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| SS Amp for Avalons Although I've owned Avalon/Spectral and heard it many times at dealer, I preferred Avalons with BAT tube monoblocks or Atma-Sphere monoblocks. The BATs had more bottom end power but the MA2s had a great mids & treble particularly on acoustic i... | |
| Rogue Metis speaker polirity Ask Rogue. They are quick to assist. Cheers,Spencer | |
| tube heat Open air ventilation is all you need, no fans necessary. Don't put them in a cabinet with doors. If you must, remove the back of the unit, spread the shelves as far from each other as possible and keep it a few inches off the back wall. But really... | |
| American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components These guys make great gear.http://www.sonore.us/Cheers,Spencer | |
| Looking for a network player Check out the review of the Sonore microRendu on computeraudiophile. It is very impressive, flexible and a sonic steal at its price point. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Fremer tours Audio Research. Kudos to Mikey for showing a sense of humor and not taking it all too seriously. | |
| Upsampling - but seriously folks On computeraudiophile the rage seems to be using HQ Player to upsample to quad DSD. There's about a 100pg long thread about it there, which I don't have the patience to read. I can't recommend it because I haven't heard it(would like to), but it's... | |
| Integrated for Vandersteen 2ce sigII One of the top Vandy dealers in the country, Johnny Rutan at Audio Connection often demos Rogue/Vandy together as an example of a system of superior value. It's a nice match and Rogue is well built stuff, with great service. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Bookshelf speakers on a budget New Elacs designed by Andrew Jones are all the buzz. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Considering buying a CD transport If that's the case, I'd suggest that it wouldn't be worth it to upgrade the transport alone. I'd rather see the money go into a dac if yours wasn't up to snuff, but I don't have any experience with the Bryston and know it's got plenty of fans arou... | |
| Considering buying a CD transport How many CDs do you have, and have you considered a network-based approach instead? Yes, I am suggesting going a number of moves ahead, but you might end up there eventually anyway. Many of the best sounding digital setups revolve around:- the mus... | |
| An Amplifier Change for my Wilson Sophia 2's? If the issue appears more with analog, you should experiment by increasing the gain on the phono pre even if it's already at 60 or 65db. Hopefully you have a decent sound meter. If not, a free smartphone app will work for music that's midrange-cen... | |
| grateful dead dick's picks @jafant I'll send you a PM to avoid getting off topic. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Is my room going to suck Buy a long set of inexpensive Mogami or Canare interconnects and use the bigger room. Place amp only in front of the fireplace on a floor rack with speakers on either side. Put all your other gear on the side wall using the long interconnects. The... | |
| Best solo piano recording...redbook CDs only...Jazz, easy listening, piano bar Brad Mehldau - 10 Years Solo Live |