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| Primaluna EVO 400 Amps/Preamp lacking bass impact I have no skin in the game to respond to this ask. I would however like to give major props to @jimmy2615 for offering such a thoughtful reply. There are really some wonderful folks helping each other out. I’ve always been interested in the Primal... | |
| KEF LS50 Meta I don’t really know what "audiophile" means. What I do know is that the LS50 Metas are a very good bang for the buck. If your room’s not too big and if you don’t need high SPLs you will be happy. Add a sub, or better two subs, and you will be very... | |
| For those familiar with Sonus Faber I auditioned the Novas and the Amati/Sarafinos. The Amatis are noticeably just more speaker. If you can make the stretch to the new version of the Amatis I'm sure you won't be disappointed. @dayglow makes a good point that the Novas are due for... | |
| How does speaker placement affect the width of the soundstage? +1 @baylinor The room is critical. Hard to help without knowing the layout and room contents. I think of the room as another piece of equipment. | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? Thumb Down | |
| Aurender is finally Roon Ready?! Thanks for the timely info guys. I was waiting for this. | |
| From B&W 804 D3 to Focal Sopra 2? @maxdukecapone I commented above that the size of the OP's room might be better suited to Sopra No3 over Sopra No2. How do you find the native bass output from your No3's ? What is your opinion on No2 v. No3 for the OP's room? | |
| From B&W 804 D3 to Focal Sopra 2? I think that the your Anthem will power the Sopra's just fine. I'm driving Sopra No2s with a Hegel H590 (300w/ side, dual mono) and it's never clipped or run out of headroom. B&W vs. Focal: I disagree with some of the comments, I'm in ... | |
| Qobuz vs. Tidal @audphile1 Thanks for the heads up on pricing. Since they moved from MQA to FLAC I was thinking about doing a trial. When I saw the monthly fee for Tidal I said forgeddabout it! I'll give Tidal another look. Tidal has the advantage of the "conn... | |
| Component contributions to “sound stage” @michaellent +1 for the recording being the boss. I would recommend reading, "Making of Rumors" (classic Fleetwood Mac album). It's written by the sound engineer Ken Caillat. Lots of insight of how they make the special sauce. The recordin... | |
| My end game speaks. Safe harbor statement: I'm a Focal owner. The Focal's are front ported while the Magico's are sealed. You will perceive a very different bass presentations from the two speakers. For this reason, based on your described ear, I think you will p... | |
| Giving Advice without recommending your own equipment Great post! It's really bad form when someone responds totally off topic and appears to have not even read what the OP wrote. | |
| FYI - QOBUZ SERVICES WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE I got the email from TIDAL....lol | |
| Differences in YouTube, Spotify, etc. First choice for me is Qobuz. Having said that I might revisit Tidal which has ditched MQA and gone to FLAC for their hi rez stuff. Tidal has a "Connect" feature that Qobuz does not and this may be important to some people. Good luck and cheers... | |
| JL Audio Fathom I have a pair of F112 v2 running in my system. They are very well integrated and I've had no operational issues. I'm very pleased with them. In general, it's difficult to get really good sub integration. Since you are happy with the integra... |