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| Best Interconnects for under $300 pair The latest MIT High End Series Shotgun cables ,in a proper setup system will give any highly rated cables a run for the money in this price range.Used ,as Carl indicated is the affordable way to go. | |
| Best solid-state amp made anywhere McCormack DNA 1 with the the top revision A upgrade will hold its own to the very best within 5 k(US) and will hold its own to quite a few above that price. | |
| Help! Need tube preamp to finish system. The Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 Signature hybrid linestage is an all time favorite of mine and can be found for around $750. used.I replaced the SFL-1 with an Audible Illusions M3A. | |
| Speaker wire for DNA .5 and Hales Rev 3 I have a DNA-1 Deluxe with the Rev 3's and the new MIT High End Series Shotgun cables work very well.Detail ,air, smooth highs, better bass great soundstage.A pair of modest Kimber 4TC's sounded anemic and with a flat soundstage in comparison.I al... | |
| Best of the small speakers A speaker that is modestly priced($750.) and was part of a 2nd 5khifi system that I have sold is the Energy eXL 26's.I even tried them in my 15K hifi system and they sounded very good.I actually upgraded my top system speakers after that.The bette... | |
| Maggie 1.6 or Hales Revelation 3 i have the Rev 3s and also an A I M3A.I also have a McCormack DNA-1 Deluxe(which will get the a revision upgrade) and a Cal Alpha/Delta combo.(that will get the 24/96 upgrade.For box speakers the Rev 3s do everything very well.I cannot comment on ... | |
| Best loudspeaker on the 3k range??? Ditto on the Hales Revelatipon 3 speakers.All top grade parts ,in the same tradition of 5 figure reference speakers !!!Cardas gold plated connectors and internal wire.Special polypropylene woofer designed for the Rev 3.Top polyprophylene capacitor... | |
| It's not the sound I want! Any of the above advice about tube dacs or players may be just what you need.I own the Cal Alpha/Delta combo(with a used reference balanced digital interconnect.(cable list $700. used$225.) Tubes offer a way to custom tailor sound to your own tast... | |
| McCormack\Rotel I recently bought a used DNA-1 Deluxe and compared it to my 3BST that I was quite happy with.While the 3BST had a little more bass slam ,was a tad more dynamic, the highs were a little harsher when compared to the DNA-1 in my system.The smoothness... | |
| SACD players. Owner progress report Once Sony has their hybrid SACD plant in Germany in full swing,many more discs will be available.Much of the original releases were master tapes that were deteriorating and needed to be archived . | |
| Anyone has heard the Sony SACD Player Read product reviews at www.audioreview.com | |
| SACD players. Owner progress report To appreciate the maximum sonic capability of the sacd players a 400 hour break in of the sacd mode and 400 hours for the cd mode is necessary.A power cord upgrade is also imperative as well as superior interconnects.Superior isolation is also ess... | |
| amp\preamp interconnect Ditto on the PBJ to Shotgun upgrade as posted above. I also went from 4TC to the MIT Shotgun speaker cable with the same jump in performance.They occasionally appear here and at other used gear ad sites at great savings.Read Shotgun reviews in the... | |
| Best Power Conditioner under $1,000? Last year I compared 6 popular plcs against each other in the $500-1000. range and the VansEvers 83 Reference was the clear winner.I now own a P S Audio P300 which has an edge over plc's. | |
| Best tube preamp for Bryston 3BST An Anthem Pre1L or 2L(remote) A Sonic Frontiers SFL1 Signature ,and an Audible Illusions M3A are tube units that I have used with very favorable results with my 3BST. |