randy-11
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| The latest and greatest have not hear them but they are overwhelmingly well received for SQpeople may be tired of having big gold eyes staring at them, may be anticipating the rumored upgrades, may be dying for lack of bass, or may be moving up to Kii 3's | |
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| The best tweaks EVER.. Phlogiston filled cables | |
| New to Magnepan, a volume question Saga is an attenuator. You might try a high quality active pre-amp. Do that before an amp upgrade.of the amps, Bryston and Bel Canto are top notch; add Benchmark amp to your questMcC is a super value...a high quality Class D is just fine with Mag... | |
| power conditioner no, you are going WITH the grain & have eliminated ground loops | |
| I need to buy a complete system. Maggie 3.7i, 20.7 depending...- drive them with a Benchmark AH2B amp (which can be returned!)used ARC LS25 or 26 pre-ampBenchmark DAC3 (or Schiit Yggy if Redbook only) (both can be returned!)investigate an LPS for the Mac Mini (inexpensive)isolati... | |
| tangential answers to specific questions on the forum never sidetrack a tangential question | |
| Newbee building a retro sound system from scratch. DCM speakers I had those before upgrading to Vandies!you may need new foam for the drivers, and new sheet foam for the outer covering | |
| Systems for a Geodesic Dome you could also use Apple TV3's ($40 for a refurb - the newer ones lack certain output options) to shoot music all over and control it toothen you can choose all your own components and get the best that Redbook CD has to offer with iTunes, or use ... | |
| Newbie here with a cable question good post:MacIntosh themselves argue that you do not need anything special. So I would suggest run of the mill pro audio cables. As for speakers, I love electrostats (Quad 2805 in my case). Quad's designer Peter Walker similarly argued that no spe... | |
| Can't we all just get along? the problem with any listening in a sighted test is confirmation biasthat is why it is not allowed in all the medicines we use- it sounds to me like the OP just wants a 'safe space' for himself to make posts that will not be contradicted by others... | |
| New Vandersteens or something else? get a set of used Vandersteen Treos - people are always moving up to Quatros, etc. and they are not hard to find used - if worried, buy used from a dealer by mail order (I got my Maggies from a dealer all the way across the US - 3.7i - truck freig... | |
| Oppo protection plan ?? nada4 years is a loong time in digital & you may well upgrade by then even if it works just fine | |
| Magnepan 1.7i vs. 3.6 as aboveget the 1.7 unless the 3.6 is cheaper...the changes to the x.7 are not just the crossover BTW | |
| high frequency intermittent noise if you are in NYC, you do what some sports car owners do - have a site outside the city where it is kept and subway out to it for a drive (or in your case, a listen)a place in the Catskills could contain your most sensitive equipment and something... |