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| speaker cable question There's that caveat that since they get out of the way of the music, what you have left is the speaker, amp, source and recording to deal with. 😄 @nonoise Heh heh. No, MUST be the silver cables causing the problem. 🙄 | |
| Waxing nostalgic about those speakers that got away... So, I’m going to set out and try and find a pair Out of due respect as being a fellow former reviewer myself, please don’t ever write these words ever again. No good can come from that. I’m gonna hate myself for even sharing this with you, but ... | |
| Advice for bookshelf speakers Forgot to mention before that the Usher Mini-X DMD speakers have a matching center with the same drivers including the diamond tweeter despite the misleading “BE” in the model name… https://www.usheraudio.com.tw/portfolio-item/be-616/ But if it w... | |
| speaker cable question @nonoise Thanks for bringing Darwin Cables back to my attention. I remember reading intriguing things about their cables years ago but unfortunately forgot about them. Another company that also uses exclusively silver wire in their products is L... | |
| Top 3 Headphones Here’s the review I was actually thinking about where it was the HE1000 SE (not the v2) that compared favorably to the Susvara but could be run off an iPhone (if necessary). Not sure how the v2 stacks up to the SE, but just wanted to make the corr... | |
| Oppo 105D digital volume question Yeah, I also kinda doubt the Oppo’s volume control can be used thru its digital output. But you might be able to use this high-quality remote volume control that’s designed to be very transparent. Best of luck https://www.usaudiomart.com/detai... | |
| Streaming integrated for Silverline Sonatinas There’s a Hegel amp here now that might work as it has a USB input for streaming and enough power for those nice speakers… https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb0d14-hegel-h-100-solid-state | |
| Which integrated for Wilson Sabrina's Tweeters on the older Wilson models and on the Sabrinas are very different. The W/P 8s that date back to mid/late 2000s used inverted titanium tweeter. Hotter sounding than the silk dome tweeter Wilson Audio implemented on the Sabrinas. With ... | |
| New B&W 702 S2 Owner - AVR/Amp Advice Since 2-channel music is important I’d recommend either now or eventually using a stereo integrated and an AVR with front L/R preamp outs. Here’s one such potential combo… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649925805-hegel-190-imtegrad-amp-w... | |
| Which integrated for Wilson Sabrina's I realize this Vitus integrated is more than your desired price, but it’s about half its list price and may be a bit negotiable and should deliver just what you’re looking for. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisai451-vitus-audio-sia-025-receiv... | |
| That sound is right for me. He lost me at YouTube. | |
| speaker cable question I’d be inclined to go with the 6N zero crystal copper of the Acoustic Zen Hologram over the HT Pro cables. I’m a very happy long-time AZ Satori double barrel speaker cable owner and couldn’t recommend their cables more highly. https://www.thecabl... | |
| Top 3 Headphones First, I never rely on What Hifi reviews for anything, ever. I find them thin on content, comparisons, and overall substance, but that’s me. If you wanna read some really good, thorough and truly useful HeadFi reviews go to soundnews.net. That sa... | |
| DAC recommendations Gentlemen. Do I need the land line connection to the router to get started with Qobuz. No. | |
| Advice for bookshelf speakers The Usher Mini-X Diamond is definitely worth a hard look. The looks give them high WAF, they’re front ported, and they use the top diamond tweeter from their $28,000 flagship TD20 speakers, which is quite amazing given the sub $4k price of the Mi... |