to send back to Rogue or a qualifed hifi repair guy. Don't keep popping tubes in it - at some point you'll possibly start blowing resistors etc and things will start to get more fatal and pricey. | |
| Speaker recommendation I find a lot of people like Focal speakers for classical music. Big soundstage, great dynamic performance (above average efficiency), good detail retrieval, but smooth. At around your budget & room size I'd say at least an Aria 936 ($4K MSRP... | |
| Blue Node 2 ... ??? BSN2 all the way. You'd probably have to spend over $1K to better it as a DAC. At or below $500, it's a no-brainer : no need to demo first - there's nothing better really. | |
| Cable budget in a rig Cant really use simple rules of thumb. You need to think of cables as another component - one that completes the circuit with others gear. So get / pay what you need to get the sound you want. Which is why working w/ a good dealer to home demo is... | |
| Looking for Good Shipping Companies Lot of people use R + L carriers. Just sent some Quad's to NW Arkansas. Reasonable rates - but no insurance. I think they offered 20 CENTS per pound max - so made no sense. | |
| Suggestions for Amp & Preamp or Integrated for my speakers At $2K max budget, your better off with an integrated amp. Don't know any separate preamp / amp combo new that I would want to own.Vandersteen's are somewhat power hungry. I would suggest new a Hegel H90 integrated amp. 60WPC may not seem like a... | |
| Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics. I would not get too hung up about the operational class of an amplifier : just that it has the necessary power for your speakers and the sound quality you want. I personally feel the Hegel H360 would be an excellent choice : it's has lots of powe... | |
| Power conditioners and wall warts What twoleftears says. Certain power conditioners have isolated banks: e.g. Isotek. Otherwise I agree with others that doing a separate power strip with all wall warts / smps in it - and have that into a different outlet - is best. This helps -... | |
| Which integrated amp for better musicality - Parasound Hint vs Primaluna vs ??? Without a doubt, the Primaluna. What stereo5 said. Parasound integrateds get you in the "value trap". At a certain point, that's not what you want / need anymore. |