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Question about Dynaudio 1.3SE and the new S 1.4??
I have heard the 1.3SEs through both a McIntosh 6500 and a Blue Circle BS24 Integrated amp. The 1.3SEs sounded much better through the blue circle. The McIntosh is not the type of amp to induce listener fatigue and the 1.3SEs are already plenty de... 
Any other MJ Acoustics owners out there?
I have an MJ Acoustics REF100 sub and have used it with my Dynaudio Focus Monitors and Floorstanders and they are incredibly seemless and musical. I have been buying and selling subs over the years looking for a musical one that will integrate per... 
MJ Acoustics Pro-50, Ref-100 or Velodyne DD-10 ?
I have a MJ Acoustics Ref-100 and it makes more floor standing Dynaudios and my Dynaudio Monitors sound bigger, as if they came with 10 inch fast incredibly musical accurate and meaty woofers. Not a home theater sub but could do that in a pinch. I... 
A series of underperforming setups...Solution?
The driverack 260 (or its older prior model Driverack Studio (not PA) is superior to the Behringer Ultracurve in that it has less noise and sounds better overall. It can be had used on ebay for around $350 but costs close to $1000 retail. 
Martin Logan Dynamo versus....
I had a Martin Logan Dynamo sub and sold it because it didn't integrate musically very well with my speakers. It would occasionally belch out dissproportionate growling low tones which although great for home theater stood out like a sore thumb wi... 
MJ Acoustics Subwoofers v. REL.
I have an MJ Acoustics REF100 in a 20 X 25 living room and it sounds wonderful and plenty powerful for music with my floorstanding Dynaudio Focus 220s. The MJ Acoustics sub opens up the sound of my floorstanders and changes them into sounding like... 
Spendor S8e, Dynaudio Focus 220, VA Grand Mozart
I have Dynaudio Focus 140s and Focus 220s and love them both. However, although close, they do not sound the same. Aside from the expected greater presence in the lower and mid bass, the Focus 220s surpirsingly (by my ears of course) differ more s... 
On the Fence with Analog Vs. Digital. Need Help
I may have not done your question justice by simply pointing out that I like the TADAC. Vinyl and analog tube sound actually does alot of things that digital doesn't. It is less baren and stark in the highs and gives you more of a smooth full bodi... 
DAC for Olive musica
The olive has seperate analog RCA L & R outputs and also seperate pure digital outputs using optical and coaxial connections. A new Opus 4 is coming out. The old Opus 3 and Musica had a decent dac in them and the benefit of being able to back ... 
Benchmark VS older ultrahigh end dac's in these...
I replaced my musical fidelity tri-vista dac with a tube audio designs TADAC because I like the sound better. My guess is the Benchmark would loose out to the TADAC then. 
On the Fence with Analog Vs. Digital. Need Help
I bought a tube audio designs TADAC and love it. It made my digital media server sound better than a very high end cd player. I liked the sound even better than my musical fidelity tri-vista dac which is no slouch. 
DAC for Olive musica
I run my Olive Opus 3 aka musica through a tube audio designs TADAC and love the sound. It sounds better than my current audiphile grade CD player. 
On the Fence with Analog Vs. Digital. Need Help
I loved the sound I got out of my Tube Audio Designs TADAC. No harshness, sounded natural. 
B&W 703 - How to tame the highs?
A softer warmer amp will help if you already have an amp that is slightly bright like a Rotel. The Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista would be a wonderful alternative that would soften the highs a little but still sound incredible. If on a lesser budget, g... 
$1500 bookshelf speakers with laid-back highs?
I second the Dynaudio Focus 140 Recommendation. A mint relatively new used pair can be had for around $1250 or a good deal new for a new pair for around $1,600. Of course, you can't talk about your speakers without including the tonal bias of the ...