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| STREAMER IME everything makes a difference in the streaming chain. Many people have gotten considerable improvements by upgrading their streamer’s power supply so that might be something to consider as well. Best of luck. | |
| New Class D amplifiers @mglik Thanks for the great feedback. Very helpful! | |
| Recs for small footprint integrated amp (<= 14 inches W) min 30 WRMS The Nuprime IDA-8 gets great reviews, is only about 9” wide, and costs only $1099 new but there’s a nice unit on USAM for $750. You can read reviews on Soundstage Experience or TAS where it won product of the year in 2017. Best of luck. https:/... | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height While not technically full range, by all accounts the Joseph Audio Perspective 2 punches well above its size in terms of bass quantity and quality. Here’s a nice pair in the beautiful Sapele finish… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649920381-... | |
| with Pathos Classic One MKIII Hybrid Integrated Amplifier Great and gorgeous amp. Like others mentioned, I’d skew toward speakers that are relatively easy to drive and that don’t drop much below 6 Ohms in impedance. I’d highly recommend looking at Verity Audio, Joseph Audio, and Usher, all of which I’v... | |
| How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes? With your speaker’s efficiency you should take a hard look at Valvet Class A amps. They fly under the radar but get universally outstanding reviews and rarely come up for sale but there’s one available now. I’d highly encourage you to check them o... | |
| Educate me about DSD In my system, native DSD files do sound much superior to their streaming counterparts. They aren’t cheap but man, the dynamics and realism is off the charts. @lalitk Thanks for the good info. I’m now interested but need to check how my DAC hand... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 8 or Plinius SA 103 Best of luck, and let us know what you choose and how it works out if you could. | |
| Whole reference system was stolen, now need new speakers on a low budget. Concept 50? A used pair of Joseph Audio Pulsar 2s would be a great choice. Best of luck. | |
| Should I upgrade my speaker cables? You might try Fidelium cables — they’re getting quite the buzz and may save you $1000s. | |
| New Class D amplifiers @mglik In greater detail, how would you compare the Atmasphere and AGD amps? I assume they’re both near SOTA, but would be very interesting to hear your impressions of the differences between the two for anyone who may be on the fence between the... | |
| Speaker placement. If u wanna do nearfield listening feel free to put them on the long wall and do the equilateral triangle thing if that’s what floats your boat. But that’s very different from positioning the speakers on the short wall, letting them breathe, and l... | |
| Educate me about DSD For the relatively small number of native DSD recordings out there, is it really worth worrying about? I’m streaming thousands of hi-res PCM songs through my R2R NOS DAC without all the filters, noise, etc. and enjoying the crap out of the quality... | |
| 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. |