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| Integrated amps on a 1,000 dollar budget I forgot to add that Plinius amps as shown in the links above are also worth considering. They have a nice warm signature. | |
| Harshness in tweeters: the price of transparency? Can't help with the best tweeters out there but I have heard the Marten Dukes which have ceramic tweeters. The highs are definitely more transparent and detailed than soft dome tweeters but we were listening at moderate volume levels so I'm not su... | |
| Integrated amps on a 1,000 dollar budget Bigmoneyv4, I didn't read the review in Stereophile and don't know what speakers they were using. The B&W's are widely known to be bright speakers by many folks here due to the metal dome tweeter(I didn't find them to be bright anyway) and in ... | |
| Sub vs. three way Shadorne hit the nail there. It all depends on the room. If your room is huge I would say go for three way with large drivers as opposed to small monitors and a sub. If your room is small, monitors with a sub is the way to go. I have monitors and ... | |
| Integrated amps on a 1,000 dollar budget Classe CAP-100 is warm and liquid. Around $750. YBA Integre DT is very musical. Around $1,000 or slightly more. I have owned both. The YBA Integre is a better-sounding unit to me. I have used both to drive B&W CDM 1SE and N805. The YBA may be ... | |
| Upgrade Options for BPT Pure Power Center Thanks for the response. I have emailed Chris and he is pretty responsive to my queries. I don't know what is the difference between the CPC and PPC but will find out soon. The upgrade options seem irresistible but the price of the unit may shoot ... | |
| Interconnects with smooth highs 4 Manley Stingray Nordost Frey does not have smooth highs. Further to that, the Frey was lacking in bass slam compared to the XLO Signature 2. I would concur with several recommendations on Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II -smooth highs but not lacking in slam and ... | |
| Nordost Pulsar Points -Anybody Tried Them? Just received 2 sets of pulsar points bought here. Little surprised as the cone protrusion of the base and recess of the top cylinder is different between the two sets. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I find these to bring subtle but noticeable... | |
| Amp for Sonus Faber speakers I've owned the Sonus Faber Grand Piano speakers and have used Plinius SA-100Mk3/SF Line 1, Classe CAP-100, YBA Integre and Krell KAV-300i to drive them. Out of all, I felt the Krell was the best match in bringing out the detail, slam and dynamics ... | |
| Great systems in butt-ugly rooms 04-23-08: CkoffendI think more than the appearance of the room, which for some in a dedicated room is not as important, is the number of systems in these tiny little rooms. I have seen some systems with upwards of $25,000 - $50,000 worth of equipm... | |
| Looking for an acoustic guitar recording.. I recently discovered Antonio Forcione. Great acoustic guitar music from Naim label. I would recommend "Tears of Joy" and "Dedicato" which both I have. | |
| New System Recommendation? Looks like you're going nowhere with many different suggestions already. I would concur with several opinions in that your equipment may not be the issue. If your 14'x20x11' space is dedicated, I would suggest placing all your equipment into that ... | |
| $1000 upgrade budget- cdp or speaker? You will get improvements either way by upgrading your CD player or the speakers. I guess you question lies in which upgrade will yield a bigger difference in sound improvement. I have owned the B&W N805 and still have the CDM1SE's for my rear... | |
| EXPERTS: Intg or better amp to improve 2 ch in HT? I suppose it depends on your priorities and $3-4k budget. If 2-channel takes precedence over HT, then I would say go for either option 1 or 2. If you are mostly on movies, option 3 might be more appropriate. There are lots of good integrateds arou... | |
| speaker cable for bass Whatever you choose, I would avoid Nordost wires if bass performance is top priority. I would suggest XLO cables as an alternative to the above. |