mesch
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| I want to introduce my nephew to hi end with your help! I am sure your nephew will be happy either way! The sprout has phono in addition to digital. Be great with a pair of B5s. | |
| Back to it - Practical speaker upgrade I have my main system in a dedicated room where is use for audio only. I have a secondary system located in our living room used for background music and to augment movie soundtracks. There are many great monitor/integrated combinations that woul... | |
| $800 to spend on speakers, $1500 on whole system I had the original model 2Cs. My pair was made in the late 70s. I bought new in 86 and played and enjoyed them for about ten years. A very good full range speaker. The foam surrounds did go out in mine however they can be replaced. The ‘skirt' sur... | |
| Back to it - Practical speaker upgrade I believe the option you choose would depend on wether owning a single ‘do all’ system avails you the opportunity to do what you want, when you want. If so then I would upgrade the speakers and amp in that system. | |
| Strategic Mid-Fi upgrade With your $600 budget why not consider an integrated? | |
| Upgrading to an external Phonostages for my system Great post by tketchem! | |
| Upgrading to an external Phonostages for my system I believe Meambler is on the right (his chosen) path in searching out a stand alone phonostage. I like the flexibility one provides and within the context of his system, the stage within the HK can be improved upon. He has also indicated that he ... | |
| $800 to spend on speakers, $1500 on whole system Runnin, though I believe the difference between a $1800 and $1500 system to be marginal, upgrading ones speaker budget from $500 to $800 opens up many possibilities toward improvement, especially on the used market. | |
| $800 to spend on speakers, $1500 on whole system I am confident that once I heard then I would agree that the F5s are a great speaker for the money, however I find it hard to believe I would find them to be the ‘best under 2K easily’. | |
| Need small size speakers for fireplace. Thanks freediver! I haven’t made any moves yet but the Zensor 1s remain on my list. I did replace the Pioneer integrated with a Cambridge 540A which provided a little more power and somewhat more refined. | |
| suggestions for small speaker. floorstander of bookshelf. You might consider using a pair of monitors with a subwoofer for ‘full reange’ sound in that size room. | |
| Phono pre "Break-In" process? Necessary? Following this thread has lead me towards ‘burn-out’. Regarding ‘burn-in’, as a function of use, if we did not follow the process, we needn’t purchased the product. | |
| suggestions on upgrading my system You are most welcome! Keep us posted as to your decisions. | |
| suggestions on upgrading my system After further exploration on the HK990, it appears that it has eq and bass management features that are in the digital domain only. As your are using analog input only you are not taking advantage of this, or if you are, you must be redigitalizing... | |
| suggestions on upgrading my system I just checked, underwoodwally is selling the JD9MKII for $649 on AG. Check out the ad and maybe give him a call. I have no affiliation, however have talked to him and found him helpful. May offer a return policy. |