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| Best beadroom speaker under $350 (NHT?) Try Paradigm Mini-Monitors, you may be pleasantly surprised (w/both sound and price). Depending on your musical taste, Mission may be worth a listen as well, also the B&W 601s. | |
| Best DAC under US$300 Aragon D2A MKII w/ upgraded IPS (separate power supply)-- can often be found used in your price range (although one was just auctioned off on this site for a much higher price). An older DAC, but "brutally transparent" and unbelievably "real" sound. | |
| Any UPS horror stories? Thus far I have had one cd player arrive damaged, and a seller's worst nightmare -- UPS left a COD package on my doorstep without collecting the money! How's that for bad. Lesson learned -- avoid UPS at all costs, don't invest money in them either... | |
| New B&W 805's. Need any advice. I'd suggest using Blu-Tak to secure the speakers to the stands, and shot to fill your stands if feasible and economical (otherwise use sand, but definitely fill them!) Not sure about break-in, but place them probably at least a few feet away from ... |