markmuse
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| Higher powered but efficient amp with the imaging of a Pass XA-25? @verdantaudio Thank you for the suggestions. After I incorporate the RP-7 and explore its capabilities I will investigate the AVM line. | |
| Higher powered but efficient amp with the imaging of a Pass XA-25? @chorus Bricasti M3 with streaming card (Qobuz) > Benchmark LA4 (soon to be replaced by Rogue RP-7) > Rowlands > KEFs and two Gallo TR-3D subs (via LA4). I have a couple of CD spinners too but really never use them anymore. And I have a N... | |
| Higher powered but efficient amp with the imaging of a Pass XA-25? @dweller The BAT VK-255SE does sound intriguing. Thanks! | |
| Higher powered but efficient amp with the imaging of a Pass XA-25? @soix I did try the Audion's. I didn't care for them. Thin sounding, no grunt at all. Plenty of clean detail, but it takes more than that. I had a Voyager ordered but canceled it. Sounds like a very good amp, but perhaps not much different from wh... | |
| Who Tried Power Conditioners Over The Years and No Longer Use Them Today, Any Why? Solutions in search of a problem: I have two 20 amp dedicated circuits to my audio system. I was not aware of a power supply problem but thought I would give a PS Audio regenerator a try. I could hear no difference so I returned the unit. Then I b... | |
| Seeing sounds and music..... While I have experienced visual synesthesia from music, for me it is more often physical sensations, experienced as though in the body. Not movement per se, but physical sensation with emotional content attached. Not easy to describe.Great thread. | |
| Free Shipping - Be Careful! I have used USPS Express Mail extensively for delicate and expensive items (photographic lenses) and have never had an issue. UPS and FedEx, particularly UPS is quite a different story. | |
| KEF Reference 3 or Raidho X2? I recently replaced a pair of Spatial Audio X5 with KEF Reference 1's. The 1's are far less fussy for proper setup, and to my ears and in my room (and with my gear) they image better than the X5's. The image is larger, more enveloping, and with a ... | |
| Spatial Audio Labs I have a pair of X5's. They are the most revealing speaker I have ever owned, which is a bit surprising given how relaxed they are. Any upstream changes are clearly evident. The tweeter is probably the most natural sounding in my experience. Prope... | |
| Why not more popular? Spatial X5. Wonderful! | |
| Low gain dac! I agree with GeorgeHiFi. I had a similar problem resulting in tube noise from the preamp. I tried Rothwell attenuators (after the pre), which did help with the noise but the sound lost life. I replaced my BHK preamp with a low gain pre (Benchmark)... | |
| Reccomend a good preamp for me. @fastfreight, "The comments about the Benchmark are ironic to me; It measures great and imparts nothing to the music. But (to me) the audionet stuff provides much better soundstage and imaging, with amazing resolution."Honest question: Have you d... | |
| Reccomend a good preamp for me. I replaced my PS Audio BHK with a Benchmark LA4. Great move for me. The gain of the BHK is significant, resulting in noise with 6 and 7 volt tubes in my efficient system (might not be a problem with less efficient speakers and lower powered amps).... | |
| Low gain preamp options Not tubed, but it would be a mistake to not consider the Benchmark LA4, with user variable input sensitivity. Meets all your other requirements, and the price is right. | |
| Anyone Successfully Go from Floor Standers to Bookshelf Monitors w/ Subs? Slightly off topic: Do you remember the double large Advent speaker setup? I have often wondered if that kind of synergy occurs with other monitor type speakers. Anyone here ever try that with today's high quality monitors (Watkins, Fritz, ProAc, ... |