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Looking for a vinylesk sounding DAC
@barrista0611 That’s - even for 3 systems - an impressive list (with some candidates I’m interested in), thanks a lot for your effort! Out of those you have kept: which one do you think could match best in my case, if you take as a basis that I pr... 
Harbeth P3ESR vs the new XD
@helomech agree that the older harbeths are certainly not worse sounding than the current ’updated’ ones i think spendor and harbeth have taken their approaches quite differently --- alan shaw has fundamentally the same models for decades - little... 
Story problem
mike and chuck et alglad you guys had a get together to listen to music and mike’s system - important we try to do something social and ’normal’ in the time of covid and too much isolationsounds like all had funcheersps - i think google translate ... 
Biggest "pleasant surprise" components you have owned?
@bkeske agree!the parasound z stuff is just crazy good for the moneythe z amps sound great, but you can't ask them to drive anything lower impedance needing current, the units have minimal heat sinking and go into fail safe mode before long 
Need ideas to match a pair of monitor with 40WPC tube amp
@rar1 i have been curious about omegas for some time, like their simplicity and efficiency and benign impedancei have had poor experiences with these types of speakers, the super lightweight drivers seem to have a coloration i disliked... tried ca... 
Looking for a vinylesk sounding DAC
@barrista0611 i won’t say which is my favorite, it so depends on rest of system and synergies desired - but here is what i have kept vs gone (have 3 systems across couple homes so lots of duplicate gear)kept:audiomirror tubador 3 sesonnet morpheus... 
$10K Budget for Speakers: Martin Logan Masterpiece vs Tannoy
@islandmanSounds to me like you have spent little to no time listening to Tannoy speakers.nahh that would require effort and listening skillsmuch easier and more entertaining to make a post on the forum and yank other folks’ chains - 'mr 1 post' a... 
Cary SLI80 as just a preamp?
@decooney stop it - that would make WAY too much sense!need a preamp?  get a preamp!!!  can't have any of that kinda thinking around here now... 
Harbeth P3ESR vs the new XD
op is correctvery slight shift towards treble emphasis in xd suffix - difference is pretty minimal even in direct a-b - the fundamental goodness and character of the speaker is unchangedalan has adopted the bain school of profit maximization for m... 
$10K Budget for Speakers: Martin Logan Masterpiece vs Tannoy
seriously? 
Biggest "pleasant surprise" components you have owned?
@mike_in_nc i always wanted to try one of the marsh amps! 
Unbelievable 3-D imaging sound
I cannot recall the last time I adjusted bass or treble, I am not saying that my way is best - I’m just saying that’s how I listen to my music in my room.but there are many times listening to my system that i do wish i didthere is such incredible ... 
subwoofer for Harbeth P3ESR
yes sirrela pair of them eos 
Warm romantic & detailed
in my two past experiences i felt sonus fabers were smooth and warm, at the expense of transient accuracy and dynamicism 
Story problem
they never didthey were waylaid at the covid headshop just north of chehalis