mmcgill829
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| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? I appreciate the amount of attention and comments this has received! While I totally anticipated a lot of conflicting advice, there is also quite a bit here that is common across the board - which is what I was really looking for. Most of it alig... | |
| Auralic Vega G2 or Denafrips Pontus II 12th + streamer? @evank - what does the rest of your gear look like? Do you use tube amplification or SS? I was a little concerned with the Orchid given I'm going to be running it through tubes. I feel like it might get a little too warm sounding overall. | |
| Auralic Vega G2 or Denafrips Pontus II 12th + streamer? True. Ideally, close to analog sound. I prefer large soundstage, great midrange and vocals, tight bass. I have seen suggestions to use something like a bluesound node as a streamer-only so the app experience is more robust, but I'm not sure if it... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Awesome tips so far everyone! Appreciate everyone who has answered so far. There's quite a few basic tips that are popping up very frequently in the replies, which echo a lot of what I was thinking too, which is great! It can definitely be an ove... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Some great advice so far - keep 'em coming! | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? @noromance yeah i noticed the typo a bit ago but can't edit the thread title...🤦‍♂️ Thanks for the recommendation | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? @newbee any books that you would recommend? | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s @ghdprentice : OP, I hope things work out. I am sure you are aware that matching / purchasing unheard is a really difficult way to get an optimal system, one in close alinement to your preferences. If you look at how well a system fits your value... | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s @ghdprentice : Road trip. Sometimes it is well worth doing a really long drive… or even a weekend trip. Schedule listening sessions in advance. Explain what you are looking for in advance.  I made it a habit of visiting audio stores all over t... | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s @nordicnorm :I love them! I replaced my Martin Logan Spires with them. Prior to that, I thought nothing could out-perform the Spires (in that price range). I was very wrong. That's great to hear! I've talked with a couple owners of the 15s and ... | |
| WhestTHREE signature phono pre vs. ModWright PH 9.0X Quick update - have had the 9.0X for a few months and love it. Was a significant, immediate upgrade from the Phonomena II+ (as I'd hope given the large price difference), and sounds fantastic. Very happy with it. | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s Probably the most annoying thing is that I don't have anywhere nearby to really demo any of these things, and many of the dealers have a 'no return' policy, so makes this especially difficult! | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s @soix :Very helpful stuff. Given that I’d look at the Audio Hungary Qualiton X200 or VAC is also worth a good look. If you can entertain a SET amp the Allnic T-1500 Mk2 could be a really nice amp given what you’re looking for. Hope this helps, a... | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s @nordicnorm : I am powering my 12’s with a Coincident Dynamo 34SE MKIII amp that puts out a whopping 8 watts. Which is more than enough power for the 12s to sing. The Coincident is being fed by a Don Sachs 6SN7 linestage. Good to know! The 15... | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s Oh, another I have been looking at is the Triode Lab 2A3 EVO, but know next to nothing about them. |