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| Why I'm not adding a sub to my 2-way monitors for music I’ll just say that if you enjoy listening to monitors without a couple good subs, you either have crap subs or don’t know how to set them up. My experience is that when you eliminate subs from a well setup system the soundstage collapses along wi... | |
| High Sensitivity, high / flat impedance Speaker Shopping Don’t know what your budget is, but Verity Audio would be really worth a look. Also 3M, both from Canada and really great speakers. | |
| Best sounding processor A lot of people favor Marantz but I find it harsh and bright sounding. Sorry @erik_squires, but no. Just...no. I worked for Magnolia for a bit, and of all the AVRs out there Marantz was the LEAST harsh and bright sounding — polar opposite actua... | |
| Musician pegasus DAC or Denafrips Aries 2 I had read that Musician was an OEM supplier for Denafrips and decided to launch their own line of DACs. | |
| Musician pegasus DAC or Denafrips Aries 2 I don’t know, but from what I’ve read the Pegasus looks to be more on the level of the Pontus than the Aries in terms of build and sound quality. I think the Aries would be more comparable to the Musician Draco, but these are all just semi-inform... | |
| Recommended USB Cables. Can’t get my head around spending $500+ for a USB cable, or at least not yet anyway. I went for a LavriCable Ultimate Silver Dual USB that was $134 for a 1m cable. I haven’t compared it to any other USB cables, so all I can say is my headphone r... | |
| DAC recommendations I’m liking my Musician Pegasus R2R DAC quite a bit — very neutral and detailed but still very musical. Soundnews.net just did a review of their cheaper Draco and sound wise doesn’t sound like it gives up much to the Pegasus if it has the connecti... | |
| Integrated upgrade recomendations Congrats and enjoy! | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC I highly recommend the Musician Pegasus. | |
| New to hifi... question about Lumin T2 and Roon My speakers sounded like absolute CRAP for the first 100 hours or so, to the point I almost returned them. You’ve got some really nice speaks, so resist all urges to judge them before they’ve matured. Me? I would’ve just got an Innuos Zen Mk3 a... | |
| Integrated upgrade recomendations I’d go with a new amp. Really depends on what sound characteristics and improvements you’re looking for, but I’d put the Belles Aria integrated on your list. Best of luck. | |
| pre-amp processor Anthem. | |
| HDMI audiophile cable You mean, just like any digital cable? Because I’ve heard huge differences between digital cables running between my DAC and preamp. If you don’t hear differences, good for you, but I’d get my hearing checked i I was you. | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's I think you’re right to stick with AZ and just search for the right combo. IME, AZ cables are very natural sounding and actually a Big Bang for the buck. I’d be surprised if a combo of AC and Silver Ref wasn’t the magic bullet. Please let us kn... | |
| Recommendations Wanted IME, and I’ve compared them head to head, Joseph Audio speakers do everything better than B&Ws, and they’re among the best in the business at pulling off the disappearing act. Anything JA will get you there. Best of luck. |