ryder
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| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? No clear rule on the allocation of funds for the amp, equipment and speakers. Personally I would allocate the highest budget on both amp and speakers. In my book ; Amp 40% Speakers 40% Everything else 20% | |
| Magico A1 or Sopra 1 or Marten Oscar Duo Kaitainen, Full, rich and naturally detailed but less delicate would be Harbeth SHL5+. I didn’t have the opportunity to listen to a lot of speakers hence I can’t offer much insight here. The Harbeth is known to be a smooth sounding speaker but th... | |
| Magico A1 or Sopra 1 or Marten Oscar Duo I’ve heard the Oscar Duo as well, but I’ve never heard a rich or full enough sound out of them. Light but detailed would describe what I’ve heard. That would apply to the Marten Duke 2 as well. The overall presentation is a little lean and l... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? 3rd or 4th Erik Squires. The integrated that I have is a Luxman. | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? This is just my personal opinion. Solely on sound quality, separates only have the advantage if the speakers are a difficult load (big power or current requirement). Nowadays high quality integrateds costing up to $20k or more are capable of stell... | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? It’s good to notice the positive experiences of folks who have gone the integrated route. After messing around with various integrateds and pre/power for many years, I think I have found my endgame integrated, a Luxman L-590AXII. It may not be the... | |
| Luxman 590AXII Discontinued?? I wouldn’t buy a Luxman without the front meters. To each his own I guess. | |
| which amp for bedroom system with harbeth 7es-3 XD if you haven’t heard a hegel amp do so before you buy. suffice to say i have not heard one that i liked the sound of, including the H190 driving the C7ES3 and the pairing was as soft as mashed potatoes. That’s a good point. Despite the Hegel... | |
| Best Integrated/Control Amp for less than $5000 How does the P3ESR XD sound with the current Hafler amp? I was made to understand that some people find the XD bright sounding. A more appropriate recommendation may be provided with this information. | |
| Does carpet deaden the sound too much? In my experience having my systems in 3 different rooms with different flooring throughout the years, the best sound comes from wood/tile floor with a thick rug in front of the speakers. A fully carpeted room sounds a bit dead but that can be reso... | |
| which amp for bedroom system with harbeth 7es-3 XD https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2022/03/06/harbeth-c7es-3-xd-loudspeakers-review/ | |
| Moving from Harbeth m30.1 to m30.2 XD I have only listened to the 30.1 and 30.2 non-XD. No experience with XD. The 30.2 sounds more open at the top with better clarity and detail in the midrange and treble. Personally I prefer the 30.2 over the warmer 30.1 which I thought lack airines... | |
| Subwoofer between speakers? From my understanding, one sub works well between speakers. 2 subs work well in the corners. I tried placing a sub in the corner of the room and the result was terrible. The bass sounded uneven and smeared. Much better results when it was placed ... | |
| Furutech GTX-D NCF or Power Cord I have been using the Furutech GTX-D NCF for more than a year now. Fantastic sound. The power cord helps too. 😉 | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? I too found that electronic music came out too polite, probably because I expect harsh / dirty sounds with this music -- that you don’t get with the big Harbeths... (that said, Tupak’s voice was very clear!) The SHL5+ sounds more open / less... |