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| Vandersteen 3A Sig vs Harbeth vs Spatial OB I’d strongly consider the LSA-20 Signatures being offered here by the manufacturer for $2500, and they offer a 30-day trial period that is obviously very helpful. Read the reviews, but I think these would give you everything you’re looking for an... | |
| Speaker cables for Sonus Faber Olympica II Call me crazy, but I’d think very fine $10,000/pr speakers can justify a bit more than $500 cables, especially if you’re running shotgun bi-wire cables, no? There’s a 12ft. shotgun pair of Acoustic Zen Satori cables on eBay for $650 that should d... | |
| Denon AVR X3700 vs Marantz SR5015 Worked for Magnolia for a bit and got to compare all their AVRs using B&W 804 D3s. If you’re looking for neutral and the most transparent sound I’d recommend Yamaha, and if you find your speakers a little bright or would like to add some tonal... | |
| Question regarding subwoofers 2) Did a pair of subs affect imaging much? IOW, could you discern enough left/right to make it worthwhile?I’ll just answer this one from personal experience and give a resounding “yes!” I’ve heard several $$$ systems that employed dual powered sub... | |
| Need updated opinions on R2R vs Multibit delta sigma DACs You might consider starting a new thread and providing more detail about what kind of sound you’re looking for and what’s important to you. | |
| Suggestions for some Monitor Audio I’d add a used Bryston B135 SST2 or B100 SST, Hegel H160, or NuPrime IDA-8 or IDA-16. Best of luck. | |
| Tube Preamp for SMC Audio power amp. (300B?) So you’ll want to go with a preamp with about 10kOhm output impedance or preferably less. BTW, there’s a Sachs pre on US Audio Mart for $2150. A pre I’d look at would be the Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL. Best of luck in your search. | |
| Suggestions for some Monitor Audio What sound characteristics related to system performance are most important to you? Tonality, micro/macrodynamics, 3D imaging and soundstage, bass quality, treble detail or air, etc.? All or any of these can help determine choice of amp. BTW, a... | |
| Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo? Having had some exposure to only marginally integrated subs, leaves me to keep my wishes clear of any subs rocking my guts. (I'm not into 'thunder and lighting' AV shows either.) So, 'Horses for courses' I'd say.@justmetoo — I’d say you’d do well ... | |
| Bryston B 100SST integrated thoughts? Well that was easy. | |
| Help with choosing a CD transport Maybe consider adding something like a Wyred4Sound Reclocker to your current setup as it could help yield some improvement with any transport you use.Another idea would be to ditch the transport altogether and go with something like an Innuos Zen ... | |
| Bryston B 100SST integrated thoughts? What kind of sound are you looking for, and what’s most important to you? | |
| Compare Purif-based amp vs Class A/B (Code No 8/ Halo JC-5/ Pass X-250/ Anthem STR) Nothing against Purifi or Class A/B amps, but with your speakers have you tried any tube or Class A amps? Is this an energy/heat thing? Personally I’d love to hear your speakers with something like a Valvet E2. Just curious. | |
| Preamp for R2R DACs Nicely done! Sounds like a huge upgrade. You might check out Audio Envy NV-SP6 cables. They offer 30’ length at only around $250 and have built a good following here. | |
| Phonostage, preamp or amp? Since you’re looking at a new phono pre and DAC, I’d consider going with tubed versions of each and the Bryston will likely pass through the tube goodness with its excellent transparency. Best of luck. |