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| Advice on Integrated Receiver But first consider speaker placement in the room see Get Better Sound: https://www.getbettersound.com/ Before spending more money on equipment! | |
| Advice on Integrated Receiver Marantz PM8006 Had one of these (PM8005) and found it a great value for the price. Good power and nice MM phono input. Connections are quality of higher priced IAs and two sub outputs available. | |
| Do your speakers bite?? So many variables to consider here; not sure I interpret "bite" correctly but if the question is realistic vs. engaging then you could find an endless list of speakers claiming to be one or the other. First look at your room (Getbettersound.com) ... | |
| Cartridges All of the above😉. You won't appreciate the Hot Stampers without the cart and rig to bring out the difference. And the money just keeps rolling out the door🙄. Beware there's a thousand ways to select and optimize a cart, tonearm, turntable comb... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? Another point, I use a Marantz NA6005 for streaming, but I optically connect it to the McIntosh MCD85 to use the newer McIntosh DAC for conversion to analog. | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? I went from a Marantz CD5004 to a McIntosh SACD 85 paired to a McIntosh MA352. While the DAC in the McIntosh is an improvement, added SACD capability is the most significant. I will note the little old Marantz still sounds very good in the same se... | |
| Do You Tell Others How Much You Have Invested in Your System? To: Wife: "Honey, we can afford it; next question." Casual friend/relative: "Can't find this stuff at best buy" True interested party, looking to build their own: "I break it down by priority and retail vs used options." | |
| SQ difference XLR vs RCA ? I use a short .5m XLR connection from a Macintosh SACD (MCD85) to a Macintosh MA352 IA. I was originally using the RCA outputs and inputs for SACD/CD. It was a noticeable improvement in sound quality on many SACD & CDs (not all). My conclus... | |
| Techniques for isolating and comparing a component upgrade or change I'm also recalling a discussion in Get Better Sound on the importance of using female vocal material to evaluate components. I'll re-read that section and add some familiar jazz and R&B female vocal tracks to my evaluation. | |
| Techniques for isolating and comparing a component upgrade or change @cd318 I totally agree on friend opinions; no one I know locally takes the time to really listen to a system at a level I do. But they are in for casual enjoyment not analysis so I don't expect much depth of analysis. Also, agree on the first ... | |
| Techniques for isolating and comparing a component upgrade or change @ghdprentice Thanks, I like the 2 week synch idea, I will try that out. | |
| Techniques for isolating and comparing a component upgrade or change My system | |
| Techniques for isolating and comparing a component upgrade or change Cogent and practical advice, thanks @noromance | |
| Single vs Bi-wire Speaker Cable I was drawn to Bi-wire; looked it up in Get Better Sound and went with it on my former Marantz / B&W (IA/Speaker) 2 channel speaker combo. I was never able to "measure" an improvement, but it gave me peace of mind. I've since upgraded to a M... | |
| Advice to Newbies Read Get Better Sound Use the search feature before posting the same questions over and over again (I'm guilty) Consider how you consume sound and where; may influence your design choices |