mike4597
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| Will an Amp change improve my system ? Changing your power amplifier can improve your system, but as the saying goes, “it all depends.” I changed from a highly-rated tube amp to Odyssey Kismet solid state monobloc amps that are twice as powerful as the stereo tube amp. The change was... | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs I would definitely add Silversmith Fidelium cables to your list of cables being considered. I swapped out some very good Mogami speaker cables and replaced them with the Fidelium cables and the results were astounding. Better soundstage, improved... | |
| Optimize or buy new gear..? I had a similar experience with speaker cables. I had gone through several sets of cables, none grossly expensive but all in the “several hundred dollars” range. All sounded good, one or two modestly better than the others. Then, several months... | |
| Subwoofers are a superlative room treatment Although well down scale from your system, I added two Rythmik F12 Subs to my Fyne Audio F-702s--driven by a Rogue RP-7 preamp and Odyssey Kismet monoblocs, and the improvement in sound quality seems to extend far beyond the lower bass realm. Sim... | |
| Thoughts: Mofi Sourcepoint 888 vs Fyne Audio 501sp? I bought a pair of Fyne F-702s several years ago; they have 8” woofers and were a bit deficient in that department. Adding a pair of subs made a huge difference, and not just below 50 hz. I am driving the Fynes with a tube preamp and Odyssey mon... | |
| Tube Preamp with "pass through" for HT option? All Rogue Audio preamps are tube models and have home theater pass through. I have the RP-7 and consider it to be an excellent preamp, a significant step up from my previous system. | |
| Borresen X3 measurements Seems to me that how speakers sound should be the most important criteria. We all have biases and preferences. A speaker that is superb according to measurements but still does not sound "good" or "right" is not what we enjoy. After all, the go... | |
| Seeking to Upgrade Subwoofer from SVS SB2000 I recently added two F12 Rythmik subs to my system: Rogue RP-7 tube preamp, Odyssey monobloc power amps, Fyne -702 speakers. The improvement was huge. total was just under $2500, close to your price for the two SVS 4000 subs. And, they made here... | |
| Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget A pair of Fyne F-701 bookshelf speakers with a pair of Rythmik F12 subs might do quite well and come in about a thousand under your budget. I have the F-702s (floorstanding) and the Rythmiks and am exceptionally pleased with the sound reproductio... | |
| Sub suggestions please I have a pair of Rhytmik F12s that made a huge difference in the music reproduction with my Fyne F-702s, which have only 8” woofers. Not available in walnut, but the walnut vinyl wrap suggestion from gkelly has me thinking. Price was right at un... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil DAC, why did they change it ? For Moonwatcher, I have the Bifrost 2/64, and my hearing also rolls off at about 12.5 to 13 kHz. I love the Bifrost, although the only other DAC I have experience with are those in my iPad Pro, the AQ Cobalt Dragonfly, and the ESS DAC in my Schi... | |
| Coda 11, Schiit Tyr, JC5 or ??? I would look at the Odyssey Audio amps. They have both stereo and monobloc options within your price range. I replaced a well-reviewed tube power amp with a pair of Odyssey monobloc amps and my ears said the result was stunning. Plenty of power... | |
| Suggestions for phono preamp for LOMC's I suggest you look at the Lounge Audio LCR MKIII Gold with their Silver step-up amp for MC cartridges. That combo would be a bit under $1500. I have the MKIII Gold with a MM cartridge, and the SQ is simply stunning, especially when I spin one of... | |
| ???YOUR Personal Favorite???Why??? I am still using, in a second system, a pair of Infinity Modulus satellites I purchased in 1992, with the original, very heavy Infinity stands. These stand-mount speakers were used with the Infinity Servo-Subwoofer for many years, although it is ... | |
| Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp I second those who have had great experiences with a tube preamp and solid state amps. I have a Rogue RP-7 tube preamp with Odyssey solid state monobloc power amps that have been significantly upgraded (almost to Kismet) by Odyssey at the time of... |