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| Anthem MRX 740 8K as an upgrade to my Denon AVR-X3700H @deep_333 Keep deluding yourself that a Jack of all trades, master of nothing prepro built to a price point with lesser parts quality, power supplies, etc. and loaded with all manner of digital/circuit noise somehow magically sounds better than a ... | |
| Anthem MRX 740 8K as an upgrade to my Denon AVR-X3700H Get the Marantz AV10 PREPRO. Pair it with separate hifi power amps and it will start to smack all your 2 channel purist gear for music Yeah, prepros often “smack” dedicated stereo components. NOT! | |
| Starting a second system, need efficient speaker suggestions. +1 Reference 3a MM DE CAPO BE II MONITOR. Fritz speakers would also be worth checking into. | |
| Considering a Backert Rhythm 1.4, talk me out of it Well, as I’m sure you know the Rhumba Extreme gets you a lot of the Rhythm’s performance for $8500. Another one to consider would be the Atmasphere MP-1 that’s around $10k w/o phono stage. VAC may also be worth a look, and on the solid state sid... | |
| Loud pop/screech when powering on amp Regarding the red dot, this is from the manual… “For best sonic results, correct orientation of the AC plug is important. The prong with the red dot should be connected to the "hot" connection of your wall socket.” Maybe it’s a Euro thing or som... | |
| Starting a second system, need efficient speaker suggestions. What sound characteristics are you looking for, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Speakers replace or improve? So, your system sounds fine with CDs but just not with vinyl. That would’ve been important info to have included in your original post dontcha think??? I wasted some time researching your issue for nothing because of this significant oversight o... | |
| Comparing Chord Qutest Dac with the Built in Dac in Lumin T3 Streamer You’re unlikely to find someone who’s compared these two directly. I’ll just say at the $5k price level for the T3 I’d go with separates both for overall better sound quality potential and flexibility of upgrading in the future. DACs (and stream... | |
| Loud pop/screech when powering on amp If it doesn’t run hot at idle I’d leave it on 24/7 (along with at least your preamp) until you get this sorted to minimize the possibility of damaging your speakers. I’d go right to the source and call Audio Refinement directly. Best of luck fin... | |
| Anybody have Experience with Alta Audio Alyssa Speaker I’ve only heard the Pulsars at shows, but just going by what I’ve read in reviews it seems one of the more defining differences may be in the treble where the Alyssa sounds like it could be a little more laid back relative to the Pulsars. Not say... | |
| which gain setting for Bryston 4b cubed power amp using my RME ADI-2 DAC FS? I tend to doubt the RME is fully balanced as they never mention it on their site as you think they would, and you’d also think if it was they would’ve included an AES/EBU input instead of just SPDIF and Toslink. As the output of the balanced outs... | |
| Magico Owners - what are you using for amplification? I got to speak with Alon Wolf in person and during the conversation he mentioned he really liked Hegel with his speakers that kinda surprised me, FWIW. | |
| Apple lossless as a source if I remove the apple assumptuon, what’s a good way to get a full catalogs fed to a. Amp? Again, without spending 5000$ to do it? Simplest would be to get a streamer with a decent built-in DAC like the Node X or the Eversolo DMP-A8. Moving up t... | |
| How good is to use integrated amp as preamp with the preout feature Well, it’s free to try assuming you have a pair of decent interconnects available so just see what you think. | |
| Streamer only One option would be to get a Bluesound Node for $499 (includes a cheap DAC) and add a Teddy Pardo linear power supply for $395 and you’d have a solid streamer setup for about $800 (note this Node only has an SPDIF digital out — no USB out). The p... |