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| What's next after Luxman 550 AX/II with Harbeth C7 I have used many amps on the Harbeth SHL5 before, currently own the SHL5+ and Luxman L-590AXII, Sonneteer Orton and Naim NAC 282/NAP 250DR. The Naim sounded best with the Harbeth to my ears and preferences. The Harbeth sounds a bit dull, flat and ... | |
| Vitus RI 101 Mk 2 Review I read the review on the Wam earlier. š Good writeup on an amp from a great high end manufacturer. Cost of entry is rather high as the entry level RI-101 mk2 costs more than $10,000 already. I donāt think Iāve come across a negative review on a V... | |
| More expensive = better? Assuming legit manufacturers, etc, a $150,000 preamp+amp(s) combo will always sound better than a $5000 integrated. Ā I would agree with this. Personally I donāt think you need to go up to $150k worth of preamp+power amp to beat a $5k integrat... | |
| Sound System on $10K Budget I am looking to put in a home audio system that I can more casually listen to as I work, cook, etc. If it is casual listening, I would agree with jjss49 in that you don't need to spend up to $10k for the whole system.Ā You may not even need to ... | |
| Harbeth 40.3xd vs Graham LS5/5 I donāt dispute what @chorus heard, but hereās my contrasting experience. Listened to SHL5+ at Hawthorne in Seattle, in that brick-walled room with top-end Naim, and found them unbearably bright. Ā Old post. I have SHL5+ with mid range Naim. T... | |
| More expensive = better? Yes,Ā but there's a catch.Ā Not all $8k integrateds sound the same. There are $8k integrateds disguised to look like $8k but sound like $2k so you've got to do some picking. | |
| New Dynaudio Heritage Special..?..! Looking great Beatlebum! The Heritage Specials look good. The Luxman L-509X looks good too. I have the Luxman L-590AXII with Marten Duke 2 and they both go very well together. Ā Ā Sorry, no pictures of the Heritage Specials. š | |
| NORDOST SORT FUT VS. ISOACOUSTICS GAIA Sounds like a big pile of BS to me too. The GAIA II made a huge difference under my GE Triton Refs, The website of Critical Mass doesnāt look good to me too. The footers appear to come without threaded holes for speaker installations hence Iām ... | |
| Isoacoustics Orea vs Townshend Seismic Pod on Components Ordinary springs like Nobsound are more sensitive to loading. They tend to sound full and warm when compressed a lot, thin and extended when not loaded enough. Very good description, I couldn't agree more. | |
| Isoacoustics Orea vs Townshend Seismic Pod on Components @astolfor , getting very technical there but rather useful to know the Gaias are more effective than the Oreas with lower figures in the decay. I have the Gaia and Nobsound but do not have experience with the Oreas. The Gaias work well under speak... | |
| Power Cords The last post on thread is more than 2 years old buddy. | |
| Power Cords Ā 12-08-2021 5:59am @bo1972 still waiting for your review on the Audiquest Hurricane PC. | |
| What say you? I think I may be the only one here who spend more on cables than the equipment. I paid more for the power cord than the DAC thatās connected to it. Yes, the power cord is more expensive than the DAC in my main system. My amp costs a lot more so t... | |
| Looking for a SS integrated Amplifier recommendation going into a new system I will have a chance to do home audition for Luxman 590AXii early next month Ā Ā | |
| Nobsound springs - load range All of audio is trial and error. Test and evaluate, tweak and evaluate some more. This is no different. Anyone things a system is plug and play, sorry. This one thing more than anything else will hold you back. Ā On 2nd thought, in this contex... |