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| Im going to regret my cable question These will almost certainly be a significant improvement over your current cables and are a screaming bargain at only $350 (retail price was $1200). And if they don’t work out for some reason you can turn around and sell them likely at a profit. I... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question You didn’t answer the most important question — what specific improvements are you looking for from a new cable? | |
| Im going to regret my cable question Completely depends on what specific improvements you’re looking for. | |
| HALO DAC I2S question Did you try all the optional i2S settings for both the Airlens and the CD player? If so you may just be out of luck, and I’d contact Holo for suggestions. It is most likely not the HDMI cable as most will work fine unless you’re using some obscu... | |
| Tube amp/ preamp advice What specific sound characteristics are you looking for (more warm or neutral, etc.) and are most important to you as this will really help narrow things down, what’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| I2s cable not working with my DAC Assuming both the Airlens and CD player are outputting an i2S signal, it could be your DAC is not compatible with the specific i2S pin configurations of your sources. Unfortunately there currently is no standard for the i2S connection so some sour... | |
| Looking for a new DAC I'm so far hearing the Terminator 15th is fine without a DDC, as it already comes with extremely capable Dual OCXO (oven controlled crystal oscillators). @vthokie83 Good point. I just read someone here got the new Laiv DDC and found it to ma... | |
| Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre @tkukielk I wouldn’t really view the PL and LTA as substitutes as they’re quite different. The PL will have more of the traditional tubey warm sound while the LTA will sound more neutral but still with that tube magic, so it really comes down to ... | |
| speaker upgrade from Magico A3 I forgot to also mention ProAc. If you can find their K series somewhere they’d absolutely be worth a listen given what you’re looking for, and the K6 and K6 Signature in particular are in your price range. | |
| speaker upgrade from Magico A3 Sonus Faber would seem to be a good choice given what you’re looking for. I think you might love the Joseph Audio Pearls, but they’re not available used very often and new are likely out of your price range. The Perspective 2 is in your price ra... | |
| Standmount speaker suggestion Many are recommending Pulsars. What kind of sound do they produce? Or better asked, what would the Pass + Pulsar produce? They are neutral and very natural sounding where nothing in particular sticks out and everything is very refined and balan... | |
| Looking for a new DAC If you’re looking for a neutral and clear white wine type of sound the LAiV DAC may fit the bill, but if it’s me I’d get it with their new DDC that reportedly makes a significant improvement for not all that much more $$$. That you can do an in-h... | |
| Speakers sound too bright. Why is everyone skipping over this is a dipole 1 foot away from the wall behind them? I dont care how long you burn them in, what treatment you use, the cables, the preamp- NOTHING will fix that "dipole close to the wall behind them" problem. @... | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? @stuartk I ran two lines and it was like $200 plus cost of the outlets I bought, but my walls were down at the time so may be more if they have to snake the wires and cut holes. Just to give you a rough idea. | |
| Standmount speaker suggestion Joseph Audio Pulsars should definitely be on your list. Best of luck. |