mzkmxcv
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| Best speakers for max. $3000? Ascend Acoustics’ Sierra Tower with RAAL option.Fight me.That is if you are looking for a speaker that is accurate, easy to power, high-ish sensitivity, excellent imaging, placement forgiving, comes in 5 colors + custom finish jobs, and has 7 year... | |
| Recommendations for modest budget 1) Denon X1500H, $400 or if you want phono the X1600H for $500. I would also suggest the $20 Audyssey app, as it targets for a mostly flat in-room response, which is not ideal. 2) Emotiva T2, $800, was $1000 and got good reviews even then. Looks a... | |
| What do you consider "loud" for your system? 95dBC peaks is pretty loud for music in my book. | |
| ML Dynamo 1000 vs REL 212 SE Nah, get something from say Rythmik or similar. Even REL’s No25 isn’t great for home theater, no deep bass (-6dB at 14Hz, even Rythmik’s cheapest sealed sub is -6dB at 12Hz). I’ll give it that the REL looks sleek, but performance for $4000 ... | |
| Topping D50 vs the "Big Boys" Wait till the D50S is released, it’s even better. No balanced though, that’s about the only performance negative (looks could be improved, such as a larger screen). | |
| Recommendations for a £2k / $2.5k digital only system please Sounds good, for sure go with SVS over REL, they have no deep bass until you get to their flagship. | |
| BookShelf or Floor Standing Speakers Generally speaking Bookshelves give better bang for buck (most $1000 bookshelves sound better in their frequency range than towers) which makes sense, especially factoring in shipping. Towers have more bass, varies from a little to a lot. Tow... | |
| Buy a $40,000 used DAC for $4,000 or a new one for the same amount? @mcmanus If talking cream of the crop for their time, then the older gear (unless they look ugly). | |
| amp to buy? Diminishing returns set in much faster with a DAC than a power amp. Some speakers are very difficult loads, and need an amp capable of a lot of wattage even down to low impedances, whereas what speakers you have is of no importance to the DAC used... | |
| AVR with Room Correction for Zone B / Output 2? Doesn’t exist. | |
| Buy a $40,000 used DAC for $4,000 or a new one for the same amount? 100% new 10 years ago high end DAC chips were barely meeting CD specs (96dB of free distortion), nowadays they are at 120dB or better. Since distortion gets compounded, the distortion from the DAC gets increased when paired with the preamp, ... | |
| Where are the subs? Using the long port, KEF states it can get to 30Hz in-room at -6dB, so not much of a surprise. However, audio <40Hz that needs real power is best handled by a subwoofer. Despite the specs. I highly doubt your 10” sealed subwoofer can get to 2... | |
| What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000? @geoffkait Sighted listening tests are useless data unless combined with double-blind, quick-switching, and level-matched, as a way to demonstrate bias. @pokey77 An answer to OP was pretty much given by others (who believe in differences), in t... | |
| What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000? @pokey77 well, seems this has turned into the devolving topic of "prove it works to me". Well, the only way it can be proved to anyone is to listen with your own ears. A few have suggested that in a polite manner. That’s not proof though, that’s... | |
| What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000? @cleeds As I’ve continually asked, what contradicting data, other than testimonial? Testimonials are subjective, so I would like quick-switching and double-bling testing of such digital cables if one suggests the objective data (measurements) ar... |