jsbach1685
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| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. McCormack and Vandersteen are a great match, enjoy! Yes, I've seen this statement many times in my research/readings. Now that I have the power/pre set up, next is to make sure I'm using the right sounding cables. I'm currently using Mogami W30... | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. Update: Ended up spending a little more and bought an audio friend's McCormack Micro power amp and matching Micro preamp. Sound is awesome. I had tried the Kenwood KR-8050, which sounded really good too (although a little flat) but nothing like th... | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. Any thoughts on the Yamaha A-S1000? Looks like there is someone selling one "local" to me... in Virginia. From my initial reading on Yamaha's website, the 1000 is a considerable leap from the A-S500? | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. helomech, Interesting comments regarding the Yammy... 🤔jafant,yeah, you may be right about that.I found a yammy dealer somewhat near me who sells the A-S series. Gonna give them a call and inquire about a demo. Also, a local audio buddy of mine (w... | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. Update:Have been running the Brio-R since last Friday. Sounds good, but seems a little soft. My current cables are Mogami. I swapped them out for a pair of Kimber 4tc (blue) I had stored away. The sound immediately opened up. However, I still do n... | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. What about an Acurus DIA-100?Currently demo-ing a Rega Brio-R. | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. Other than the addition of a DAC, are there any SONIC differences between the Yamaha A-S501 and A-S500? | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. Thank you all for the great recommendations! I have a lot of options to think about. In my original post, I indicated NAD. But, I had been thinking about the Yamaha A-S models as well... 301, 500, 501, etc. I’m glad there were a lot of responses o... | |
| 70's Receiver and/or Integrated Amp recommendations Is the Kenwood KR-5030 any good? There’s one in excellent condition near me for sale for $100. willenj,I was curious about the a Yamaha AS Series integrateds. Marantz’s PM Series is supposed to be nice too. | |
| 70's Receiver and/or Integrated Amp recommendations Sansui 7900 any good? | |
| 70's Receiver and/or Integrated Amp recommendations Hi folks...Thanks for all the great suggestions. I've been scanning my local area and have found the following items within a 100 mile radius. Still browsing... Marantz 1060 Marantz 2226BNAD 7240PEKenwood KA-7100Sansui 2000xKenwood KA-7150Marantz ... | |
| Anyone streaming at 320kbps? If so... Guess not.... | |
| Theta Digital Pearl CD Transport Miles Disc Player Are you selling one or the other (or both)? Or looking to buy? As for the Miles, I just saw two sell on ebay recently... one for $650, the other for $140! Both were non-XLR versions. I've had a Miles CDP on different occasions. I'd say the ave... | |
| Best used DAC for $250? Yes, the Bifrost can be upgraded to a multibit version--and you can add a USB board. I had emailed Schiit regarding sound quality differences between the Modi Multibit and Bifrost non-multibit version. They did not give me a specific answer, but I... | |
| Best used DAC for $250? Thanks everyone for all the suggestions. Out of all the recommendations, the Schiit Modi Multibit was mentioned several times. I emailed Schitt and they said confirmed too my iPad will direct-connect into the USB--so long as you use the Apple Came... |