soix
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| Are modern receivers any better than older ones? I currently have an old Sony STR-DE898, and I’m debating whether it’s worth upgrading or not Absolutely not! Take any $$$ You were planning on sinking into the Sony and put it toward an Anthem AVR. Their newest MRX 540 is $1699, but as you obvi... | |
| Cable Quality vs Customer Service Glad to hear they seem to be working out so far as cables are always a bit of a crapshoot recommendation, but are they maybe a little too detailed or potentially fatiguing (just reading a little between the lines of your initial impressions here)?... | |
| Energy speakers @allenf1963 IME Joseph Audio speakers excel at pulling off a disappearing act (meaning you don’t generally hear sound coming directly from the speakers) and leave a naturally detailed and palpable 3D soundstage that gives the illusion of a perform... | |
| Energy speakers Here ya go. Just buy these and you’ll be thrilled, and they do everything you’re looking for and much, much more (Energy isn’t even near the same league as these). At $2800/pr ($7000 MSRP) they’re an absolute steal, and if for some reason they don... | |
| Single band, tri-band or quad-band mesh for streamer I’d absolutely go with option #2 no question as it could likely offer not only the best sound for your main system but also may be your cheapest option. As mentioned earlier, a direct Ethernet connection to your router would provide the best sound... | |
| Step up From Rogue RP-5 What improvements are you looking for and what sound characteristics are most important to you? Without this critical info you’re just gonna get recommendations on personal preferences that may or may not have anything to do with what you’re look... | |
| Energy speakers What improvements are you looking for, what sound characteristics are most important to you, and what’s your budget? There are tons of great budget speakers out there these days so not sure why you’re singling out Energy. | |
| Changes to older system I’d replace the speakers first rather than trying to put a bandaid on them with tubes, and you probably don’t wanna run your Matrix 3s with a tube amp as they generally require some power to get the best out of them. Those older metal tweets are l... | |
| First Watt F8, passive preamp, DAC Personally I’d go with an integrated as needing a DAC with a good volume control will reduce your DAC choices quite a bit. Just my $0.02 FWIW. Best of luck. | |
| Replacement power. Ps I’ve always thought Clayton Audio amps were some of the better Class A solid state amps around and quite a value for the performance they offer. Here are a couple reviews for their M200 mono blocks and S100 stereo amps FYI... https://positive-fe... | |
| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? I’d put more emphasis on reviews/reviewers who take the time and effort to compare a review sample to another competitive piece, otherwise the reviewer could just be listening to the reviewed product in a bubble and relying on longer-term auditory... | |
| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? You’ve already got several excellent options here, so if I’m you I’m reading all the reviews I can to see which one(s) best provide the sound characteristics you’re looking for. If you know you like the Class-A, solid-state sound it’s hard to see ... | |
| Monstrous power cables I’m of the camp that cables can and do make a difference but that those differences are always subtle, at best. While I largely agree with this, I shy away from using the term “always” in audio. While most of my cable changes have made subtle ... | |
| New to streaming question Disregard, there is a search function almost hidden away in the Naim app where you can search artists through Quboz or Tidal. I'm an idiot. No, you’re not at all. I think there are a lot of idiot app developers who for some unknown reason hide... | |
| Narrowing down the field (DAC wise) Listening the other day to a sound demo for the weiss501 in comparison to something else. The 501 shined (wish it was just a DAC) really opened my eyes and ears What exactly did the 501 do that was better than your DAC? This is critical inform... |