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| Rotel rcd-1072 vs Cambridge 640c v2? There you have it. How a piece of equipment sounds depends on a lot, including accompanying gear, room and ears. One person's "neutral" can be another person's "uninvolving". The Cambridge frequency response is almost dead flat - measures favorabl... | |
| Rotel rcd-1072 vs Cambridge 640c v2? I think the Cambridge is both more detailed and more musical, and can stand up to greater scrutiny when connected to higher end gear. MHO. | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Fritzspeakers Carbon 7 While I like the amp, my feeling is the NAD is the weak link here. Try replacing with an Odyssey Khartago amp. | |
| Buy new integrated or vintage? Smitty,What sound are you looking for, fast, clean and airy, warm, sweet and dimensional, lots of Pace Rhythm and timing, etc?This should be more important than new versus old. One comment, I find many of the vintage Japanese amps from the seventi... | |
| Best audio time b4 even hearing of the sweet spot? Small dorm room, two pairs of Speakerlab sevens inverted, biggest Pioneer receiver available, ZZ Top on the Techniques, volume at two o'clock+. The sweet spot was clear across the boarder in Vancouver... | |
| Find the weak link to help me spend $800 or so Rogerroger,Is there a power conditioner available for $800 or less that you could recommend? All the ones I would suggest cost several thousand and up, why I didn't mention it. | |
| Most musical integrated amp you have heard? The Naim XS has something special going, but the "Most musical integrated amp" I have heard has to be the Audio Research DSi200 (with the VSi60 close behind). | |
| Avalon Acoustics vs Wilson Audio Kazmann,I have heard all these speakers over the last year and you are right on in targeting the Sashas. I used to *hate* Wilsons, but not anymore. It is remarkable to me that they have done such a remarkable makeover on the house sound of their "... | |
| Find the weak link to help me spend $800 or so Nice set up. I can't help myself either - priority for upgrades: -Power supply for new room - 10 guage romex with dedicated breaker and decent outlet(s)-acoustics of room, room treatments on wall surfaces, windows and corners-a really secure found... | |
| Perfect sound Now what? Go to Disney World. | |
| Amp and Pre-amp recommendation What is the output impedance on the PF-17? | |
| Amp and Pre-amp recommendation I am interested in some of the same gear. The Khartago is especially appealing to me, and the Forte looks like a good value, probably best used available in this price range. The Rotel RC1070 is a solid if unspectacular preamp and has a good phono... | |
| Best value amplifier under or near $6K ARC DSi200 Integrated Stereo Amplifier | |
| Sealing ported enclosure to reduce boom Depends on the speaker, but if you have a three or more way speaker and multiple ported chambers, you could have some frequencies drop out if the mid woofer driver/crossover combo is "looking" to the port for bass reinforcement. Probably not commo... | |
| How is Mid Fi defined? This has been fun for me to read because I have been surrounded by "hi fi" all my life. While the thread is about "mid fi" what I think about most in reading these posts is how the definition of "hi fi" has changed among those who care about it si... |