kalali
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| Matching Speakers to amp I think $500-$600 will be a little low for an integrated to drive those S5s. If you can bump your budget up tp $800, the Outlaw RR2160 seems to get good reviews and should be a decent match. | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium v Decware Zen Torii Mk IV What speakers? | |
| Classical music on demand? "So how do I get the streaming data to my audio system? "Assuming you have WiFi service in your home, the approach to use is stream wirelessly from Bluesound Node2 and connect through either, 1) analog outputs to a preamp/integrated, or 2) digital... | |
| preamp inverts polarity Trying to win an argument by insulting someone is a sure sign of losing the argument. Anyone interested in the subject should read The Wood Effect. Just received my copy and it covers the (polarity) subject more than I ever thought possible... | |
| Monitor Audio PL200II The Totems sound much "bigger" than their size. Even the diminutive floor standing Arro may be "big" enough to meet your need. | |
| Matching Speakers to amp "The basic question is: from a specification standpoint which speaker pairs up with the Stellar 300 best?"The question was not what amplifier(s) best suits these speakers. The question was which of the two speakers best suits the amplifier. As men... | |
| Next step: preamp or phono preamp Any particular reason you're not divulging what components you've picked? The specifics about the phono stage in particular, e.g., gain, output impedance, etc., and the amplifier can give some clues as what order you should go.... | |
| Integrated amp + DAC + room correction all-in-one for Nola Boxer 1 + REL R328 sub Dave, what's you take on the Micromega MyDAC?[OP: Sorry for a quick tangent.] | |
| Classical music on demand? For western classical music, Primophonic has a very large selection, Tidal HiFi service is CD quality or better but with a slightly smaller selection. Between the two, you'll probably find most if not all your CDs available for streaming on-demand. | |
| preamp inverts polarity OP, go back and read Almarg's post. Your original question was answered two and half weeks ago. | |
| Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus Power Supply Question Lots of options depending on the budget, just make sure its 12V @ 2A with a compatible size plug. | |
| preamp inverts polarity geoff, read their posts again...they said “ decompress” air not compress. Either way, you’re correct about how vacuum is obtained. I’m still stuck on that single ended amp remark...😁 | |
| Possible Upgrade For digital sources such as streaming from Tidal, Spotify, etc., I think you’ll get that extra “pop” if you add something like a Bluesound Node2 ($500) and a subscription to Tidal HiFi service ($20/month). Start there and see if that meets your ne... | |
| preamp inverts polarity “why single ended amps best emulate the character of the medium sound travels through”This is very intriguing. Does this have to do with how the electrons move to create voltage to drive the speakers or something else? Hard to connect the dots. | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? “Why Magico is made out of aluminum? Probably because it is cheap.”Whether aluminum is cheap or not is besides the point. If you look at all the complexities in the internal bracings that are used and machining of all those pieces and the time and... |