loomisjohnson
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| Problem with a Marantz AV9000 i'd get a battery back up/surge protector unit ($25 on ebay) and keep your gear plugged into it. | |
| Revel Studio2, Thiel 3.7 or Wilson Sophia 2 ritmo, the thrust of the above comments, which seem sound, is that you'll need to upgrade all your gear to do justice to upgraded speakers. my question would be: what are you presently lacking with your current speakers (i think the f32s are outst... | |
| Alex Chilton RIP really excellent post, zaikesman--i'd forgotten about the cramps. truthfully, i never thought much of his post bs work, most of which sounded half-baked or acid-fried, and the boxtops weren't much more than a studio concoction with three or so gre... | |
| In-wall speakers recommendations audio advisor is also listing energy veritas in walls for $299 each (marked down from $900). awfully good speaker at that price. | |
| Preamp predicament as an owner and big fan of the alpha 9, i concur with the change the speakers and sub posters. i really don't think your preamp is holding you back. | |
| Alex Chilton RIP really sad shocking news--big star wrote some of the greatest twisted pop songs in the annals of musicdom. big star didn't sell many records, but everyone who bought one started a band. | |
| Wynton - The Only Person in Jazz Who Matters? marsalis is unquestionably a great technician, but has always sounded somewhat clinical and soul-less to me. i also found his classical & operatic stuff like "blood on the field" to be virtually unlistenable. however to suggest that he's "the ... | |
| Another "help me pick speakers" thread you have three criteria--small footprint, near-wall placement and deep bass--which narrows the field considerably. the proacs, for example, are great but need a lot of room to breathe and probably won't work for you. from my experience, rega and f... | |
| PSB Synchrony One or Usher Mini Dancers? acdvd, out of idle curiosity, why would you upgrade from the synch two to the ones? it seems like other than slightly deeper low end, the ones have essentially the same design & drivers and would sound substantially the same (both great speake... | |
| Budget subwoofer that matches Monitor Audio RS1? i still use an energy es-8 in my office system and it does its job well--musical, unobtrusive and clean, without the boominess of lesser products. they're very inexpensive ($100-150) used. however, if i wanted to step up, i'd get a hsu stf (around... | |
| What CD player compares to NAD C545BEE? i've had similar experience with nad sources--they sound quite good when they're working, but don't work consistently. in any event, i'd look at cambridge audio 540/640/550 (which frequently pop up here in the $350-500 range); very neutral, qualit... | |
| Moderate Priced Integrated Amp the conventional wisdom would be to get your speakers first, then match amp to same. however, if you want to get the amp first, i concur that you're on the right track with your list--arcam, rega and cambridge are all good, reliable all-arounders ... | |
| I have 2 cd players, which is better musically the cal audio is a nice enough piece, but probaably at least 15 years old, which is eons in audiophile time. the denon, on the other hand, is a much more modern-sounding player with excellent inboard dac. somewhat incomprehensibly, purists shudder... | |
| Advice on going from mid level to high end consistent with the previous posters, i'd look first and foremost to upgrading your speakers. you have excellent amp/preamp/sources; my sense is the polks are your weakest link. there are numerous threads regarding the best speakers in the $3-5k r... | |
| Best $2000-$3000 full range speaker? i endorse many of knownothing's picks (i'm a big focal/revel/rega fan); i'd also consider the psb synchrony, von schweikert vr2/vr4jr and vmps rm30. good luck. |