jpipes
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| upgrade path from my current speakers? (Dynaudio Special Forty) If you are still looking to upgrade, Dynaudio Confidence 20s are very special to my ears. I also owned the Evoke 20s and the Evoke 50s. Currently I also own the Revival Audio Atalante 3s in another system, and agree with comments above they sound ... | |
| Spendor, PMC, ProAc, ATC- Sonic characteristics and differences? @nickofwimbledon -Thank you so much for your generous and informative response. This is all very interesting and helpful. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience! @hilde45 -In this instance I am curious to learn more about ... | |
| Spendor, PMC, ProAc, ATC- Sonic characteristics and differences? Hello and thank you for sharing your thoughts. I am not posting with the intent to purchase, I am simply interested to learn more about this hobby. I find it interesting there are so many UK speaker companies. I wonder what their distinctions are... | |
| Calling all Marantz Ruby owners Thank you for this information. I've wanted to try Spendors for some time. Glad to learn of a positive experience. I've since sold the Marantz PM KI Ruby and moved to the Denon PMA A-110 anniversary integrated with my KEF LS50 Metas and really li... | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations Excellent insight and helpful suggestions all-thank you so much. The opportunity to learn from others in the hifi journey is a part of the hobby I really enjoy. It is such an intriguing process to me. I am happy to learn here of bespoke audio com... | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations Thank you all for these helpful comments and suggestions! | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations @soix Thank you for asking. I'd like to experience what I can practically afford in terms of a wider and deeper sound stage, more of the holographic sound experience some reviewers describe. I'm not sure I hear that now. I have learned that I pre... | |
| Accuphase, Modwright, Mark Levinson, Aesthetix, etc.-integrated amp's phono stages? Thank you so much for sharing your experience! | |
| Advice on best mid priced MM cartridge choice for Rega P3 (2016) Thanks everyone for your input-I opted for the Ortofon Bronze this round. Pleased with the choice. Plan to try Nagaoka in the future. All the best | |
| Advice on best mid priced MM cartridge choice for Rega P3 (2016) Thank you all for your input, I really appreciate it!My reasons for potentially choosing one of these four cartridges are price and accessibility. My system is modest, so regarding price I’d prefer to stay under $500. $350-$450 would be the sweet ... | |
| Anyone Streaming Tidal or Amazon Music HD on Marantz ND8006? Quick follow up here to share that I did purchase a Marantz ND8006 unit and am very pleased. It is in our main system connected to a Marantz PM KI Ruby integrated amp. It serves as three units in one, stand alone DAC, CD player, and streamer. All ... | |
| What integrated should I upgrade to? REL subwoofers prefer use of a fairly simple Speakon cable that connects to the speaker terminals on the amp side. You can use bare wire or attach you own termination connectors if you wish. REL's Youtube channel offers excellent videos explaining... | |
| What integrated should I upgrade to? Third thumbs up for the Marantz PM KI Ruby integrated. I upgraded from Parasound Halo separated to the Ruby and feel it has better sound resolution and placement. It is beautifully built, with a simple, subtle interface. I considered the Hegel 190... | |
| Upgrade advice from Parasound P5/A23 combo to an integrated amp solution? I am interested in the SA KI Ruby player and DAC. Again, the build quality on these products is at another level compared to my previous Marantz experience. I have also considered the ND8006 with its streaming capability. Not sure which I'll go with. | |
| Anyone Streaming Tidal or Amazon Music HD on Marantz ND8006? Thank you for your input and for sharing your experience. |