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| 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. | |
| B&W 804d3 amplifier pairing....(Rotel RB1590?) Bryston, Bryston, Bryston! There are a couple 4B3s available here now for about $4100 — grab one. | |
| Connect older Bose Subwoofer to a modern AV receiver So, I’ve gotten my dads old Bose Audiomass 5 series 3 subwoofer which I’m really fond of.Good Lord, why??? That’s like saying you’ve gotten your dad’s Yugo that you’re really fond of. my issue has been solved!Congrats. What’d you do, throw it off ... | |
| Floor-standing vs Book-shelf from upper line up? I’d be concerned with the bass output of the Trio in your room. It’s actually a 2-way speaker so both mid/bass drivers are going to reinforce bass. I had a similar speaker design once and the bass output was surprising and not really suited for ... | |
| Receiver Is stereo listening important to you? If so, what % do you use system for movies vs. music? How do you like the sound with the Marantz, and is there anything specific you’d like to improve upon? | |
| Ideas on how to improve setup please Thanks @russ69 — Staafs are not Hawks. Duh, not sure how I managed to mess that up. And yeah, that does knock speakers up a peg on needing replacement but if you add the subs it’s obviously a bit less of an issue. Anyway, there’s plenty of stuf... | |
| Looking For Best Headphones Flyby alert!!! OP MIA. | |
| Any SS amp recs in the 1-2k price range? Over on US Audio Mart there’s a Bel Canto S300 for $725 or a pair of REF500M monos for $2000 that might be a great fit for what you’re looking for. Best of luck. | |
| What are few good amps currently for Sennhieser HD6xx (HD650) under 300 USD ? The Cavalli Hybrid CTH amp has garnered some very positive reviews from fellow HD6xx owners so that’d be one to look at. For a pure tube amp there’s the xDuoo TA-10R, or if you can stretch a bit the TA-20 that may be worth exploring too. Hope th... | |
| Hybrid Tube & SS Saw a video from PS Audio saying that tubes are for preamps and SS is for amplification and that we are best to let each do their job.I’ve found there are gazillions of variables in this hobby/disease and very few absolutes. I find when people say... |