kennyc
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| Cabling Recommendations @mrrobot It would be helpful to know your budget, otherwise you'll get suggestions from bargains and favorites to cost-no-object. Looking at your specific component reviews may list cabling that can suit your needs. Inquiring at Focal and/or N... | |
| Speaker upgrade +1 Volti Razz - heard them at the last AXPONA - sounded great. For my foray into flea watt amps, I wanted neutral uncolored speakers efficient enough to be driven by my 300B 8w SET amps. Klipsch speakers, a long established company with many fan... | |
| Cabling Recommendations Siltech or Crystal Cables get great reviews. I targeted neutral transparent at a price I can afford, so went with the Siltech Classic Legend. Seems some top pro reviewers think Audioquest Dragon cables as one of the best. | |
| Cost effective power cables recommendations, low and high power You can buy and sell used to try. Audio Bacon had a PC shootout a few years back. Acoustic Revive on eBay from Japan RSX Upper PC lines got great reviews | |
| What is Your End Game System? Automobile sonics don’t compare well to a good room. End game is simply when one decides to stop changing out components, up until then it’s a journey of discovery and learning. | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? Seems that the OP is hung up on the “audiophile” label rather than the components performance in its price range. It’s the sonics, the price, and possibly the feature set that matters. | |
| Can someone help me pick out my first speakers? +1 Pioneer Andrew Jones Had the Pioneer SP-FS52 for years before building my high-end system. Andrew Jones is a speaker design guru with a long history of proven track record at various companies. | |
| Anything close to Hegel H360 but smaller/lighter? The Hegel size and weight is not unusual for an integrated amp. With the exception of Devialet offerings, trying to find something with similar performance in a smaller/lighter package probably doesn’t exist. More importantly, make sure that the ... | |
| Upgrade path question. Upgrade analog or turn to digital? @korakotta seems like your asking us for your preference which we cannot answer. At your price level, it’s analog sonics vs digital convenience. You’ve already achieved your “really magical” sound, whether switching to a digital system to achiev... | |
| How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables? @danager +1 It depends. A much easier question to answer is telling us what your audio chain components including cables are then we can make better suggestions. | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 The Bel Canto e1x DAC/preamp at $6.8k just got a fantastic review on Stereophile October 2022 issue by John Atkinson - Measures great and has no sound signature of it’s own. | |
| Is there such a thing as a FOREVER DAC/streamer? @gpixels That is purely a subjective question, it depends on user preference. Spend more you’ll get more. If one is satisfied with the sonics and/or $ spent then likely they will stop. Digital audio, like most technologies, does not stand st... | |
| Temporary Down Sizing - Integrated Amp Recommendations @josephp732 If tubes, make sure your parents are safe and heat generated is acceptable. If from Japan, make sure amp can run on your voltage and frequency. Otherwise you'll need a voltage transformer which may affect sonics and it's an added co... | |
| Chord M-Scaler and Should I Want One? I have an MScalar which I will try out during my DAC upgrades, keeping it in the audio chain only if it improves sonics. When I reach my end game DAC, then i’ll decide whether to keep it or not. | |
| Install A Dedicated AC Line at home @zensview Please keep us posted on what you find out. I also live in the SF Bay Area and will someday run a dedicated audio AC line. I also plan to run a dedicated ethernet line. Didn't know that good house grounding for audio was a thing unt... |