mike4597
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| Matching a amplifier to speakers Take a look at Odyssey Audio. Klaus makes some very good amplifiers. I replaced my Rogue Audio 100 wpc tube amp with two 200 watt monobloc amps, and the improvement was quite significant—I consider these amplifiers to be “keepers.” Odyssey off... | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair +1 on the Fynes. I have the F702–which I purchased before a sharp price increase, and I believe the 502 SP is somewhat similar and the SP line is made in Scotland. I am extremely pleased with the Fynes, as they give me an incredible sound stage,... | |
| Looking for a new DAC +1 on the Schiit Gungnir 2; I replaced my Bifrost 2/64, and the improvement in sound quality was instantly noticeable. Excellent imaging/localization of instruments and voices and superb tonal qualities. Add to that: Reasonably priced, made here ... | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier Like you, I had a Rogue Audio RP-1, but I then moved to an RP-7 for a marked improvement in sound quality. Your budget, however, would allow for an RP-9 from Rogue Audio. Having red the very few r Jews of the RP-9, I am considering having Rogue... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? Having put together a very satisfying system over the past four years, I have only to add a better streamer to finish off my system. I believe I am at the point that even minor, incremental improvements could prove to be quite costly … the cost l... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question I I had used both Rocket 88 and some custom made Mogami cables, the former being about 15 yers old. I then tried a set of 4 ft Silversmith Audio Fidelium cables, and it was instant transformation of my system to higher level of sound quality. So... | |
| Neutral-ish Speaker Cable I have a relatively middle of the road system that I thought was pretty good, but when I added Silversmith Fidelium speaker cables to my system they had an incredible impact on the sound quality achieved and raised my system to a new level— while ... | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? Well, the Varese undoubtedly fits well into a system costing probably $1 million and up, but most of us have to rummage around the audio basement, or perhaps the first or second floor, as our systems cost only a small fraction of the price of the ... | |
| A life sentence!!! At this point, I’d have to say my Rogue Audio RP-7 preamp and/or my Fyne Audio F-702 speakers. The longest I ever kept a component was my McIntosh MC2125 power amp, which I purchased in 1980 and traded in 2022. | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs For speaker cables, a strong +1 for Silversmith Fidelium speaker cables, which had a marked impact on the sound quality of my system. They are reasonably priced and are of excellent quality. I also added a set of Fidelium XLR cables from my DAC ... | |
| Will a high quality preamp really make a difference in sound?? Also speaker cable I went from a Rogue Audio RP-1 to an RP-7–almost triple the price, and it made a marked improvement. As for speaker cables, I was a bit of a skeptic, figuring that “decent” cables in the $100 to $300 range should be enough. However, I purchased ... | |
| If Bi-Wiring is an option, should I choose Bi-wiring over single banana with free jumpers +1 on the Silversmith Fidelium speaker cables and jumpers. I was a bit of a skeptic on the impact of speaker cables, but I had invested in pairs of AQ Rocket 88s and Mogamis—used separately not together. The switch to the Fideliums was a marked ... | |
| I am sad Mward: teamwork! | |
| Talk me out of buying Monoblocks and into a stereo amp instead Can’t do, for I switched from a well-respected tube amplifier (Rogue Stereo 100 “Dark”) to two Odyssey Kismet mono locks and it vastly improved the sound, although I suspect part of it was increasing power by a factor of two and switching to solid... | |
| Got Innuous, now a DAC I recently upgraded my DAC to a Schiit Audio Gungnir 2, and I am very pleased with the sound quality. Streaming Tidal through my iPad Pro, it is very good, and I know when I replace the iPad with a dedicated streamer—I am considering the Innuous ... |