paraneer
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| Music Lovers Speaker vs. Audiophile Speaker I’ve come across a couple of terms I’d like clarified: the musical speaker and the audiophile speaker.What’s the difference? There is none. An audiophile speaker can be a musical speaker and vise versa. Being an audiophile has nothing to do with p... | |
| Vintage Sonus Faber vs New Scansonic My question is while the reviews on the Cremonas are good they are dated (8-12 years depending upon whether it's the M version or not) and driver technology has advanced a lot since then.Well, this is just my 2 cents but when I think of vintage sp... | |
| Need feedback on loudspeakers Your feedback on PSB vs Spendor is much appreciated. I am surprised that the Spendor sounded more full bodied than the PSB, since the PSBs have more drivers.The electronics used and my own music that I brought with me for the demo will make a diff... | |
| Need feedback on loudspeakers How would you describe the sound of the Spendors compared to the PSB?To me, I preferred the Spendors over the PSB's - they sounded more full bodied yet the slight upper bass coloration I did hear did not affect their accuracy. Very resolving spea... | |
| Need feedback on loudspeakers I would give a nod to the Spendors I heard but in all fairness, they were driven by ARC electronics. Full bodied sound but very accurate too.The PSB T3’s I recently heard at Axpona and driven by NAD gear. Very nice too but I preferred the Spendors... | |
| Smoothest and best sounding turntable/cartridge combo up to $1600?? Here is an a curious point, why does VPI package the Ortofon 2MRed with Scout Jr TT, and also their discontinued Traveler V.2 TT. Good question about the Scout Jr. and the 2m Red. I have no idea why this entry level cartridge is matched to this TT... | |
| Need feedback on loudspeakers Unless your listening room is in an auditorium, may I ask why you are concerned about speakers of 4 ohm nominal impedance when you have a Parasound A21? It puts out 400 wpc RMS into 4 ohms. I drive 4 ohm Vienna Acoustics with my Marantz Referenc... | |
| ... should I Buy a New Integrated, or upgrade/update/rewire my existing... Well here is a comparison you don't see everyday - going from a 65 wpc vintage integrated to a $10K modern amp that puts out 400 wpc. And doubles down to 800 wpc into 4 ohms.I think the answer to this question is what speakers do you intend on dr... | |
| Smoothest and best sounding turntable/cartridge combo up to $1600?? Cartridges, like speakers, are transducers and highly subjective. And the two most difficult components to recommend. Just as you have probably been advised to auditions speakers, the same goes for cartridges. We all perceive them differently.I... | |
| Anthem 225 - using an external phono amp Has anyone else used a different phono amp with the 225? Am I crazy? It seems a bit redundant to use an external phonoamp - especially a fairly pricey one - when my integrated has a "built in" phono stage already, but it just seems to really make ... | |
| Would a Technics SL-1200 MK2 be an upgrade from a Denon DP-31L? Thanks all for the suggestions, very helpful info. Tim is correct though, I am beyond a being on a tight budget, and i likely can only get a turntable if the seller is willing to work out a trade for it,Thanks for explaining Hockey and understood.... | |
| Would a Technics SL-1200 MK2 be an upgrade from a Denon DP-31L? I agree with Matt. Be careful with this one. Decent SL-1200MKII’s go for around $600 used on my local CL and are not beat up like this one. And have dustcovers too. Apply your $400 toward a good one. If you do like this one, offer considerably le... | |
| Would a Technics SL-1200 MK2 be an upgrade from a Denon DP-31L? I would take a 27 lb. SL-1200MKII over a 13 lb. Denon DP-31L any day. Especially with the aftermarket mods that are available such as those from KAB Acoustics, an SL-1200MKII can compete with decks costing much more.There is a reason why the new ... | |
| klipschorns, they kick ass for sure I still like the Klipsch sound, but until I spent some quality time with the Salk's I really didn't know what else was out there or how good my system could actually sound.Thanks for sharing. Sounds like you were a lifelong Klipsch fan until you ... | |
| Just what kind of preamplifier section does an integrated amp have? Your questions are too generalized to give you any one answer. So much depends on the integrated amp.For example, there are integrateds with very good preamp sections that can better some separates. And vise versa. While most preamp sections ar... |