mtbiker29
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| Best music in 2020 Hey all, Just became active here and just discovered that we geek out on music not just gear. A couple of 2020 submissions not yet listed: Waxahatchee - St. CloudPhish - Sigma OasisBoth sound outstanding and really come to life on good gear. | |
| Best 5.1 options under $5k Personally, if you are strictly 5.1 I would seek out the best front 3 you can find, the one that sounds best for music. Same with sub. Most everything translates well for movies. I no longer think surrounds have to be from same family, although if... | |
| The Return of Live Music @kgveteran thats the gist of the agreement between my wife and I. Basically “pick any destination and then let’s look at the concert calendar”. Such a great way to diversify the venues I’ve been to but also the bands I see. | |
| Sopra 2 Bass OP, Don't do anything until you get your room dialed in. Exhibit A: You had no carpet in front of hard surface floors? No wonder you were underwhelmed. I wanted to cry when I was setting up my system in my new home, until my wife accidentally ... | |
| Sopra 2 Bass @izjjzi, you have a great foundation don't change or spend money on any thing other than room treatments. Also don't be ashamed of tone controls....good to see them making their way back into some great gear. Can you put a pic in your "virtual sy... | |
| When Everything Comes Together Interesting post OP. Agreed that when I stop focusing on the minutiae (did that vocal sound harsh for a second) and let the music wash over me as one I tend to enjoy much more. THC as an extraneous variable is obvious. I also notice when I lea... | |
| AVR: Internal 2 CHANNEL AUDIO MODE. OR: HT BYPASS (external equipment for 2 CH Sources) @elliott it really is a thing of beauty once you get your head around it. Truly the best of both worlds. When I started down the upgrade path a bigger badder AVR was on the agenda, but quickly went by the wayside after listening to a quality inte... | |
| Connecting external preamp to AVR If you’re willing to add one device to this equation it should be an integrated that supports HT bypass. As someone else noted it’s a thing of beauty once you are done. | |
| Why has focal raised their prices so much on Sopra line @mesonto thanks for setting the record straight. @audioman58 its because they make a good product and the market allows for it. No amount of whining is going to change it. You’ve dredged up Focal threads from 5 years ago. Reminds me of a dude who... | |
| An integrated amp with an MM phono stage including a loudness control Luxman if you can raise your budget, otherwise Yamaha. Not sure about Marantz but worth a look. | |
| Question Focal Sopra2 pricing $5k increase yo $19 kin 5 years, vs Wilson Sabrina X, Not sure why you are dredging up any and all Focal threads to complain. Show me on the doll where the Focal speaker hurt you….. | |
| 2 channel amp upgrade question Anthem STR used can be had for similar money, personally I would look there or NAD M33 as well. I can tell you I started down this road with the thought of upgrading to top of the line AVR but hearing a good integrated blew the doors off of that ... | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. Interesting. I had no idea how much I would come to value the Loudness button on my new Luxman. One of my musician buddies called it a "guilty pleasure" the other day and I couldn’t help but laugh. I keep it on up through about 75db listening thre... | |
| Considering a POSSIBLE replacement for speakers. Opinions? I'm in similar boat as OP. I have MA Silver 6's and have really enjoyed them again since i've optimized much of my system around them. I have enjoyed listening to other speakers but am wondering how much I'd need to spend to get a quantum leap i... | |
| All NEW Paradigm FOUNDER SERIES...Could they be Paradigm's best speakers yet ? @steve59 I'd really like to hear your further impressions, both of the 120H in particular (with the built in amplification) as well as comparisons to your Personas and anything else you listened to along the way. Thanks, EW |