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| Accuphase E5000 vs Gryphon Diablo 300 Both great amps and really hard to see going wrong with either, and great speakers as well BTW. If I was looking I’d add Vitus Audio to your list. Best of luck. | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations Makes a lot of sense. I’d certainly upgrade the speakers before your excellent integrated. Here are a couple great options… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649958511-joseph-audio-rm22xl-in-maple/ https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/64996... | |
| Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 vs. Dynaudio Focus 140/160 Heh heh. Here, just buy these. I’ve heard them with my DNA 0.5 Rev A and it was a magical pairing and no need to mess with stands. This is a gift and I suggest you take it. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649958511-joseph-audio-rm22xl-in-maple... | |
| Rockport Atria II or Magico A5 Agreed. Having spoken directly with Andy Payor I know he favors and largely voices his speakers with Gryphon, and I was surprised that Alon Wolf holds Hegel in high regard although he uses other electronics as well that I’m not privy to. | |
| Next High End Bookshelf Upgrade - Marten Parker/Oscar Duo Owners Welcome You can save yourself some $$$ and just get these… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649958511-joseph-audio-rm22xl-in-maple/ Or you can splurge a bit and get these… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649964266-joseph-audio-pulsar2-graphene... | |
| Predicting the Next Paradigm Speaker Flagship...Persona v2? Clearly this post is more geared to fans of Paradigm, but without saying what the use case is, I don't see how you can just completely dismiss one speaker brand over the other. Uh, because I listened to them. But there is a lot more to pur... | |
| Building a new system after many years away, need some suggestions ... ! Can you PLEASE give us an idea of your budget as was previously asked? Sheesh. | |
| Preamp Advice/experiences needed I’d recommend taking a look at the Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL tube preamp. I believe they offer a 15-day trial so you can see if it works for you. Here’s a review by A’gon member Terry London in case you haven’t already seen it… https://homethea... | |
| Predicting the Next Paradigm Speaker Flagship...Persona v2? Nice ad, but who cares when there are much better speakers here now? Paradigm makes some good speakers, but would I take them over the likes of Joseph Audio, Vandersteen, ProAc, Usher, QLN, Verity Audio, Boenicke, Fritz, Salk, etc. in the same pr... | |
| Best Preamp to Pair with Acurus A-250 and Vandersteen 3 Signature Speakers To piggyback off @nymarty Johnny R is an incredible resource for both Vandy and Belles. By all means give him a call, and especially if you’re on the east coast go to Audio Connection and have a good listen. He won’t steer you wrong. Best of lu... | |
| Subwoofer Choice Hey, congrats on your new purchase and I’m sure you’re gonna be thrilled. Can’t go wrong with Rel IMHO. Let us know how it goes. | |
| Preamp Advice/experiences needed I recently auditioned a Vac Renaissance Mk 5 and it was damn fine. But there are some issues I have with it that would not make it a great fit in my system What issues did you have, and what improvements are you looking for over the VAC? | |
| Matching Power and Speakers -- Much Ado about Not-that-Much? (Tube amps and speakers) But keep in mind that no amp works at its best when pushed near to or at its limits, so just because you maybe CAN drive a less-efficient pair of speakers with a tube amp doesn’t mean you’ll be getting the best out of the amp — or the speakers. A... | |
| Digital coax cables I recently switched from a more budget digital cable to this Acoustic Zen MC2 and the improvements were significant, immediately obvious, and across the board. I bought mine used, and here’s the same one for $275 and retails for $660. You won’t be... | |
| Amazon Music High Definition and Ultra High Definition Equipment Requirements I used to stream from my iPhone, but using a separate streamer sounds much better, but I don’t think too many streamers work with Amazon HD. I’d suggest eventually stepping up to using a streamer and switching to Qobuz that reportedly sounds bette... |