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| AAD 7001 vs Magico Mini MK II The minis are a fantastic choice for a smaller room I would say, if you can afford them | |
| Stunning Harpsichord Recording Another exceptional recording with outstanding dynamics is "English Harpsichord Music" performed by Igor Kipnis on Epic Records.I picked this up for 25 cents last spring in the 4 for a dollar bin at the front of Westsider Records, 233 W 72nd St in... | |
| Most Rockingest Preamp south of $2k used BTW, once you find a good pre-amp, I think the choice of speakers and suitable matched am[p will make the biggest difference in terms of delivering "rockingest" renditions.I'd recommend the Ohm Walsh line of speakers (www.ohmspeakers.com) and a go... | |
| Most Rockingest Preamp south of $2k used I'm loving my new Audio Research sp-16 that I picked up new via a dealer for under $2000. | |
| Outstanding brands? You know what I think. | |
| AAD 7001 vs Magico Mini MK II When I heard the Avalons at a dealer in the DC area, it was with Boulder amplification.These would seem to go hand in hand. | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre vs. Bel Canto DAC3 Aphilewanna,Sounds like a viable plan.I'm actually using the Microsoft lossless format for many rips and it sounds essentially flawless to my ears. I'm sure without even hearing it that Apple lossless is at least as good or better based on the tra... | |
| Class D question............... "It is the best. I use a tube pre and the sound is both detailed and warm. I have heard solid state pre's with Class D and I don't like it."This may well be where I am headed some day when the time comes for a juicier amp in my system. | |
| AAD 7001 vs Magico Mini MK II The Avalons have very unique sound based on my brief listening session with them that I cannot equate exactly with any other line. The sound had a certain "sparkle" compared to comparable speakers from most other vendors I have heard like Dynaudio... | |
| Am I understaning the effect of imped. matching? Thanks Almarg for hitting most of the key points accurately I would say. | |
| New Ohm Walsh 3000 There is now also a Walsh 5000 available as an upgrade only according to the ohmspeakers.com web site.Drool..... | |
| How to get one the best 2009 sound from 1986 DAC A lot of players used to use it from what I've read and it seems to have a following.I would think newer DACs with newer chips can be as good or better, but don't know for sure.There are newer DACs that also do not do oversampling. Many others do.... | |
| AAD 7001 vs Magico Mini MK II Having hear both, what Frankpiet says rings true.The Magico Minis are fantastic monitors (they should be for the price) but I would not consider them a replacement for the Avalons unless you are willing to go for a different sound. | |
| Subsonic Rumble Solutions There is no doubt that thinner vinyl is more susceptible to warping and that warped records will result in subsonic noise that can cause a subwoofer driver to pump wildly if transmitted and not filtered somehow. A cartridge with lower compliance s... | |
| Good Bookshelf Speakers B & W, Dynaudio, Paradigm Triangle Titus 202s are front ported, have excellent sound and are not expensive, if you can find a pair used. I use them in my 2-channel 2nd a/v system. They sit inside the top speaker enclosures of two Ethan Allen vertical equipment racks and so... |