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| Looking for a more solid-feeling turntable (and maybe a new preamp) Does anyone have any recommendations that pair well with Line Magnetic SETs specifically? That’s almost meaningless. Everyone’s taste is different so what one person likes with the LM may have nothing to do with what you’re looking for or even... | |
| Looking for a more solid-feeling turntable (and maybe a new preamp) VPI and SOTA are worth exploring among others. Here are a couple phono preamps worth a look as well. Best of luck. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650195047-for-sale-allnic-h-5500-phono-stage-mint-condition-2-full-extra-sets-of-nos-tubes/ ... | |
| Been an avid HT listener I don’t really understand the question. A good dedicated stereo integrated amp will do well for movies and better for music. An AVR is a bad idea if 2-channel performance is important. | |
| Bryston or Yamaha? I owned the BP6 for years, and it’s the most transparent component I’ve ever owned — straight wire with gain personified. It just gets out of the way and lets everything through with pristine clarity, quietness, solid and precise imaging, and an ... | |
| What might pair well with a combined Laiv Harmony uDDC and Laiv DAC? There’s the less expensive Innuos Pulse and the more expensive Aurender N200 that are worth exploring as well. Best of luck. | |
| Pathos TT need advice First, I agree with @jond that it’s absurd the dealer won’t even hook the amp up to listen. They should be willing to let you take it home to demo for a day or to, and personally I’d tell them to go pound sand. Further, I don’t think this amp wo... | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? I would encourage you to borrow the Acoustic Zen Satori cables and Matrix Ref. II Interconnects for reference if nothing else. If you can find cheaper cables that can match those then you’ve really got something. Best of luck in your search. | |
| Standmount speaker suggestion I think the three you’ve focused on are all excellent and think you’ll get significant improvements and be very happy with any of them. Keep us posted. | |
| speaker upgrade from Magico A3 Neither my wife or I connected with them and I suspect that the "SF sound" is not for us. I could list some specific details, but dont feel that would be especially pertinent. Oh I think that valuable info is very pertinent and would be very h... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @fuzzbutt17 Thanks again for all the good info, and it makes sense. Could you clear up if using a DDC and SPDIF, AES, or i2S connection to a DAC if both the clocks in the DDC and DAC are in play? The clock in my DDC is better than the one in my... | |
| How to choose speakers that won't overpower your room? I think a key is flexibility in pulling speakers out from the back wall. A lot of floorstanders will likely sound boomy in your room if you can only pull them a foot off the wall, but if you can pull them 4-5 feet out it becomes increasing unlike... | |
| Looking to upgrade from Emotiva XPA-1 monoblocks Sorry, I put the wrong link for the McCormack amp above. 🙄 Here it is… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650201477-mccormack-dna-500/ | |
| Backart Labs Rhumba Extreme version 1.4 Linestage Tubed Preamplifier @pbecker128 Here’s an interesting thread that includes the very experienced and knowledgeable guys who designed it that you might find interesting — I sure did. It’s impressive the lengths they went to in both the design and choosing the parts t... | |
| Lampizator DAC's Ranking in terms of what? | |
| Looking to upgrade from Emotiva XPA-1 monoblocks Buy this incredible McCormack DNA 500 and save yourself $$$. If it doesn’t work out you can probably sell it for little/no loss so very little risk and no doubt will be a huge improvement over your Emotivas on every level — read the reviews. Bes... |