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| BookShelf or Floor Standing Speakers OK, so you anticipate living in smaller spaces and you have always liked stand mounts. Stands last several lifetimes, if you own a good pair you are good to go. Stick with stand mount speakers and get best return on investment. | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. The benefit is that you are forced to stand in the sweet spot. Not for basketball players however. | |
| Preamp suggestions One could try out the passive SYS for $50. Would serve as a great indicator of how much power is needed from a phonostage into the PA-5 amp. Buying and selling one would result in little loss. | |
| Preamp suggestions Schiit also sells short interconnects for their products, $20/pair. I have used Blue Jean LC-1, with my passive SYS which are very low capacitance cable than can be made to any length. | |
| Pathos Classic One MKiII vs. my separates Hifioutlaw, I am not familiar with the Boenickes. I believe results from using two Pathos Model ones in bridged mode would be dependent on the reasons the Boenickes are power hungry, sensitivity or impedance. The Pathos are rated at 70wpc into 8oh... | |
| Will budget Schiit Modi3 help? Great, let us know how it proves out for you. I do have a Modi 2, which is USB only. I use it to stream from my computer. | |
| My beloved CDP finally bit the dust I agree with jl35 that there are many modest cost DACs that would mate well with the CXC at modest cost. Also providing greater flexibility than a stand alone CD player. Also as a alternative to buying new, there are always available some older we... | |
| Will budget Schiit Modi3 help? The Modi3 sells for $99, the multi-bit version for $249. Quite a substantial % increase. Not to say it isn't worth it, that would depend on intended use and funds available. | |
| My beloved CDP finally bit the dust I was looking into the Border Patrol. I believe the tube output is a buffer stage, not an all tube output stage as with the Mirror Audio. If I am wrong in my recollection, I apologize a priori. | |
| Will budget Schiit Modi3 help? Yes, no reason not to use it for both sources. Just that improvement will likely be different depending on source. I own the Yahame BD-681. It has selection for CD playback, removing video in path. If your model is similar, it might prove out that... | |
| My beloved CDP finally bit the dust For CD playback I and I owned the CXC I would keep it and look into the Mirror Audio Trubadour III DAC. A NOS DAC having a tube output stage. I don't yet own this DAC but it likely will be my next purchase for my main system. $1500. | |
| What speakers work well with Arcam Solo 5.1 amp Louise, Remember, where ever it takes you to enjoy the ride. One complete source of information concerning home audio is 'The Complete Guide to High-End Audio' by Robert Harley. It contains more info than many need, however one can find answers to... | |
| Will budget Schiit Modi3 help? Any possible improvement would be dependent on the rest of your system. The improvement would likely be greatest when outputting CD playback from BD player via coax SPDIF. Not sure about improvement from TV over the FiiO DAC3. Schiit has 15 day r... | |
| What speakers work well with Arcam Solo 5.1 amp Thanks for the kind words Louise. Please let me know the speakers that interest you. It is quite possible that some may have been reviewed in Stereophile. In their reviews there is technical information regarding true specs that tell how easy the ... | |
| What speakers work well with Arcam Solo 5.1 amp As a followup, given your budget, I believe you would be well served to focus on the learning curve toward on the purchase of a pair of main speakers and not confused the issue with use of a subwoofer. It is much easier and less costly to integrat... |