soix
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| Beginning of a new journey... @arafiq — you initially stated you have a preference for tubes, so why not look at the Lyr instead of the Jotunheim? | |
| Connecting Bluesound Node 2i Questions I wouldn’t recommend the power line Ethernet connection as it’s probably the noisiest option. The best from a sound quality perspective would likely be to run an additional cable from the router to the Node 2i. No idea about splitter options. | |
| Recommended SET amp and speakers to 20k What’s most important to you sonically from speakers and system? The Spatial Audio X3 looks like it can be driven by a SET amp, and it’s near full range with a powered woofer. | |
| best budget amp/preamp for B&W 805 D3s There’s a NuPrime IDA-16 available here now for $1195, and if you’re after clarity and detail — along with a lot of other positive attributes — you should be very happy. And 200Wpc should help your 805s wake up and get rid of any congestion at hi... | |
| DAC Streamer Recommendation Yeah, I’d ditch Amazon and go Qobuz, which is what I actually did and am very happy. At that budget I’d get a Bluesound Node 2i streamer and an Audio Mirror Tubadour DAC lll. That’d be a real nice start, and when funds allow he can upgrade the D... | |
| Want to get into Streaming Well, if you got the Innuos Zen Mk3 server/streamer and an Audio Mirror Tubadour Mklll SE DAC that cost about $2500 each you’d have a pretty damn nice sounding streaming setup at half your max budget. The bonus with the Zen streamer is it has onb... | |
| Advice on amplifier and B&W speaker pairing If you like tube amps, why choose B&Ws? Just asking for trouble IMHO. At least you’ve got tubes in your preamp, so I’d go with Class A solid state for amps that might be a nice compromise from tubes and have plenty of juice to let your 800s ... | |
| best budget amp/preamp for B&W 805 D3s What sound characteristics are most important to you? | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey Were the speakers you listened to at home broken in already? Almost sounds like the Tannoys were not. | |
| Beginning of a new journey... @arafiq — how many hours do you have on the Anandas? Just wondering if they’re broken in yet. Same thing @213runnin re: the Vali 2? | |
| Time for the Dynaco to go, Affordable Integrated or Separates for Wilson's Under $2.5K? A used Unison Unico 50 might be a good candidate given what you’re looking for, and there are two available here now around $2k. | |
| Complete Set of Five 2013 Anthony Gallo Speakers (Excellent/Mint) Are you sure you didn’t speak to some drunk dude at the Gallo wine company? The last two used pairs of CL-3s sold for $600 with the last pair selling about four months ago. IMHO, competition at this price level is fierce and there are tons of gr... | |
| ISO good quality tube pre-amp If memory serves, the minimum impedance on these speakers is 8Ohms or more depending on which model so I don’t think they present a tough load. Anyway, I’d put the Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL MZ2 with LPS+ power supply on your list of preamps to ... | |
| Silverline or Sonus Faber Beautiful amp. Congrats! I’m not a big fan of SF’s “cheap” line. I say cheap rather than budget because I demoed the Venere 2.5s in my system and they felt cheaply made — because they were — and sounded relatively unrefined. These “cheap” models b... | |
| Another Newbie, Another Help Thread BTW, your speakers do drop below 4Ohms so make sure that - especially for tube amps - the amp you choose is comfortable fully driving that load especially if you like to crank the volume at time at times. FWIW. |