kennyc
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| High Current Integrated Options for Manger Speakers Magtech is a high current amplifier which can drive panel speakers. | |
| Hegel H590 integrated amp Congrats. Enjoy. | |
| High Current Integrated Options for Manger Speakers @dodgealum Why are you asking for a “high current” integrated? At ~89dB, Manger speakers seem relatively easy to drive. | |
| Phono Stage Amp +1 @mulveling sort out your phono stage cart mismatch first by either a SUT or stronger phono stage 66-72db. Hopefully this will be enough volume boost to satisfy, otherwise you’ll need more amp power or a more efficient speaker | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? Vimberg Mino D - just purchased my first high-end speaker which was the AXPONA 2022 demo. | |
| Vinyl, CD's and Digital Files Accumulated Over A Lifetime I got about 1000 LPs and 1500 CDs. Going to be a chore burning all the CDs to my server and cleaning all my LPs with the new model Degritter coming out soon. | |
| Where to go from here? @davekuyt11 Are you targeting an integrated (preamp+amp and sometimes a DAC) or are you targeting separates? Integrated offers the best bang/buck saving on caseworks and cables, but separates perform better and allow for future incremental upgra... | |
| Are You Happy With Your Phono Preamp? @chilli42 While researching phono stages looking for the best price/performance, on another’s post, “PS Audio Stellar Phono (buy audio magic ultimate beeswax shd fuse $225- big improvements)” I ended up with a used VDH GrailSE current phono stage | |
| looking for a more efficient speaker..... @kennesawjet Generally, 500wpc should be plenty to power for a 86 dB sensitivity speaker. Are you listening at loud levels and/or your room is relatively large and/or compensating for hearing loss? | |
| Price Isn't Always Indicitive of Quality or Performance Understand that the way "premium" cables are designed, is that the top-most, flag-ship, cable is the literal best materials and geometry that the company can offer. Every model below that is a broken version of the model above it I disagree th... | |
| Network Acoustics Muon ethernet filtering system - Improving streaming sound quality @ghasley Is the solo Muon filter superior to Uptone Ether Regen? Or are they different and adding both would be beneficial? Thanks for sharing. | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @ lalitk Choosing an audiophile network switch is confusing. - Not at all. What I meant it’s hard to judge value. I’m interested in bargains- components that punch above their price point. For instance, if a reviewer has significant experienc... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? From Darko review of the Telegartner M12 switch: The manufacturer won’t disclose any details apart from this [presumably machine translated from Japanese]: ‘Our M12 Switch Gold is not bound with those specifications of data transfer and electr... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? Thank you. Choosing an audiophile network switch is confusing. Many new audiophile switches have come to market at various price points. Researching switches sonic performance based on empirical comparisons seems the only way I can judge price/per... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @fredrik222 The juniper ex2200-c switch seems to be updated in a newer model- not sure one can buy new. Do you have a newer model suggestion? |