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| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? BTW, one of my band mates brought his ancient Hafler amp to see how it sounded in my system. I was shocked that it more than held its own against my McCormack DNA 0.5 Rev. A. Not sure which model his Hafler was though, but I was really impressed... | |
| looking to match a new speaker to ARC REF75se Well, IMHO you’re doing your excellent amp a disservice with $3000 speakers. It deserves better. My advice — save up your sheckles until you can afford a pair of speakers that does it justice. Leading contenders would be Vandy Treos or Quatttos, P... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? Not sure I’d spend too much a 25 year old amp, but a better PC can definitely make a difference. I’d recommend trying Cullen Cable as they’re a solid upgrade over stock cables but don’t break the bank, and they offer a good trial period so if it ... | |
| Whither Vitus? There an SIA 025 available here now for just under $15k. There’s also an RI 100 on US AudioMart for $6500 in case that may be of interest. Best of luck. | |
| Ifi Zen Streamer plus upgraded power supply - the streamer to beat?? I was able to upgrade luckily over the years, now my name would be 991GTS! @blkwrxwgn You bastard! I’m so jealous as Porsche is my absolute fave car. At the time right outta business school I couldn’t afford a 944 turbo much less a 911, hence ... | |
| ATMA-SPHERE MA-1 MK11.3 with magnepans, am I completely mad?! Pretty sure I’ve read in the past that Ralph @atmasphere said his amps work really well with Maggies, which, frankly, surprised me but there it is. | |
| Favorite Preamps without phono section So, if a preamp with a phono stage sounds better to you, you’d sacrifice sonics to not have the extra electronics? My advice — go by sound and don’t worry so much about if it has a phono pre or not. | |
| looking to match a new speaker to ARC REF75se Big +1 @eugene81 Without this critical info this is all just a crapshoot. | |
| Interconnects for MHDT Orchid I’d highly suggest waiting until you have the Orchid burned in and see which direction you want to go from there. My guess, the Orchid is a little on the warmer side so you might wanna consider the AZ Silver Ref l or lls. They’re naturally detaile... | |
| Interconnects for MHDT Orchid What are you using currently? I use Satori shotgun biwires and am very familiar with the RM25 sound, but if I’m you I plug the Orchid in and see what direction in sound u wanna go from there. Again, let us know what interconnects you’re currentl... | |
| Ifi Zen Streamer plus upgraded power supply - the streamer to beat?? @blkwrxwgn Thanks so much for your valuable insights. Super helpful! BTW, the WRX is my favorite hot hatch. I used to own a VW Corrado VR6 and still miss her! | |
| Lyngdorf mp40 vs Audiocontrol x9 No, but I heard what Peter’s former TacT software did, and it was amazing in a $300k+ system. I didn’t want to listen without the TacT room correction in the system. It was NOT a subtle difference. I can’t comment on the Audiocontrol unit, but I’... | |
| Subwoofer between speakers? I had my subs between my speakers and my rack, slightly behind the speakers. But things really came together when I put them in the corners. @ozzy62 Excellent point. It’s all room and system specific. There’s no one “set and forget it” for ea... | |
| Interconnect XLR suggestion between Accuphase E-480, and Lumin T2 These 2 pair seem give me total different sound signature on my system very much copper vs sliver. Wondering if I can find a interconnect able to offer both? Im personally not a fan, but maybe the AZ Matrix ll would be a happy medium for you. ... | |
| Subwoofer between speakers? I don’t think it’s about the sub being between the speakers but more about where it sounds best in your room. Look up the “crawl around the floor” subwoofer method and just use that and you’ll probably be better off. Better yet, add another sub ... |