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| DAC PREFERENCES TO MATCH WITH NODE2 Ditch Tidal and get Qobuz so you can stop worrying about stupid MQA and open up tons more DAC alternatives. | |
| Which SS amplifier has similar sound as the LTA amplifiers?.... There’s a used Valvet E2 available here for $1850. It’s Class A, but it’s small so isn’t as much of a space heater as the larger, more powerful beasts out there. Read the reviews if you haven’t. Best of luck. | |
| upgrade suggestions from wilson sophias (original)? What are you looking to improve upon, and what aspects of sound reproduction and system performance do you value most highly? Also, what’s in the rest of your system? | |
| Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo? My Stereo listening is done by streaming thru a nucleus connected via usb to a chord Hugo tt2 and then to a marantz 5014 via coaxial, then to a McIntosh mc255 and then off to speakers referred to aboveSo, you’re running a $5500 DAC into a $1000 AV... | |
| Which SS amplifier has similar sound as the LTA amplifiers?.... What speakers are you using? | |
| Best equipment to integrate subwoofers with desktop speakers? DSpeaker Anti Mode 2.0. | |
| Combining 2 channel audio and home theatre I’ll take a good, used integrated stereo amp for $700 over a mid-fi AVR any day. | |
| Desire to try tubes If your experience with speakers is fairly limited, I’d recommend going out and listening to a bunch to get more of a perspective. My opinion, there are other speakers out there that would show off more of the virtues of a tubed preamp (depth of ... | |
| What’s the best DAC match for the Cambridge Audio CXC original or V2? Let’s back up a bit. What would you most like to improve upon over what you have now, and what aspects of sound reproduction are most important to you? You’ll get much more useful and targeted recommendations if you can specify these crucial thi... | |
| Combining 2 channel audio and home theatre Adding a separate stereo amp would likely help, but the Denon’s preamp section will continue to be a significant bottleneck to achieving better 2-channel performance as long as it’s in the signal path. Period. Preamps matter!!! The easiest, mos... | |
| transport questions One idea would be to try something like an Empirical Audio Synchro Mesh or Wyred4Sound Reclocker with the Rotel and see if that makes an improvement. Best of luck. | |
| Best room treatment I highly recommend reading “Premium Home Theater” by Earl Geddes that I believe is now only available through download. By far the most approachable and helpful thing I’ve read on creating a good-sounding room. I’d go so far as to say delay maki... | |
| Beyond Boutique Speakers I don't think they qualify due to the sheer number of EU reviews plus an established EU dealer network.The criteria is if they’ve had a full review in Stereophile, which Boenicke has not. That they may be well known in the EU is irrelevant to thi... | |
| Beyond Boutique Speakers Boenicke. | |
| Used speaker for 5K There’s a nice pair of Usher Dancer CP-8571 (with diamond tweeter) on eBay for $5580 that would excel in all the areas you’re looking for. Best of luck. |