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| Very small room! Help me with monitor speakers You may want to consider Lii Audio Reference speakers sold by Decware. 100db efficiency 10" single driver speakers. I have not heard these but have read good things about these full range drivers. | |
| Artist you now like that you discovered through your streaming service Spotify Discover is my weapon of choice. Too many to count, but here are some...FoxwarrenCate Le Bon- RewardBig Thief- UFOFMathew Halsall-Into Forever 2Moderator-Sinners SyndromeDjrum-Portrait With FirewoodAgnes Obel-Late Night Tales and Citizens... | |
| The best music in 2019 Foxwarren-FoxwarrenBig Thief- U.F.O.F.Cate Le Bon-RewardKikagayu Moyo-Masana Temples (2018)Djrum-Portrait With FirewoodAgnes Obel-Late Night Tales | |
| What is $5,000 worth today, and is it better than 1,600 in the 80's? ok erik i will give it a try-but i am going over budget a little bit.1980 Accuphase E202 integrated amp 100 wpc = $600 ?Thiel CS1 speakers = $1000Technics SL 1700 Mk2 = $350Total $1950.002019Belles Aria integrated amp 75wpc = $2300Spatial M5 Sapph... | |
| Developing critical listening skills The Harmon How to Listen is a useful site for learning how to . Also Audiocheck.net is great for testing a myriad of things on your equipment and your hearing capabilities and limits. | |
| Amazon Launches Lossless "Hi-rez" HD Music Service Thank you usery for your link to the https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html link. Now i know for sure that the higher res files (beyond cd quality) don't matter to me and that I couldn't really tell a difference between Spotify at... | |
| Recommendations for a new integrated amp for Vandersteen 3a speakers Thanks for all the responses. I am going to try a Plinius 8200 integrated amp that has been recently modded by Galbo Design. Will let everyone know how it worked out once it arrives. | |
| A moderate priced dac You may want to look at the audiosciencereview.com website. They have a lot of reviews and an ongoing performance chart of all the dacs that they have reviewed. The law of diminishing returns seems to quickly set in. https://www.audiosciencere... | |
| Recommendations for a new integrated amp for Vandersteen 3a speakers Thanks to everyone for the good advice. I will definitely consider finding a pair of 3a sigs as part of the upgrade path that will yield the highest impact. Also, will try and find a used Belles to consider. As background- I lost out on a bid f... | |
| Recommendations for a new integrated amp for Vandersteen 3a speakers denman and twoleftears, thanks for the Belles suggestion. i will talk to Audio Connection about the matchup with my Vandys. Also, yogiboy thanks for Sphinx suggestion. I am a little worried that 100wpc may not be enough to bring out the full pote... | |
| Best 80s New Wave Got me thinking of others to mention:Kissing The Pink - NakedB-Movie - Remembrance DayLene Lovich Phil Manzanara - K Scope, Listen Now, 801LiveBrian Eno- Before And After ScienceBill Nelson - Quit Dreaming and Get On the Beam, The Love That Whirl... | |
| Best 80s New Wave Don't forget:The The - Soul MiningBlancmange - Happy FamiliesJapan - Gentleman Take Polaroids, Tin DrumModern English - After The SnowGang of Four - EntertainmentThe Teardrop Explodes - KilamangarroJoy Division - Unknown Pleasures, Closer | |
| Advice for killer desktop speakers Has anyone used Tannoy Revolution XT Mini monitors on their desktop?Totem Mites?They would be powered with a DaytonAudio APA 150 amp and Schiit Fulla DAC.Or get the Audioengine A5+ and use the Dayton in another room? | |
| Advice for killer desktop speakers Thanks everyone for the thoughtful advice and myriad options. The comments have sent me on a tangent of considering high efficiency SET friendly speakers for my desktop. I was looking at the Blumenstein Marlin 3". Has anyone heard these or any... | |
| Best Amps/preamps for Theil cs1 speakers Thanks for the Conrad-Johnson suggestion. I will keep an eye out for one. |