soix
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| Please rank these amps Those are all very different amps. What amp do you have now and what improvements and sound characteristics are you looking for? What’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k What do you have now, and what improvements/sound characteristics are you looking for? | |
| Compact Floor-standing Speaker Recommendations under $4k @grislybutter Great list. I’d suggest adding Rockport Technologies (US), Usher Audio (Korea), Verity Audio (Canada), Reference 3a (Canada), Avalon Acoustics (US), Acora Acoustics (Canada), Vimberg (Ger), Nola (US), Audio Physic (Ger), MBL (Ger), ... | |
| AES/EBU cable shootout I consider myself as an inbetweenist. I have a hard time ’believing’ stuff when no one can explain it. @rudyb Love the term “inbetweenist,” and thanks for at least keeping an open mind with this I too was skeptical about how much digital cables... | |
| WiFi extension for streaming I have heard some people say if your Wi-Fi network is being used by other people or your system is a long distance from your router you might be better off with a mesh system, but that’s all I got. Best of luck. | |
| Amp change Take a look at the AGD and Atmasphere GaN amps. Best of luck. | |
| Another "Best" amplifier Question. What improvements are you looking for and what sound characteristics are most important to you? | |
| Compact Floor-standing Speaker Recommendations under $4k +1 Verity Audio. Tough to find but definitely worth the effort. | |
| Schiit yggdrasil + Less Is More vs. Denafrips Pontus II I’d add the Gustard R26 to your list. | |
| The New Amati G5 or Joseph Audio Pearl Graphene Another big JA fan here. Clinical? No. Natural sound and just reproduce what they’re fed. Pearls would be my end-game speaker. | |
| Speaker recommendations :-) Joseph Audio Pearl, Usher TD20, Rockport Avior, Vandersteen Kento, Boenicke W13, Nola KO S3. | |
| Another anti vibration solution -Primacoustics The best reviews I’ve ever read for any isolation device ever Is of Townshend Seismic products… https://www.townshendaudio.com/hi-fi-home-cinema-equipment-vibration-isolation/ But, if I was looking for most bang for the buck I’d look at these guy... | |
| Compact Floor-standing Speaker Recommendations under $4k I’d take a good look at these ProAc speakers that should mate beautifully with your Belles amp… https://www.ebay.com/itm/234966899398 | |
| Speaker Cables - AZ Hologram II = ??? I tried Audience I think Au cables and couldn’t tell any difference from my prized AZ Satori cables so they might be worth an audition. | |
| What to try? I would be remiss to not mention this Octave amp that rarely comes up for sale and gets stellar reviews. At 70Wpc not sure if it has the juice you need, but the manufacturer states it’s stable down to 2 Ohms so still may be worth a look. https:/... |