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| McCORMACK DNA-1 Yeah give Steve a call. He talked me through fixing my amp a while back (turned out to be a fuse), but DNA amps of that age can suffer an input board failure that is basically fatal. Hope it’s just a fuse. | |
| Speakers for Adcom GFA 575se $2k-$3k I’ve been using the same cables you have for years so I understand. There’s a demo pair of Usher Mini Dancer 2 with diamond tweeters for $2950 on eBay that may just end up being keepers. | |
| Replacement for Marantz AV8801: another prepro or receiver? And I've seen comments online that the analog section in these AVRs is really pretty good. Well, pretty sure you didn’t read those comments here. IMO you have a good amp and speakers, and it’d be a shame to hobble them for 2-channel listening wit... | |
| Recommendation Temporary DAC The Gustard A18 is $569 and there’s a Bel Canto DAC2.7 on US Audio Mart for $1100. Best of luck. | |
| Receiver for B&W 702 S2 Are you adding other speakers for home theater or are you just going to use the 702s? | |
| Quad Z2s Owners out there?... Yeah, it sounds like the mid/woof probably hit its stops. Did you literally turn the bass up or was it just a bass-heavy song played loudly? It probably did no harm, but you could switch the speakers with the same song and see if it stays on the s... | |
| A DAC to help overcome compressed music? So, you’re using a Node 2i for both streaming and DAC? | |
| Bryston monoblocks 7B ST replacement What sonic improvements would you like to achieve? | |
| A DAC to help overcome compressed music? What are all the components in your system currently? | |
| Move From AVR to Integrated? Nice speakers. If I were you I’d buy a NuPrime IDA-8 integrated from Audio Advisor. It’s $1095, and they offer a 30-day return policy so you can see if it makes nice improvements over your AVR, which it certainly should (read the reviews). It has ... | |
| Kimber 4tc good enough? There’s a pair of Acoustic Zen Satori 8’ shotgun bi-wire cables with spades on US Audio Mart for $750, which is half retail. These are excellent all-around cables, and after 30 years if you have any desire to try something different to see how yo... | |
| Replacement for Marantz AV8801: another prepro or receiver? Is 2-channel important to you or is this mostly for HT? | |
| Receiver Yeah, given your requirements if you can afford $2700 I’d go with the Anthem MRX 740 and call it a day. Frankly you’d probably be almost as happy with the Yamaha RX-A2080 at $1000 less, but if this is a long-term purchase and it’s in your budget,... | |
| Does benchmark dac sound good if don't like oppo dac sound? I don’t think the Benchmark will work for you. The R2R DACs have been gaining favor among those who are looking for a more analog-like sound, so the Pontus is likely a good choice as is the Soekris DAC1421 that is a bargain IMO at about $900. Pas... | |
| PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamp vs. Allinic H1202 Read reviews and go by which one exhibits the sound characteristics you’re looking for. Personally I’d take a Herron VTPH over either, so maybe add that one to your list. |