soix
Responses from soix
| Beginner money for separate Amp/Preamp for Hm Th Yeah, there’s not a lot to go on here re: what you’re looking for in terms of sound characteristics that are important to you. Also, you’d probably be better off figuring out what speakers you’re going to upgrade to (or upgrade speakers first) so... | |
| Upgrading from Thiel 2.7 to Sonus Faber or Focal??? +1 the Joseph Audio Perspective 2 if you have a dealer near enough to go listen. | |
| B&W 603 vs Martin Logan 40i ? Yes. I worked for Magnolia and heard both, and my recommendation is neither. The LSA-20 Signatures are available here on sale for $2299/pr and they’re at another level entirely from these. Not even in the same ballpark. Best of luck. | |
| Newb - Ideas For Quality vs Quantity For 2 Ch Amp/Pre or Integrated (and speakers) There are too many options out there to make a meaningful recommendation. If you could describe what type of sound and sound characteristics are most important to you it’ll help greatly to narrow down recommendations more toward what you’re actua... | |
| Digital Cable... anyone compare Canare lv 77S to The Apogee Wyde Eye can be bought on Amazon for $50 for 1m and compares well to pricier digital cables. I actually prefer it to my Stereovox XV2 (descendent of the original D60) as it’s more natural sounding yet still very detailed. This is a gr... | |
| Upgrading from Thiel 2.7 to Sonus Faber or Focal??? There’s a nice pair of Joseph Audio Pearl 3s available here now for about $18k if that’s in your budget. Game, set, match. | |
| I expected more from my speakers (not high end) I apologize kenjit was the first to respond here. He’s like the village idiot they let hang around here and nobody really knows why. Without knowing more about what sound characteristics are most important to you and what specifically you’d like... | |
| Killer used integrated for A killer integrated for under $500 is a tough ask IMHO. There’s a NuPrime IDA-8 on US AudioMart for $700 that’d be great if you have an extra 200 bucks to spare. Best of luck. | |
| New at Qobuz - no HiRes sound Would you know how much I need to budget for a unit better than that integrated into the Node2 - "the next best thing"?That’s a good question. My first stop would be something like the Gustard A18 that runs $650 that I’d think would yield a meani... | |
| Help me build my system - amp for b and w 705 s2. If you’re open to used there’s a NuPrime IDA-16 on US AudioMart for $1400 that offers great sound and also has a good DAC so you may well kill two birds with one stone on the cheap. For new the Yamaha A-S1200 is about $2800 (no DAC) and would giv... | |
| New Anthem AVM 70 and MRX 740 difference in processing @soix the amp is to offer more clean power to get the dynamics and volume needed from my other speakers to match the Khorn. Klipsch tend to be extremely efficient speakers and typically don’t need much power at all. IMO and especially for HT you... | |
| Shopping for new speakers-need ideas... Selling old DQ-10's... I think MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL speakers would be a great option in your price range. They are dipoles so will give you that open and airy stage you’re used to, and I find their treble to be nicely detailed but never harsh or forward soundi... | |
| New Anthem AVM 70 and MRX 740 difference in processing Why do I need the amp? Because I want to send clean power to my other speakers to help them keep up with the Klipschorn mains. What happened to “why so high-end for my little Klipsch surround speakers stuck in weird corners behind my head?” So, th... | |
| Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts? Listening Habits: 55-72db max Vocals, Jazz, Opera, electronic Ears sensitive to harshness and volume. Max at 8k hz. @chorus - This really isn’t much to go on in terms of what you’re looking for or what qualities you value most in DAC/system perfor... | |
| New Anthem AVM 70 and MRX 740 difference in processing Seems like a lot to play a soundtrack that is already far over bloated, eq'd, and digitized to begin with - through my tv's HDMI. Like, why so high-end for my little Klipsch surround speakers stuck in weird corners behind my head? You would never ... |