secretguy

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Speaker/equipment placement
 My Maggies live about 4 feet into the room. Wife has no issues with them.  
New here and saying HI!
Welcome!  
Energy speakers
Energy...Mirage...Athena...All very good at their price points. So good that Klipsch (the very opposite of good) swallowed the company because they couldn't compete. Less competition is always bad.  
Speaker/equipment placement
Maybe people move speakers into position for serious listening.  
Monitor Audio Gold 200 5g (newest current generation) vs Dynaudio Contour 20
The comment about superior imaging is total nonsense.  
Homage to those who are pleased with your audio rig
curiousjim 853 posts 06-06-2022 at 07:53am  Just this morning, I was listening to the Bill Charlap Trio and smiling at the sound Excellent choice!  
Was my friend given misinformation.
onhwy61 4,824 posts 06-06-2022 at 06:31am   The AVR is a POS, it has too many features, it has no place in a serious system, it's a bad system, it's a joke, etc. Glad you understand.  
Homage to those who are pleased with your audio rig
I love my system. I found my forever amp. SACD player is fine. The only thing I'd change is to 3 series Maggies if I thought I was never going to move again.  
Was my friend given misinformation.
I have a Denon for ht and it’s good. For that. It treads water as a 2 channel amp. Still...between that and the B&Ws.....the Denon wins. Best Buy/Magnolia is the WalMart of audio. With apologies to WalMart. He should have listened to you.  
Soundstage and image height, does it exist?
LOL Oh brother,  
My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000?
Anthem STR. Superb.  
More about integrateds
Never yamaha.  
Integrated Amp Suggestions
shtinkydog 393 posts 06-01-2022 at 01:26pm  OP SAYS: Have A Rogue Chronus Magnum and I run it almost full volume a lot. This is starting to smell shtinky.    For sure. I have one that drive Maggies with ease. Selling only because I want ro... 
Integrated Amp Suggestions
I have 5 integrateds right now and not one has 2 pairs of speaker outputs. Def narrows the field.  
Your first step down the "audiophile" path? And sharing mine.
The first time hearing Magnepans as a 20 something. Magic. It was many years before I could own them. It's still magic.