soix
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| Assistance in selecting new speakers… The Joseph Audio Perspective 2s are worth a serious look, or if you’re open to used these Pearl 3s could be your end-game speakers and no sub really required. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650017479-joseph-audio-pearl-3-speakers/ | |
| Streaming DAC recommendation Well, lots of good recommendations here so I’ll add a couple more because I’m prone to complicate things. First, I’d recommend a separate DAC and streamer. Second, if user interface is important to you an Innuos streamer may be your best option.... | |
| Preamp headphone amplifier Headphone amps in audio amps a largely an afterthought and really bad. You have nice headphones, so don’t starve them with an insufficient amp. This is a good one IMHO. https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/singxer-sa-1-fully-balanced-class-a-pr... | |
| Best subwoofer under 2K? First, you want a pair of subs not just one. You’d be hard pressed to do better than two SVS SB2000 Pros for $1700. https://www.svsound.com/products/sb-2000-pro | |
| My speaker upgrade journey - and a few questions To keep things as simple as possible, I would like to use my Yamaha RX-A6A (AVR) as the preamp for these speakers and connect the speakers via XLR cables to the pre-outs on the AVR. No. NO! You CANNOT do this. It’s a total insult to the rest o... | |
| Help choosing a DAC Here. Get this. If it doesn’t work out just return it. https://www.amazon.com/Musician-Aquarius-Midrange-Andromeda-Monoceros/dp/B096ZLDG36?th=1 Here’s a review… https://soundnews.net/sources/dacs/musician-aquarius-r-2r-dac-review/ | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine Why just these two brands? Many more options out there. Also, the Adcom has well-documented reliability issues so I’d definitely avoid that as there are many, many other great options out there. You should really start with what sound character... | |
| Hum in speakers, and suggestions for stopping it Well, you could try something as cheap as “cheater plugs” that may solve the problem right from the get go. Best of luck. | |
| A little deeper on amp power please.... I’m going to channel Ralph @atmasphere here because what I learned from him is that you don’t want your amplifier working toward the upper range of its capability. I assume that’s true of both tubed and solid state amps. Am I wrong on this Ralph? | |
| Why "bookshelf" sspeakers? I think you’re asking some REALLY good questions here. You can pair some good monitors with a couple subs and arguably get better sound than two tower speakers. Lotta variables in there, but a lot of the cost of tower speakers goes into th cabin... | |
| Musical subwoofer under $2000 I must also admit I'm tempted by the Arendal 1723 SUBWOOFER 2S at $2,500 as a one and done solution. I would say no. Don’t do that. Getting two lesser subs will provide much better overall performance than one more expensive sub. Get two che... | |
| Cable upgrades Yeah, as usual @audphile1 is plugged right into my brain. I’d recommend Acoustic Zen Silver Reference interconnects and Hologram speaker cables. Their naturalness and 3D sound staging are outstanding, and IMHO are a bargain at their asking price. | |
| 50 ways to leave your lover What passes for dazzling technique in rock is no big deal for a competent jazz drummer. @stager Totally agree dude! When jazz drummers started to migrate into rock in the late 60’s, early 70’s — think Blood Sweat n Tears, Jefferson Airplane, Cr... | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? Yeah ,in this world of digital streaming, and a lot of it in hi res, I could never justify using a tuner radio. It really makes no sense anymore IMHO. BTW, I’m also in the NYC area and have found tons of good music from WFUV — Fordham University’s... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE @lordrootman You’re a pretender. I professionally reviewed high-end audio for 17 years and u got nuthin’. Bring it if u got it. |