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| best solid state integrated to match with B&W 685s Of those I suggest Music Hall or Creek. A used NAD C-370 or C-372 would provide ample power to drive rap or classical music. Decco may be another good choice. | |
| Power Cables which take the soundstage back Here are several suggestions around the $200 mark:The Cable Company has Shunyata Research's Diamondback Platinum on special in 1.5 M length for $125 right now. This cable tends to be forward-neutral, but does a nice job of helping to organize the ... | |
| Is the B&W 600 series a good value? I happened to be in a place where I could listen to a pair of the 683's yesterday and this was my impression. They have a really nice midrange - following on B&W's general strengths. The upper end was more subdued compared with a new pair of P... | |
| Dream speakers and amp for an 11x14 room? Congratulations on your decision. I suggest contacting John Strobheen at Ohm and asking for advice on amplifiers within your budget that would match particularly well with his speakers. | |
| Most non-fatiguing 2.0 nearfield setup for $1000 More traditional systems:System A:Musical Fidelity V-DAC (sweet) $299NAD C-315BEE Integrated Amplifier $349PSB Alpha B1 Bookshelf Speakers $279Total system cost about $980 with shippingSystem B:Musical Fidelity V-DAC (sweet) $299Cambridge Audio Az... | |
| Is the B&W 600 series a good value? Loomisjohnson,The current B&W 600 series was designed in UK and is built in China - so a good value compared to other products currently on the market assuming you like the way they sound. I think the 600's sound pretty good. The CM series is ... | |
| Most non-fatiguing 2.0 nearfield setup for $1000 System 1:Musical Fidelity V-DAC (sweet) $299Audioengine A5 powered speakers $325Total system cost about $650 with shippingSystem 2:Cambridge Audio Dac-Magic (neutral) $425Audioengine A5 powered speakers $325Total system cost about $800 with shippi... | |
| Is the B&W 600 series a good value? Answer to your original question: Yes.But, you should also listen to as many of these as possible:Totem RainmakerTotem Arro (narrow floor stander)Dynaudio Excite X16Silverline Audio SR-12B&W 685B&W CM1 (maybe, power hungry)PSB Imagine BPar... | |
| Any tweaks recommded for under cd player? You might find this helpful:http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78192 | |
| Best speaker value between $1800-$2100 I am assuming you want to replace the Silverlines with small towers. I suggest you check out these front ported models:-Aperion Audio 6T (Internet direct),-B&W 683 (big), -Focal 816V,-Monitor Audio Silver RX8 (new product), and-Rega RS5. Three... | |
| Dream speakers and amp for an 11x14 room? The thread listed below gives some ideas for more conventional front-firing, front-ported speakers as alternative to some of those already listed here. I think these would be more amenable to placement nearer the rear wall and adjacent to open pas... | |
| Very Small 2.0 Amp for Totem Dreamcatcher Trends Audio TA-10 Class-T Stereo Audio Amplifierhttp://www.trendsaudio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=28 | |
| Cambridge 840C Azur through a Bryston BDA-1 DAC? I would get the best power cord I could afford now for the Cambridge and think about using it as your DAC when you eventually add a server. I have found the Cambridge CD players to respond especially well to especially to aftermarket cords. Someth... | |
| Challenging Critera - kids, space, $3500 budget Correction, Cambridge Audio Azur 840A v2, not 840C | |
| Challenging Critera - kids, space, $3500 budget What are you using for a source? Computer, iPod, CD player? This will determine in large part what you should put behind it.Agree with the idea of front ported speakers. In addition to the Paradigms, for floor standers I suggest these at around $2... |