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| Anyone hear the Class D Audio Mini GaN 5 amp yet? Great info. Thanks! I just posted the same thought of pairing the GaN 5 with a tubed pre on my other thread on this topic — very intriguing. | |
| Anybody else waiting for GaN and Purify to have a baby? As it stands I’m thinking pairing the GaN 5 with a decent tubed preamp could be the heart pretty darn good-sounding system for not much $$$. Yes? No? What tube preamp would you use? Off the top I’d be curious about a Schiit Freya+ or a Quicksi... | |
| SVS SB-2000 Pro/3000 vs. REL T/7x I’d recommend getting a pair of SB2000 Pros for $1500. IMHO two very good subs trump one excellent sub through virtue of its better balance/evenness and ability to deal with room nodes, and the included integration technology is a really nice bon... | |
| Integrated Amplifier for B&W 803 D3 Not sure I’d try to drive the 803s with tubes unless you listen at fairly low volume levels. A nice compromise might be a good Class-A integrated. There are some Gryphon Diablos available here now, but I’d probably go for this Vitus SIA-025 that o... | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? To put this a different way, it would be easy for me to buy five pairs of headphones, from one site or from multiple sites, and return at least four of them. I would be within their policies. But is that ethical?I think as long as you’re honestly ... | |
| New mains to complement Usher 5.1 setup? Uh, forgot to mention the obvious upgrade to the Usher SD-500 that goes for about $2k/pr new. Duh. It’s pretty impressive to be able to get their flagship diamond tweeter at this price level, but then it’s Usher so not really surprised. | |
| New mains to complement Usher 5.1 setup? These are excellent all-around speakers with a similar sonic signature to Usher...https://tmraudio.com/speakers/bookshelf-speakers-monitors/joseph-audio-rm7xl-bookshelf-speakers-black-pair/ If you prefer new the LSA-10 Signatures are available her... | |
| Anybody else waiting for GaN and Purify to have a baby? @jjss49 — Great synopses, and thank you. Most helpful and look forward to future thoughts/comparisons and if anymore changes to the GaN 5 with more hours. | |
| Two channel and home theater room under construction Kinda like the feng shui minimalist industrial vibe ya got going there. | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? Doing your research should help minimize the risk of picking something too far off the mark. Obviously finding a dealer online with a good return policy would be one way to go, but you can also consider buying used headphones and in the event you... | |
| First headphones and amp combo? This really needs to start with what sound characteristics you’re looking for. The 6xx aren’t a good value if they don’t give you the right sound for your specific tastes. | |
| B&W 800 D4's, Room size, & general Q's I was talking about the 802D3s — shoulda specified that. | |
| New mains to complement Usher 5.1 setup? I’m a big Usher fan and think it’d be a great idea to stick with that brand if you like the sound. If you can stretch your budget a bit there’s a nice pair of Mini Dancer 2s available here now that you can probably get for around $3k give or take.... | |
| B&W 800 D4's, Room size, & general Q's What sound characteristics are most important to you? What kind of music do you listen to and how loud? You live in a good area to hear lots of good audio, and especially at your level of expense you should go out and hear at least a few other s... | |
| surround processor? When surrond processors are being discussed it is relevant to talk about setting them up.Except we were discussing getting better stereo performance in a HT setup Otto, not setting parameters for surround sound. You brought that one in from left f... |