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| Too much processing? Try going direct into the TV and if it’s better you can just get a simple universal remote to avoid remote juggling. Here’s one for about 10 bucks that seems to work well… https://www.amazon.com/GE-Universal-Panasonic-Streaming-4-Device/dp/B088Y... | |
| Full range stand mounted speakers I’d keep a spray bottle with water nearby and if the kitties approach the speakers or start to scratch give them a good squirt and they’ll get the message quickly — they’re smart and learn fast. Plus the citrus trick I mentioned above. On on anot... | |
| Full range stand mounted speakers Get floorstanding speakers made of wood or metal that they’ll have no desire to scratch. As insurance if you want you could spray some citrus spray around them and the cats won’t go near them because they hate citrus, but it’s likely not necessar... | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation I’d ask Ralph if he might have a demo MP-3 MkIII he might loan you if you agree to pay shipping. Well worth it I’d think. | |
| They know we will pay anything they can think of by all means allow me to recommend a preamp and speaker to you so you can go out and buy them Uh, not on your life dude. | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... The Parasound is $1999. A passive pre will not give you anything like the tube-like midrange that you seem to be looking for. At your budget, and as @ghdprentice recommended earlier, you’re better off saving up $$$ to be able to purchase equipme... | |
| Bel Canto Dac 3.7 in 2018? Nice system! I had the DAC3 on demo in my system, which was very good BTW, and then got to hear the VBS version that took the DAC to another level of performance entirely, which frankly shocked me. Sounds like you’re experiencing the same type t... | |
| Aurender A20 or Lumin X1 However if it were my money, I'd go separates as others have suggested. An Aurender N200 and a Denafrips Terminator Plus 12th DAC can be had for similar cost as the A20 and X1....and that would be world class. I'd also throw the Weiss and T+A DAC... | |
| Anthem AVM-70 8K Is your priority multichannel or 2-channel audio? | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s Probably the most annoying thing is that I don't have anywhere nearby to really demo any of these things, and many of the dealers have a 'no return' policy, so makes this especially difficult! I hear ya, and in this instance I’d try to buy used... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... Solid state preamps that exhibit some of the smoothness and tonality of tubes tend to cost much more than your $2k budget, so I’d recommend buying used if you’re set on not sticking with your excellent Belles amp. Here a some possibilities around... | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation Calling @atmasphere I’m a big proponent of having a good separate preamp but not sure how it’d work out in your system and for your tastes. I’d bet big $$$ if you tried an MP3 in your system it wouldn’t leave, but that’s just a semi-educated gues... | |
| Aurender A20 or Lumin X1 +1 @ghdprentice At this level you should really be looking at a separate streamer and DAC. | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... What’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used? BTW, many SS preamps run in Class A but only get mildly warm due to the low-level signal so maybe not much of a concern. | |
| CD players, 5-6K I say this post is over 22 years old, and for good reason. |