ljgm
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| Why so many used focals? Focals sound like crap, thus many owners are looking to offload theirs and recover what they can. | |
| Balanced cables @68pete That was exactly my point. Also depends on the source. If a phono, which in MOST cases run single ended in, then I don’t see a reason to favor converting back and forth from single ended to balanced downstream in the chain vs just staying ... | |
| Balanced cables @fsonicsmith Good points. Though, I’d assume most reviewers don’t have XLR on hand because only a small subset of gear actually *requires* it.In the case of components which offer both XLR and RCA inputs and/or outputs, it’s probably worthwhile to... | |
| Tube rolling for EAR 912 Wow that's odd. My late 2017 88pb came from EAR with 4x dP PCC88. | |
| Transfiguration cartridges. What tube phono stages would you use them with ? The Zesto Andros is a bit unresolving. I've bought and sold an Andros V2. But I can still see some synergy there with a Proteus. However, I think the EAR 88PB and Transfiguration Proteus is a match made in heaven.... given the right table and a... | |
| Transfiguration cartridges. What tube phono stages would you use them with ? Have heard the Proteus with EAR and Ypsilon tubed phono stages. Phenomenal. No noise issues. Both have excellent SUTs. | |
| PranaFidelity speakers, what say you? I haven't heard ATC in a while, but Pranas are definitely not Focals. I would say more refined sounding and not quite as detailed. Pranas are absolutely non-fatiguing, yet they aren't as laid back as say Harbeths. Of course, the sound I heard i... | |
| Speaker cable recommendation for Marten Django XL Jorma cable is used to voice the Martens as it is used internally in the crossovers. It is a great match. The other, and more affordable, recommendation for Martens would be either the top or second to the top Furutech speaker cables. But the Jorm... | |
| USB cable opinions I had a USB cable shootout some time ago, which included most of the above cables and one not yet mentioned was the clear winner: Furutech GT2 Pro. | |
| What 2 channel Amp would you Buy for $6k? Nobody can recommend an amp by itself without knowing your sonic preferences and the rest of your chain from source to speakers. Ignore any and all advice from those who do. And, if you want good advice, then provide this info. | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? @shadorne Nice ATCs! I've never seen those, but being familiar with ATC, I can guess they sound pretty amazing from an analog front end! | |
| Duelund 16g Speaker Wire Question Try doubling it up and see for yourself. That's the only way to know.I found the Duelund wire fairly overrated, and in my personal opinion, it wouldn't be a desirable match for the Harbeth 40.1. I find that Harbeths, with their mid-centric BBC s... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? Yggy is a great DAC ... notably for those who enjoy tape hiss. | |
| what speaker cable do you use on the Evolution Acoustics MM3 speakers or Harbeth speakers. You don't need anything special per se, but you can certainly affect the final sound based on your choice of cable. I suppose the OP was asking about synergistic options. I went through a few different options and found one that I really liked w... | |
| what speaker cable do you use on the Evolution Acoustics MM3 speakers or Harbeth speakers. With Harbeth, you'll definitely not want warm leaning cables. Silver cables could be a possibility, but sometimes they're a bit lean. For my P3ESR, after a few iterations, I ended up sticking with Furutech cables and they're a very synergistic m... |