ruleof72
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| Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options @mesch Aric looks interesting. The Transcend SE is w/in the budget and looks to be powerful enough with the right tube. Just sent them an email with a few questions.@jtcf Any chance you might be "talked into" selling the Mid Monos? | |
| Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I've got some reading to do now.I'm interested in Decware except I'm wondering if the amps in my range (Torii Jr, Zen Triode primarily) would have enough power. That's really the only thing holding me back from... | |
| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less Thanks everyone for the ideas and suggestions. I thought it would be good to update everyone on what I decided to do.After lots of DAC research and considering where I want to take my system over the next year I went in a slightly different direct... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee @toddverrone Oh, they were completely bada$$....and completely out of my budget. The store's relatively close by though, I wonder if they'd mind too much if I showed up 1 or 2x a week with some albums to toss on the turntable and sit down for a li... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee I made it down to HiFi Buys today and listened to the PSB X1t, the ELAC Uni-Fi UF5 and the new Monitor Silver 200. Based on my short time with each speaker I enjoyed the Monitor’s midrange and imaging the most. They had a nice overall sound but la... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee @leemaze Thanks for the Wharfdale 10.7 suggestion. They are good looking speakers and the price is definitely in line. Can you give any more insight into the sound? You mentioned they were detailed. Is that a forward detail or a more laid back yet... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee @jbhiller Have you listened to the PSB X2T? They seem like a viable budget-friendly option compared to the T2. I plan on listening to some PSB's at a local dealer here in the next week or two but any input you could give on the sound would be great. | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee joshelston-Thanks for the lead on the Elos, they look interesting.@kenm10759- The KEF are over my budget new but I bet I can find used within the budget. Thanks for the suggestion.@redbaron The ML look great, except I think they will look even "gr... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee @don_1 I think I could really like the Magnepan sound but the "quasi-ribbon" design looks like the ultimate cat attractor! | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee @tomic601 I'm afraid I won't be able to make it down there tonight but I plan on getting down there in the next couple of weeks to listen to the PSB and the Elac's.I will keep this thread updated as I move through the process. Thanks for the help ... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee Hi, @tomic601 I was planning on going to HiFi Buys and see what they have.As for the cats, they are a couple of very fun kitties but speaker cloth attracts them from all corners of the house. The Polk Tsi400's have the grills removed and neither o... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee @sunnyjim The Golden Ear model 7 looks appealing but they are covered with the acoustic cloth which is a "cat magnet". Is there a way to remove the cloth? | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee Thanks @tomcarr for the info on the Silver 8's. Any experience with PSB, are they less analytical and bright?And yes, @wolf_garcia my Hawthorne Duets are covered in the same cloth as Vandy's and they were starting to show "battle scars" from our t... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee Thanks for the suggestions! I've spent some time looking at PSB and Monitor and I like what I see in both (The Monitor Silver 8 and either the PSB Imagine T or X2t). Can anyone give some input on the "sound" of Monitor vs PSB (Neutral, forward, la... | |
| Large room but not large budget-suggestions please Another update. We are moving into the house this coming Friday (finally) so I am getting closer to making the decision on which speaker to get.I was able to listen to the Polk LSi15's and liked what I heard. They put out a good soundstage and I h... |