soix
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| AR-2ax. On the Prowl. Typical Issues??? Yeah, my uncle gave me a pair. They were mushy and completely rolled off in the highs. If that’s what you’re after, go for it. My Pioneer HPM-100s made them sound like crap in comparison. Just my experience FWIW. I still have my HPM-100s if you’r... | |
| Need help to select a speaker If you’re looking for good performance at low volumes, to me, that means high sensitivity speakers. I think Tannoy is your obvious choice. | |
| The Cable Co The notion of paying $600 for a cable when I can find it used for $250...no customer service can beat that. @hilde45 Bingo!!! Used cables are readily available, easy and cheap to ship, are pretty much assured to be trouble free, and they’re eas... | |
| New Pre/Pro for 2 ch guy? (+How easy to set up RC in top units like Lyngdorf, etc)? That is my overall concern, getting good 2 channel sound out of a processor or going to a 2 piece processor and preamp setup. My advice, if 2-channel is important, is to buy a good, dedicated stereo preamp and feed the preamp outs of an AVP int... | |
| Please Recommend Highly Efficient Floor Standing Non-Horn Speaker Suggestions Flies under the radar as a Canadian company, but Verity Audio makes some of the best speakers I’ve ever heard and are also high efficiency. | |
| Power Conditioner/Surge Protector Options That is why I prefer to turn to a scientific explanation of the technology and why it works rather than just saying that it does and you should take a $2-5K leap of faith! I agree, but if a products achieves a scientific benchmark but doesn’t g... | |
| New Pre/Pro for 2 ch guy? (+How easy to set up RC in top units like Lyngdorf, etc)? So my concern is that the MX Dac implementation/SQ will not be as good as my Esoteric K-03 CD/SACD, which is somewhat legendary. Well, that would’ve been good to know up front. I’ve wasted my time and I’m out. Best of luck. | |
| New Pre/Pro for 2 ch guy? (+How easy to set up RC in top units like Lyngdorf, etc)? However, from what I understand, the McIntosh processors do not have this laid back / mushy sound. Can you confirm this? @auxinput No, but the house sound is consistent and clear. Have you heard the McIntosh or Lyngdorf pre/pros. I think you... | |
| New Pre/Pro for 2 ch guy? (+How easy to set up RC in top units like Lyngdorf, etc)? soix, why the snooty response to the consideration of a Mc preamp? You were very nice in your original response. My apologies. Admittedly I’m not a McIntosh fan. I worked for Magnolia for a bit and when they had the KEF Blades hooked up to Macs... | |
| New Pre/Pro for 2 ch guy? (+How easy to set up RC in top units like Lyngdorf, etc)? Yes, if you want a wet blanket thrown over your speakers definitely get the McIntsh gear. Good luck with that. | |
| Please help my ignorant a$$, I just want a good streamer...I think. I went simple: Chromecast Audio Dude, what the hell are you even doing here? Go back to Reddit. | |
| McCormack DNA HT3 Amp and Bellari 532 Passive Pre-amp ..Good Match ? Steve used to make passive preamps so most of his amps should be compatible. | |
| Which complete set of cables to try out? As good as the cables may be, it’s insanely stupid they just don’t put directional arrows on the cable jackets. STOOPID!!! | |
| Power Conditioner/Surge Protector Options This is very system and home dependent. If possible I’d recommend trying a Niagara, Plixir, Audience, and Synergistic unit in your system and given your budget. Read reviews and try those that seem to coincide with your system/sonic preferences. ... | |
| New Pre/Pro for 2 ch guy? (+How easy to set up RC in top units like Lyngdorf, etc)? However, been reading that something like a Lyngdorf sounds great, and room correction could make a big diff even in 2 channel. My experience after hearing Lyngdorf’s technology in his previous TacT technology in a $300,000 stereo system, go fo... |