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| Which Harbeths? opcompact 7’s are a lovely choice, enjoy! (i also personally prefer them over the mon 30s)you will need to play with placement and bass reinforcement to see if they please you full range, or, as many do, integrate in a pair of nice subs | |
| If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it… any pursuit can be taken over the top, one needs to measure, based on one’s own internal compass, what is a positive amount of passion versus what is too muchone also needs self awareness, introspection and self-honesty about whether you are reall... | |
| ATC SCM7 or Legacy Studio HD for small living room? ATC are excellent no doubt,but IF I were to buy anything ATC it would be a powered version.i agree w this - still have my scm10 and 20 actives, fondly recall that driven by arc ref 3 linestage the sound was lovely lovely... need to break them out ... | |
| Are most tube preamps ‘ultra linear’? this thread belongs in the 'remedial education' folder | |
| Need help buying new speaker cable opmy 2 centsfix your speaker cable end, and if you want to blow $2 grand more on your gear, best upgrade one of your components instead of buying expensive cableiirc correctly larry you are somewhat new to all this, you don’t have a system approac... | |
| High end high quality int. amp for low level listening my 2 centsof your candidates, i would favor the hegel h390 - it is brilliant, and if your source is really good, i believe you will hear a difference going from the pathos - the h390 is has power/control to spare, yet also the sweetness, correctne... | |
| AR VT80SE compated to Ref 75SE amp discussion the main difference is the arc reference series is fully balanced topology whereas the vt80se is a single ended designsonically they will be similar but i suspect the ref 75 will have more nuance and blackness of background, ultimate treble and ba... | |
| What comes after Harbeth 30.1s? under normal circumstances, these are the obvious upwards moves in the food chain, since you already have the super 5...https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/132377/Spendor-SPENDOR_CLASSIC_100-Speakershttps://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisab16h-harbet... | |
| Are most tube preamps ‘ultra linear’? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamson_amplifierhttps://www.pearl-hifi.com/06_Lit_Archive/02_PEARL_Arch/Vol_01/Sec_02/105_UL-ing_the_Williamson.pdf | |
| If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it… uh oh the cajones police was walking the beat! 😂😂😂😂 | |
| ATC SCM7 or Legacy Studio HD for small living room? epos es12’s are a very nice speaker, excellent midrange purity and good coherence top to bottomi have not heard legacys but i suspect the atc’s will be a step up in refinement from the epos, and, with a very good and powerful power amp, would prob... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend it is much more the implementation of the individual design than the basic architecture (R2R, FPGA, Delta Sigma)that differentiates dacs: i.e. quality of clocking and power supplies( foremost), quality of the noise rejection on digital inputs, des... | |
| Bluesound Node 2021 vs Cambridge CXN v2 sonically worth the price difference ? node onboard dac isn't the greatest (smooth but dull), dunno if cambridge's is much better | |
| Speakers recommendations for a Sony Japan golden era Hifi system here are a couple wonderful speakers from what i would consider a golden age of hifihttps://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649778595-alon-v-mk-ii/https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa2hg0-kef-107-local-pickup-only-no-boxes-full-rangeop’s choice of 1... | |
| Speakers recommendations for a Sony Japan golden era Hifi system after reading your original post several times, i am still rather unclear on your selection criteria for speakers |