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| Anyone Successfully Go from Floor Standers to Bookshelf Monitors w/ Subs? Why not? I went from Daedalus Ulysses with a REL Stentor III sub to a pair of upgraded Buchardt S400 with the same sub. Smaller room required smaller speakers. | |
| Spendor D9.2 vs. Harbeth super hl5 plus xd + REL Stentor III vs. Spendor Classic 100? Good sound doesn’t change over time; products do. Ignore the hype from people selling merchandise, especially regarding speakers. The REL Stentor III remains a titan in the world of “sub-bass speakers.” Take what you hear from the “newer is always... | |
| Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh Esoteric F-05 competes with the Luxman integrated. Tons of functionality, inputs, outputs, everything. Tremendous build quality. | |
| Ice Age Audio Cables Q & A I've been using Ice Age Audio power cords for over 5 years in both of my audio systems and I've always been very happy with their products. It's especially helpful to be able to get custom products, such as my REALLY long power cord for my REL sub... | |
| What Audio Religion have you converted others to successfully? Power cords matter. | |
| An audio rack that really does make a difference. Audio racks: the last great place to waste money on basic functionality by spending 10x what you should. | |
| How old are you? I've been 33 twice already. I'm finally ready for adult responsibility. | |
| Springs under turntable Springs are THE solution for controlling vibration from machinery in commercial applications. I have found these to be more effective in platform applications as compared to ball bearing solutions, which was the case with my Garrard 401, which has... | |
| What do you think of this power cord? Maze Audio REF4 is a very good power cord in terms of materials, design and build quality, making it a very good value. It is comparable to cords costing four times as much. The reason? Buying directly from the manufacturer. And it will get you at... | |
| unbeatable Class A integrated Esoteric F-05. Excellent in all respects. Lots of useful features including two sets of speaker outputs. (One for speakers, one for headphones.) Replaced a McIntosh C2200 / Pass X150.8 setup. Same cost. | |
| My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions. Where's the sympathy here? My image of audiophiles as very nice people just took a major hit. Take no delight in "schadenfreude" and don't be quick to criticize and give advice. These guys are like Job's friends, who were the source of the cliche:... | |
| have you ever bought stereo without listening first I bought every piece of my system without hearing any of it beforehand. Just did research and considered the opinions of my various audio "gurus." I try to get complementary components so that the entire system sounds good. That's the goal, right?... | |
| There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think I have found that the reason to use an active sub is not primarily to extend the bass frequencies, but because it adds greater transparency to the overall sound. I also find that it enhances the quality of the bass, and so it also helps with floor... | |
| Cat jumped on turntable I second the recommendation of technik60 for getting your cartridge retipped by Joe “cartridge_retipping-5” on eBay. He is highly qualified and also comes highly recommended by other expert re-tippers. I have firsthand knowledge of his work, which... | |
| Is the Modwright for an Oppo udp205 worth it? I second what allanw says about the significance of the ModWright power supply. A separate, tube-rectified power supply is the quietest type that you can get; it's not common because it's so expensive. And you can even update the already-excellent... |