soix
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| recommended speakers for Raven Blackhawk 3.1 Well, by choosing this amp you’ve severely limited your choice in speakers that I’m sure your finding out now, so I really hope you love that amp. Zu and Ref 3a are solid choices, but I think the sound signature of the 3a would better produce the... | |
| Magico Titan 15 $32,000 active subwoofer overview EEEEEEEEK! 32 grand? Let’s see, should I get one subwoofer or a 2022 Mazda Miata and a pair of Rhytmiks? Hmmmm. | |
| Best sounding Johnny Cash CD(s)? Thanks guys. I’ve got a lot to go on now. I noticed The Man in Black didn’t get any mentions. Is it the standard compressed mass-market recording made for radio and Alexa? | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? For those of you saying you need to spend more to get a meaningful improvement I’d encourage you to read the review of the Gustard R26 on soundnews.net. The thing is built to a very high standard from the power supplies to the resistor ladder, and... | |
| Best High Current amplifiers stable into low impedances Most Class A amps can do that as they typically have robust power supplies. Sanders Magtech, maybe Krell, Bryston, Parasound, Coda, McCormack etc.. I’d guess that most amps that near double into 4 Ohms would likely also handle a 2 Ohm load. | |
| purchasing used Ayre V-5xe? good purchase? Ayre is obviously an exceptional company that makes outstanding products, but at 15 years old the amp is a bit long in the tooth, which may be a consideration. Another exceptional amp around the same price is this highly upgraded McCormack DNA-1 t... | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations Just curious why the ma8950? Given what you’re looking for, I don’t think you could go wrong with the Joseph Audio Pulsar or Profile, Usher Dancer Mini Two DMD (diamond tweeter), ProAc D30 (w/ribbon tweeter), or Spendor 7.2. Also, the QLN Presti... | |
| Best budget USB @barts All my Lavris took about two weeks, and they were all bought in late 2021 so not sure if anything’s changed since then. Looking back it was well worth the wait IME. | |
| Best budget USB @barts Although at $174 the 1.5m Lavri Dual USB is $50 more than 1m if I was doing it over again I’d spring for it given the post @lalitk cites above, FWIW. Also, this was my first USB cable so haven’t as yet compared it to any others so I’d be v... | |
| Bryston amps VS the rest... too clear and neutral? This post is 20 years old — just sayin’ — but anyway, @mal11963 as you’ve found with speakers and preamps audio has advanced quite a bit over the past 30 years and that certainly includes Bryston. You could probably make a firm $2000 bid on this n... | |
| purchasing used Ayre V-5xe? good purchase? What improvements are you looking for over the Anthem, and what sound characteristics are most important to you? | |
| Class D for Repatriated Merlin TSM MMI Still believe super fast switching will never beat no switching...To be honest l, just don't understand class D schematics and topology. @pwayland Might be time for you to go listen to some of the better GaN amps from the likes of AGD, Atma-Sph... | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations Budget? What sound characteristics are most important to you? This info will lead to much better recommendations here. | |
| Ideal power cord lengths? But I am getting older and have a greater interest in getting to the final system in my lifetime. @ghdprentice Ha! We can dream I suppose. | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? Yeah, the Gustard R26 seems like a damn good bet although I prefer using a separate active preamp. |