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Holo Audio May DAC
From order date to arrival what's the expected time frame?   
Magico A5 or Sonus faber SERAFINO TRADITION or Harbeth 40.3 XD
My two cents: Brilliant choices! I recently sold my beloved Serafino's. For almost a year I was exploring Sonus Fabers line-up. I started with the Electa's then moved to the Olympica Nova V's, then to the Serafino's. The bottom line is : the magic... 
Integrated amp recommendation for Focal 1038
Long-time owner of the 1038 Be'sEasy to drive, very efficient, but will take all the power you can feed them. I first paired them with the Parasound A21 and was extremely happy. You might want to look into the Parasound hint 6 
The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard
Praying for time : George Michael  
How important is the pre-amp?
I think the death of the preamp is inevitable.For example parasound jc2 preamplifier is considered by few to be an endgame preamp. There's really no thrills with this preamp it does three things well the bass the treble and the mids with very litt... 
Warm romantic & detailed
The Spectral’s beat out every part of the Midrange VS the Electra’s... Of course the Electra’s dug a little deeper in the bottom end, but what an extraordinary midrange the Spectral’s have. I even had the chance to compare the Spectral’s against t... 
Warm romantic & detailed
I found a few speakers in my original planned budget. Of course things evolved for me after some demo sessions, and of course recommendations. As Mentioned: the Focal Spectral's checked all the boxes I was looking for. I demo pair was selling for ... 
Warm romantic & detailed
I did not.... System: Mcintosh C2600, Mcintosh 452, Furman Elite reference 20, Lumin T2, Nad Record player, Audioquest cables 
Warm romantic & detailed
I wanted to thank each and every one of you for the great advice. I've learned so much through this thread, and my knowledge of different brands etc etc is 10 fold what it was. With that said my journey has finally come to an end. I pulled the tri... 
Warm romantic & detailed
Prior to my Lumin T2 the brightness / fatigue was actually worse. Prior Dac's were Topping D90, Bluesound Node 2, and if course the Dac in my mac. The Lumin takes a very long time to break in, for me 3 straight weeks of playing.  
Warm romantic & detailed
Soooooo would it be fair to say that in a well treated room I'd be fine with the 40.1'sRoom size 13W x 20L (speakers on short wall)  
Warm romantic & detailed
Just thought I'd update all of you chaps. Sold my Focal's, feeling a little bittersweet about it, but time moves on.So far I've auditioned the Focal Spectral 40th, Harbeth 40.3, Sonus Faber heritage iii.Question: obviously there is a difference be... 
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Noob question: do I put one of each: 12ax7 & 12at7 in place of the stock tubes?  
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Thank you  
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Hi folks - I'm looking to do the same thing: replace my analog tubes work some Gold Lions. What tubes on the C2600 would be the ones I want to swap out?