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| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying Speaking of network players and storage devices, I'm presently living with the Sonore Signature Rendu player and think it's pretty stellar. It also earned "Gear of the Decade" so that's saying something. Don't know anything else, has anyone perf... | |
| Focal Scala Evo vs Wilson Audio Alexia 1 I'm am most pleased to see that Focal is coming up on peoples radar. If anything I've realized with my Scala, you pair it with the right gear, they will keep giving you endless pleasure. | |
| Speaker upgrade question - Wilson vs Focal I own the Utopia Evo Scala, which continue to evolve over time. At first I thought I'd made a mistake chasing gear, but as time went on, they are becoming much more musical and less aggressive, especially in the treble. I came from Sonus Faber, a... | |
| Audio Research Ref 10 vs 40th Anniversary preamp Hello everyone and happy new year. I’m on a hunt for a new preamp. Changing things over from my hybrid AV/Stereo to strictly 2 channel. Trying to decide on the following:CJ GAT2 ARC ref 10Dag MomentumFound a dealer demo ref 10 unit with warranty. ... | |
| Should I switch to a preamp with balanced outputs Stupid question can a preamp be a balanced design/topography and have only RCA inputs? I’m considering the CJ GAT2 premap and my system is all balanced. The GATv2 has gotten rave reviews and I don’t want to feel like I’m not getting the full ben... | |
| Streamer Recommendation Is the unifi switch the same solution offered by small green computer with the systemoptique where you have ethernet being converted into fiber optic? | |
| Music Server Recommendation Hello everyone. Glad to have found this site. I’m new to audio and computer audio as well so all this is making my head spin, but well worth the effort to find great audio. I was set on the Innous offering until I visited a dealer in SF. They had ... | |
| Innous Zenith MKII and Roon DSP @david_ten Thanks for sharing your thoughts, you've made it easier for me to make a decision on a streamer. | |
| Innous Zenith MKII and Roon DSP Hello all. Finally got my usb DAC worked out and looking for a streamer to use with my SGC AP I7 Roon Core. Would love to hear feedback on the SGC Signature Rendu SE (optical) and/vs the Innous Zenith SE MKIII paired with the new Innuos Phoenix re... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 @ozzy Happy holidays to you as well. It's reassuring yet another account of how the Focals will smooth out over the course of the break in period. And I'm enjoying the entire process as these speakers a truly amazing, so coherent, accurate, and ... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 Ozzy,Thanks for the info. The speakers a new and I'm just trying to get them broken in playing them on the loud side with heavy bass tracks. So far so good. Soundstage is amazing, on some tracks, makes my room seem larger than it really is. On... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 @ozzy Any tips on installing the footers/pucks? Did you lay the speaker on its side or just tilt it? Also on placement, one of my speakers is close to the wall on the side but I'm able to adjust distance of back of speaker to rear wall. Where d... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 Admire the DIY skills for sure. I wouldn’t even know where to start with enclosure design and resonance and baffles, etc. Will try your method for setup. I really like the recommended starting placement as suggested by Wilson Audio. I’ll check to ... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 OzzyFunny thing I’m sort of like you in that I bought my first pair of Sonus Fabers based on reviews and now buying a different model than the one auditioned. Also I’ll be using my stereo for surround sound duties. What Center speaker are you usi... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 Greetings everyone. Glad to find all these positive reviews on the Focal Sopra 2. I definitely had that stupid grin on my face when I auditioned them. I was impressed by the speed and detail of the sound without the any hint of harshness, which... |