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| Combining home theater with two channel My dealer suggested that I add an integrated amp to the system to play music.BINGO! Your dealer nailed it (along with everyone above). The cheapest option to dramatically improve your 2-channel performance is to incorporate a good stereo integrate... | |
| Weak link, what do ya think ? Since you’re posting this here I’ll assume 2-channel is important to you. I’d start by unplugging everything from the Monster (because it’s quick and free) and then buy a good stereo preamp and run the front L/R preouts from the Marantz into the ... | |
| Digital coax from CD player to DAC, RCA or BNC-RCA? I also don’t care for adaptersAs a general rule I don’t either — less is more. But I too was told by someone who designs expensive DACs that it’s preferable to run a balanced digital cable with RCA adapters than one that’s RCA terminated. I don’... | |
| Digital coax from CD player to DAC, RCA or BNC-RCA? This is an excellent digital cable — it has the desirable traits of being detailed and neutral yet also very natural sounding. My advice would be to start with this $55 cable and enjoy until you find something better, but I ended up just keeping ... | |
| Need Help with Recommendation for Amps Call me crazy, but I’d recommend trying D-Sonic M3a amps that could give you 12 amp channels @ 400W per channel for only $6250. You can demo them at home and return them if they don’t knock your socks off, but if they work you’ll save yourself a ... | |
| Monitor suggestions? address what I perceive as both poorly controlled bass and an overall lack of clarityI don’t think in any way, shape, or form your excellent speakers are the source of your problems. I’d suggest starting by replacing your electronics with others ... | |
| Matching solid state amps with tube based pre amps Lots of people find matching a tube pre with SS amp to be a great option, especially if your speakers aren’t an easy load. | |
| Best way to spend $1000 on used bookshelf speakers? +1 @tweak1 on the LSA-10 Signatures — that’s a ton of excellent speaker for that price. | |
| Looking for a new DAC streamer/server combo Innuos Zen Mk3 streamer/server with a Musician Pegasus or Denafrips Pontus would likely be a nice upgrade. Just one idea, and best of luck. | |
| Best way to spend $1000 on used bookshelf speakers? Depends completely on what sound characteristics you’re looking for and what electronics you’re driving them with. | |
| The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward... Yes, there are technological advances that improve our lives, but they aren't all that important when compared to the slow erosion of common decency. @tony1954 — Amen to that, but as the former seems to be driving a lot of the latter and shows no ... | |
| What DAC to get? Then exit the DAC via 3.5 Stereo pin. It is possible to reverse this and go out RCA to 3.5 Stereo pin to the speaker.I don’t get it. What’s the rest of the equipment in your system? | |
| Looking for high end individual streamer & individual dac to work in tandem. I think an R2R DAC would provide the type of sound you’re looking for and would also recommend the Pontus ll along with the Musician Pegasus or Aquarius and pair it with something like the ProJect Stream Box. Best of luck. | |
| Cardas Clear Beyond Jumpers For Joseph Audio Pearls Damn. Color me jealous. I’ve always felt the Pearls could well be my end-game speakers. | |
| The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward... I don't want to be 100% negative, when was the last time anything in this world changed for the better?Man, I’d hate to hear from you when you WANT to be negative. But it does seem like one step forward and two steps back at times. When we forge... |