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| Jeff Rowland Model 8 or Plinius SA 103 In theory the Model 8 should have more bass control of the 801 for the 400 watts into 4 ohms instead of the Plinius 220 watts. Uh, you really think the speakers would be underpowered with 220Wpc @4 Ohms? You should also know the 103 delivers 3... | |
| Interconnects and speaker cables I’d suggest waiting until your new amps are broken in and then share what characteristics you’re looking for at that point. Seems very preliminary to be asking about wires now IMHO. | |
| OMG - Room Acoustics are Critical - WAF be dam-ed!. You’re my hero! Now try pulling the speakers out another foot and see how that flies. | |
| Speaker placement. Not sure I understand, but I always prefer putting speakers on the short wall and giving them some space to breathe away from the back wall but still need some space from side walls as well. In that room I’d start with the speakers at least 3’ out... | |
| Cable upgrade Once your confident your speakers have settled in I’d encourage you to reach out again and share what improvements you’d be looking for over your current cables so you get targeted recommendations specifically what you’re looking for rather than w... | |
| "Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time? Don’t have time to read this fiction novel. | |
| My Home Theatre Room Challenges - Is It Worth It To Upgrade Speakers Not sure why you’d pick this Rel over the SVS SB1000 Pro for HT. The Rel has a 200W amp and goes down to 30Hz -6dB while the SVS has a 325W amp and goes down to 20Hz -3dB. Both are about the same size and have high-level and LFE inputs, but the SV... | |
| New Class D amplifiers In addition to Atmasphere you should also look at AGD amps that are also being touted as “end game” amps and have the virtue of being easily upgradeable as technology improves. When one of the top tube amp designers comes out with a GaN amp and i... | |
| 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... |