knghifi
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| Speaker recommendations, budget $10-15K Mcondon, 4+ hour drive to audition Crescendos so ping audio buddies with ears I trust and several owners. It's an excellent speaker but doesn't meet requirements in my next speaker. Not making the special trip so off my list for now.I sold my EW A... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? Podeschi, what tubes are you rolling in your VAC Ren Mk III? | |
| Magnus Ma 300 how good is it? Do the MA300 comes in Monoblocks? | |
| Speaker recommendations, budget $10-15K NP G917. By choosing Crescendos, it doesn't mean the other 2 are bad. There are no perfect components but just compromises. I like to gather as much info as possible before making a decision and you don't have to trash the other 2. I finished my h... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Very interesting Irvrobinson! So your friends were able to hear differences in your system but you can't?I've had Cardas, Audioquest and Nordost in my system and they are very very different. | |
| Cables more hype than value? Irvrobinson & Rok2id, what cables have you guys used in your systems? It's possible the cables you used have similar sonic characteristics so can't find a difference in your system? When I was using Krell amps, MIT and Transparent were my favo... | |
| Speaker recommendations, budget $10-15K G917, what were the other 2 speakers on your list? Crescendo was not on my list but with all the positive comments and TAS review, I'm trying to find a pair to demo in the MA area. | |
| Acoustic Zen Crescendos- Any Owners Out There? James_edward, you still have them? Any more negatives after living with them? | |
| Cables more hype than value? 03-08-13: Irvrobinson These are the ones with clear shrink wrap and all copper conductor. I believe 1st generation ...I use speaker cables like that, but I can't remember the brand offhand. Carolco? 10 gauge. Flat bass, great highs. Not congested.... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Irvrobinson, I'm not waiting for some sort of entertaining debate so don't put words in my mouth.Like I said many times, I shop with my ears for audio components ... buy what sounds good. If the last .00001 cm of a PC improves the sound of my syst... | |
| Cables more hype than value? I'm sure everybody has some old monster cables in the basement. I forgot the reason and also tried them/SC several years ago. My experience is very different than Polks, they had NO bass, highs but just a congested mid sound ... horrible!These are... | |
| For Magico S5 Goodwin High End in Waltham, MA. | |
| Magico V2 vs. Q1 Stereotaipei, It appears we have similar taste. I've narrowed down to the same 3 speaker makers except my order of preference is different. I'm going for the Tad E1 if it's 90% of the Ref1. Probably can't demo them until Newport show.I contacted J... | |
| Cables more hype than value? These forums are a great place to learn but one needs an OPEN mind. It's possible rok2id upgraded from his Yugo with a new perspective? | |
| For Magico S5 I demo Magico Q3 with the Constellation Centaur, EAR 868 pre, top of the line MSB and Kubala Elation cables at a dealer. It sounds fantastic and much much better than the all Spectral system. I was getting a headache after 30 minutes with the Spec... |