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| Class A amplifiers Stop watching YouTube for good info on hifi. | |
| Parasound A21+ vs MF M8 500S vs Cary 200.2 ES vs Hegel H20 There’s a McCormack DNA 0.5 with Steve McCormack’s Ultra mods on US AudioMart for $2000. Jump on it! And you can have Steve do even further mods down the road if you want even more or ever get the itch. Best of luck. | |
| Excellent Speakers for Classical Music - $2,000 USD Budget But the regret does. | |
| Apple Music Get the adapter that allows you to charge as you play — it supposedly sounds better and will avoid your phone dying while listening. Also, I believe Apple limits the iPhone’s digital out to 24/96 if that matters. I’d recommend switching to Qobuz. | |
| Need help with the chain First, be aware the iPhone limits its digital output to 24/96, which is still pretty good but you won’t get 24/192 if that matters. Second, ditch Apple Music and get Qobuz. Lastly, you should look at a good stereo integrated amp to replace the A... | |
| Excellent Speakers for Classical Music - $2,000 USD Budget I’d recommend looking at the LSA-20 Signatures available here from the manufacturer for $2300 with a home trial. You can read the reviews — the new LSA speakers offer a lot of performance and quality for the price. Best of luck. | |
| House renovation: Help with 3.1(.2) vs 5.1(.2) vs soundbar I’d do at least 5.1 if I’m you — IME it’s a much more entertaining involving experience watching a movie when you’re enveloped by sound in a true surround system. And no sound bar can create that level of experience. It’s a smaller space so I’d do... | |
| Chinese knock-off headphone amps Would I be throwing my money away by purchasing one?Probably. Why would you want to support fraudulent businesses when there are great legit amps available from the likes of Singxer, Gustard, and others? C’mon man. | |
| When is a mismatched center OK? I don't have room for the standalone style center. I’d either make room or do the phantom center thing. Nothing worse than a compromised center channel IME. Best of luck. | |
| LG Electronics will stop making cell phones with DAC 'S built in!!!!!! I don’t think too many people here rely all that much on any phone’s DAC. Could be wrong, but I sure as hell don’t. | |
| Vandersteen Treo CT or Proac D48R @danbnjshore — duh, shoulda realized you were a fellow NJ resident. Anyhoo, congrats on the excellent new speaks! As someone who counts both ProAc and Vandy as two of my favorite makes I’m curious what Johnny R. said about them to you. | |
| New summer home thinking about the following. Agree that one Classic One won’t have the juice to properly power the A1s. Given the sound characteristics you’re after you should give a look at the Unison Unico Due or Secondo that are hybrid designs and offer more power in a similar price rang... | |
| New summer home thinking about the following. Deadwood? Sounds lovely. Seriously though, the Magicos are a pretty blank canvas, so what sound characteristics are you most looking for? | |
| Vandersteen Treo CT or Proac D48R Take a trip to beautiful New Jersey and come hear them with Johnny R. and you’ll know what to do. AND you get to experience the splendor that is The Garden State — the unsung jewel of the northeast — as a bonus! | |
| Would like to upgrade amplifier and would appreciate suggestions. One of the reasons for keeping my amps, is I may find after updating the speakers that they are just fine with a more efficient speaker.Which is why it’s kinda silly to even be talking about amps at this point. I think you’d be better served to a... |