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| I need help selecting speaker cables Unless you want/need your cables to be tone controls, then (with few exceptions) it shouldn't matter what associated equipment you are using. In particular, I see no reason why the associated power cords makes any difference in what speaker cables... | |
| Selecting Monitors for the First Time Why change to a monitor? Most would be a significant downgrade from your Vandersteen's anyway, especially since you're "happy" now. Sure, you're going to get alot of responses saying XYZ Monitor is the best ever and how they miraculously have the ... | |
| Tube Pre-Amp with Low Gain Try some of the ARC models. I know the LS-25 has switchable gain. Some of their other models have low gain too. | |
| Preamp for Upgraded McCormack DNA-225 Actually, you are right about the RLD. I forgot about the strictly RCAs.As for the BAT, that would be a good choice too based on my limited experience. It is very well made and has a nice character that should work well with most amps.The LS-5 tho... | |
| Preamp for Upgraded McCormack DNA-225 For balanced, find a used ARC LS-5 and consider yourself very lucky and done.I've seen Steve Huntley at GNSC sometimes have one for sale, and he would be a good one to talk with if you need more info.Frankly though, I would make sure you weren't g... | |
| Upgrade from Spendor BC-1: need ideas Unless the drivers are getting aged your BC-1's, I doubt you'd find much today that is significantly better than the BC-1's for your taste. In fact, your attempt at an "upgrade" could easily become a siginifcant downgrade with most speakers availa... | |
| Other than Nemo and the like... Adult movies...preferably XXX | |
| Need your thoughts on Denon 3910 vs McCormack UDP1 Avguru, on what type of system did you A/B the UDP and Esoteric?I just recently A/B both at a local retailer and came away with the opposite impression. In particular, the bass of the UDP was much more refined with better pitch definition. The Eso... | |
| Do all sunfire subs hum and pop? I suspect the digital amp in the sub is malfunctioning. Get it checked out. | |
| Anthem AVM 30 vs. Parasound Halo C2 When dealing with high-end pre/pros, I think your decision should primarily come down to features that matter most to you.I will have an AVM 30 in my system by the weekend. It's extensive bass management features were the most appealing to me comp... | |
| Spendor Audio vs. B&W Nautilus Speakers James, I wasn't even talking about B&W speakers with that quote. I was just giving general advice unrelated to the specific B&W and Spendor comparison which I mentioned earlier in my post. Specifically, I was referring to the common miscon... | |
| Spendor Audio vs. B&W Nautilus Speakers I just installed a Spendor HT with similar speakers although I use S9 for the front channels. It's good enough to convert me from a traditional 2 channel guy to a multi-channel proponent now.I'm not a big fan of most B&W products (and there ar... | |
| Power amp to match Conrad Johnson Premier17LS The main thing to look for is an amp with a friendly input impedance, since the main tradeoff with the 17ls is its output impedance. This is especially true if you are using long ICs and/or high capacitance cables.The McCormack suggestion is good ... | |
| Best Player or DAC: ceiling $3k I'm sure the above recommendations are great, but I'll throw out another option. I just heard the Ack Dac for only about $500 and was very impressed. You could spend more, but there's little guarantee you will get better performance, especially a ... | |
| Stillpoints or Audio Points, has anyone compared Stehno, what is this "mechanical break-in"? |