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| Speaker Cable Recommendation to upgrade Tribuataries in Wall UL rated cable To be honest and given your equipment I’m surprised you think it sounds a little thin, but I’m not familiar with your interconnects or speaker cable. Given what you’re looking for I’d highly recommend these Acoustic Zen Absolute cables (I’m assumi... | |
| How to make the Focal Kanta No. 2 speakers sing? that receiver is a full featured/polished up streamer+good DAC implementation+great preamp sections and.... poweramp sections which are a bit weak (as is typical of multichannel receivers) @deep_333 So, a $1700 AVR has a great preamp section???... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation to upgrade Tribuataries in Wall UL rated cable So, just to be clear, you’re now open to not using in-wall cables? What length and termination do you need, are you looking for single or bi-wire, and do you prefer new or used? Also, what interconnects and other equipment are in your system? | |
| How to make the Focal Kanta No. 2 speakers sing? First, thanks for all the good info — most helpful and appreciated as most people asking for advice here don’t provide nearly enough to go on (dig ur handle here BTW)! Agree with treating the room no matter what else you decide to do. IMHO you hav... | |
| Is it worth it? DAC question You’re likely to get a meaningful upgrade with the iFi, but you’ll likely need a decent SPDIF digital cable to run from the Node to the DAC to be able to realize the advantages. If you can spring for something like this Acoustic Zen MC2 cable I th... | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! But all the hype I hear about better streamers addressing issues with jitter and timing which can affect sound quality, all this hype I believe is BS. @daleberlin Well you’re free to “believe” whatever you want. But when you have the vast majo... | |
| Should I graduate to floor standers or will larger bookshelves suffice? If you like the sound of your excellent monitors I’d seriously consider adding a couple good subs to fill in the bottom octaves. You’ll get down to an honest 20Hz or below, which most floorstanders can’t, and the subs will let you better integrat... | |
| Distributed Bass Array Speaker Placement I’d ask @audiokinesis in on this as he’s pretty much the authority on a DBA array. | |
| Speaker cables recomendation for Luxman L509X / Dynaudio Contour 30i Here ya go. Just do it, and if they don’t work out you can sell them at little/no loss, but you won’t. And they’re half your budget, so there’s that. Read the reviews. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb721d-acoustic-zen-hologram-speaker | |
| ATC buying advice I did end up at ATC because I want to hear the music as it’s intended to sound…I would say I aim more for ’warmer’ more musical experience than a clinically clear one. If that makes any sense? Great info. Given that the ATCs are basically a bla... | |
| Getting 2 subs I’d think if another SB4000 isn’t in the budget an SB3000 shouldn’t be too hard to seamlessly incorporate into the mix between placement and adjustments so I wouldn’t sweat it. | |
| Upgrading 5.1 home theater system I have a similar sized room to yours and is also open on two sides to other rooms. I’ve got an SVS SB2000 sub and it’s fully capable of shaking the room when called for, and I honestly don’t feel the need for anything more. The sub is sealed and i... | |
| New Speaker advice As you’re in the Philly area I highly recommend, if you haven’t already, going to David Lewis Audio and listen to some Joseph Audio and ProAc speakers. They both have excellent detail but don’t throw it at you and present it in a very natural way... | |
| Benchmark or McIntosh.... In all seriousness, if I’m you I’d be looking seriously at the GaN amps from the likes of AGD and Atmasphere over either of the two you’re considering as they’d probably outperform both and are upgradable as technology improves. No brainer I’d th... | |
| Benchmark or McIntosh.... This is like asking if you should get a Ferrari or a Bentley and I can’t even believe this question is being asked because they’re polar opposite amps. If you can’t decide which of these amps is more appropriate for your system and tastes I feel ... |