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| Should I upgrade from B&W CDM 7SEs to Quad 22L2s I have a pair of 22L2s (bought them specifically to get away from harsh brightness I found with a pair of Monitor Audio Silver 8s). The Quads work very well with warmer solid state gear and present a nice soundstage and good bottom end response. B... | |
| newbie with basic question, please I'm using a benchmark DAC1 USB and have zero complaints with the sound. My laptop and 750gig external hard drive are on the same breaker and sit less than 4 feet from my rig (my amp is sharing the same outlet with my computer). DAC is fed by a 6' ... | |
| silver with tubes and copper with solid state ?? Somewhat on the topic, I just picked up another Taipan Alpha Helix cord (this will make 4 in total combined with a Hydra 4 in my system). I believe this version is with copper mains and EIC from looking it over, but I haven't confirmed that with S... | |
| silver with tubes and copper with solid state ?? That is kinda funny. I thought the 308 was beautiful in hindsight, but I didn't want to have an integrated plus a multi channel in my setup. Never seen something sell so fast as that 308 did though, it was gone in 4 hours after I listed it.I've de... | |
| power conditioners for digital shunyata hydra (better still when you pair it with an alpha helix cord) | |
| silver with tubes and copper with solid state ?? My experience is it solely depends on your specific equipment and not particularly the generalization of solid state versus tube. I have 2 pair of Acoustic Zen Absolute Reference II IC's (copper/silver blend) running in my system now and I am bord... | |
| Warm copper speaker cables under $500 new I had a pair of golden cross 1 meter RCAs for about two weeks. They were anything but warm. I was pairing them with a Musical Fidelity A308 Integrated and a Benchmark DAC, conditioned through Shunyata Taipan Helix cords and Hydra conditioner. The ... | |
| Benchmark vs. PS Audio vs. Lavry I'm using a DAC1 USB. Using it with a Hydra 4 and Taipan Alpha Helix power cord and Acoustic Zen Reference II RCAs. Very happy with the setup. | |
| Jump in now or wait? I picked up a Benchmark DAC1 about 4 months ago. Couldn't be happier. Paired it with Accoustic Zen II IC's and a good power cord. | |
| Receiver vs. processer? I've a fairly decent 2 channel setup (Musical Fidelity 308 Integrated fed by a Benchmark DAC1). The 308 splits duty with my home theater as it has a passthrough input that bysteps its preamp. That said, it's paired with another decent 7 channel am... | |
| I need help with the audio side You're in a tough spot, as the weak link could be considered your speakers based on your current setup. I agree with the other posts here that focusing on updating the speakers first based on your overall system might be best.I currently own Quad ... | |
| Your opinions on what speakers to go with? I had a pair of Monitor Audio silver s8's, which I believe were the british made predecessor of your RS8s. I recently dumped them off for a pair of Quad 22L2s. I can't honestly say I had any problems with distortion at moderate listening levels, b... | |
| Warm Interconnects Alright..to polish this thread off I finally ended up getting a pair of Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II's. Thanks for those that suggested them (and again for all those who had any suggestions). Much better for my setup than the Golden Crosses. D... | |
| Interconnects with smooth highs 4 Manley Stingray I've tried HGA silver lace. Very smooth, no etch, not incredibly bright for silver (and for the money, no contest). I say not incredibly bright, but they were also too bright for my solid state system though. Be curious how the HGA DNA's compare.T... | |
| Warm Interconnects Thanks again for the responses. I ended up trading my Monitor Audio Silver 8's in on a pair of Quad 22L2's, which opened up things quite a bit for soundstage and got me away from the hard dome tweeter (lost a little low end slam, but the MA's were... |