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| Marantz 7706 or Anthem MRX 740 In a nutshell, the Anthem will sounds more neutral with more upper-level detail and have better room correction and is the more reliable of the two. The Marantz will sound fuller and warmer with less treble detail. Best of luck. | |
| Replace my Marantz AV7702mkII? does the 2 chan pre need to be on when watching a movie? I think so, but that means a tube pre is kinda out of the questionWell, yeah, but you don’t have a tube option at all using only a prepro, right? The point is, even a good solid state stereo... | |
| Music format for bringing to audition/demo Call ahead and find out what they have. Unless you know what version/quality of the songs you want to use are on Tidal/Qobuz you might be better off bringing your own CD or downloaded version as all recordings are not created equal. Hell, id eve... | |
| Best skiinny floorstanders What sound characteristics are most important to you and what would you like to improve over what you have now. BTW, the Boenickes are great but not sure they’ll work too well with a tube amp. | |
| Replace my Marantz AV7702mkII? I live in a condo I don’t have the luxury of multiple dedicated listening rooms, I need to compromise.Good news — you absolutely do NOT need to compromise. Keep on using your Marantz for HT and seamlessly incorporate a dedicated stereo preamp int... | |
| Opinions wanted: 10-30K Speakers for Jazz/Folk Given what you’re looking for I’d definitely make Harbeth speakers a must hear. They’re voiced starting with the midrange and are very musical speakers. ProAc, Verity Audio, Rockport Technologies, Sonus Faber, and DeVore would be some other good... | |
| Power Cable recc for NAD M10 +1 Audio Envy, also Raven Audio, Cullen Cable, and Triode Wire Labs worth exploring along with rolling your own as above. Best of luck. | |
| Closed back headphones and Focal Put simply, when you hold the Stellia, you know where your money went. When you hold the Arya, you wonder where your money went.Ha! Best line of the day, and thanks for sharing your findings — most interesting. As an owner of the low-rent (but s... | |
| Preamp recommendation; ≤ $5k Sound profiles of tube pres vary greatly so would be helpful if you could specify what sound characteristics are most important to you. | |
| Hoping for a recommendation for stereo amp around $1500 or less ($2k max) There’s a pair of Bel Canto 500M monos on US AudioMart for $1800 that’d be great. Another excellent option would be a D-Sonic M3a-800S for $1475 new, and they offer a trial period, which is obviously a nice option. D-Sonic flies under the radar,... | |
| Anyone Successfully Go from Floor Standers to Bookshelf Monitors w/ Subs? Maybe go with smaller and attractive floorstanders that punch above their weight? Also obviously avoids the hassle of integrating subs. Something like the Joseph Audio Perspective 2 might pass the WAF and size test and still fill your room adequ... | |
| Anyone interested in nearly perfection on a headphone a a great price?? The Hifiman HE400S is available on Amazon for $250, and the Sundara “open box” is at Hifiman for $299. Don’t know your friend’s tastes or budget, but these are two good options IMHO (I own the 400S). | |
| Best Amp With Some Warmth and Midrange Magic To Pair With The RAAL Requsite SR1a's? @yyzsantabarbara — which amps? | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? class A always sounds better Who says? Absolutes are rarely applicable in this hobby IMHO. | |
| Gershman Studio 2 Thanks for sharing and nice to hear Gershman did the right thing. I’ve always liked what I’ve heard from Gershman speakers and think it’s a shame they fly so low on the radar at least here in the US. Look forward to hearing your impressions. |