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| Digital Cable Recommendations I’ll reiterate the Acoustic Zen MC2 I mentioned above is a $660 cable you can get lightly used for only $290. AZ is known for very natural-sounding cables (I also own their speaker cables and interconnects so I kinda know) and will almost certain... | |
| Cable upgrade Who cares what he thinks? What do you think? Mac tends to be a bit softer up top that you may like and he’s just not used to. If you’re happy, just be happy. If I’m you and I’m curious, do some research or maybe buy some used Nordost cables an... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 8 or Plinius SA 103 I think the 103 would be awesome with the 801s unless you’re looking for a very detailed presentation as opposed to a more natural sound. Plus, despite being Class A Plinius thoughtfully included a low-bias switch so you can leave it on in that c... | |
| B&W Nautilus 804 - center speaker - SACD 5.1 and Hometheater I think the S2 is much better. Note the dedicated mid driver in the S2 is the similar yellow Kevlar driver as in your speakers, the tweeter is probably better and more refined, and the woofers will be less of an issue in terms of matching to your ... | |
| Banchmark DAC3B vs. Denafrips Pontus II (12th Aniv.) What DAC are you using now, and sound characteristics/improvements are you looking for in the context of your system? | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 or Pass Labs Int-250 to Sonus faber Amati Tradition today i got mc452 and c2700. Is Pass Labs in the middle of Mcintosh and Gryphon? No, given the Mac house sound I’d guess it’ll be even warmer and less detailed than the Pass. What improvements/sound characteristics are you looking for with the... | |
| PS Audio S300 amplifier- tube preamplifier recommendation That’s very helpful info. I was going to suggest the MZ2 but you beat me to it. I actually bought the MZ2 myself to function as both a preamp and headphone amp, but unfortunately I’ve been away so it’s still in the box. Best of luck and would l... | |
| B&W Nautilus 804 - center speaker - SACD 5.1 and Hometheater I would not use the CC6 as it’s not in the same performance league. If you can stretch a bit, which you should as the center speaker is critical for good HT performance, here’s a nice HTM61 that’d be a much better fit. https://www.usaudiomart.com/... | |
| Questions about an AVR If you’re using the RCA analog outputs the processing is likely being handled by the Blu Ray player so any AVR will work. | |
| Speaker Break-in Even if the surrounds are already compliant, the electronics in the crossover will likely benefit from some break in. I’d give them at leas 100 hours before making any critical judgements. Congrats on some great new speakers. Enjoy! | |
| Look for more pleasing IEM than S12 Pro Here are some IEMs I reviewed that I think will offer the bass your looking for but with more audiophile refinement and less fatigue in the upper mid and treble regions. https://theheadfijourneyman.com/2021/08/11/tin-hifi-t5-iems/ If you wanna st... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 or Pass Labs Int-250 to Sonus faber Amati Tradition @habermas Did you actually compare the Boulder and the Vitus to the Diablo? If so, in what areas did the Vitus and Boulder disappoint? I was going to recommend the OP add Vitus to their list, but it all depends on what improvements they’re looki... | |
| Digital Cable Recommendations I’d recommend trying this Acoustic Zen MC2. I got one and it blew me away and does everything well. If it doesn’t blow away your Nordost just turn around and sell it. Best of luck. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisaj916-acoustic-zen-mc2-digita... | |
| Integrated amp recommendation If you can stretch, this Plinius will give you what you’re looking for… https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb3842-plinius-hautonga-integrated-solid-state Close to your budget and also very good is this Ayre… https://www.audiogon.com/listings/l... | |
| CD and Network Streamers You could get an Innuos Zen Mini streamer/server that has its own CD drive and internal storage so you can simply load all your CDs into it and have access to all your music in any order you wish from your chair along with a good streamer (and no ... |