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| I wouod like a power cord recomendation that's in the budget category I’d go with Cullen too, although I recently heard about Audio Envy that also sounds very intriguing. Most of these guys offer a return period so you can give one a shot with very little risk. Given the quality of your preamp I’d recommend you at... | |
| 2 Channels v. More Channels & Ceiling Speaker Recommendations I’m mainly a 2-channel guy too, but I’d definitely do at least 5.1 as I find that’s really the minimum to get the immersive movie experience and is far, far more involving and enjoyable than something like 2.1. The sub is not optional IMO, and th... | |
| New digital source recommendation Maybe take this as an opportunity to enter the wonderful world of music streaming rather than reinvesting in more “old tech.” You could buy a used Innuos Zen Mini 2 for $500. This would allow you to load all your CDs directly into its internal mem... | |
| More Dynamic Speakers Than Vienna Acoustic The Spatial Audio M3 Triode Masters are very efficient and likely much more dynamic that your VAs, and they can be had used for around $2k. The M3 Turbo S is still very efficient with deeper bass and is available used for around $1500. Best of l... | |
| Preamp and Amp how much influence each contributes? I don’t think it makes much sense to discuss which component has more or less importance or impact. As others have said, it’s a system and every component is critical. That said, in my system I hear bigger differences between preamps than amps, ... | |
| looking to upgrade amp. Best choice of Belles Aria vs Rogue CM v Parasound HINT? There’s a Pathos Twin Tower amp available here now under $3k with tube input stage and Class-A amp that should match well with your system and tastes. Beautiful and originally almost $8k amp. Best of luck. | |
| Reasonable integrated amp for Magico A3 I’ve heard Alon Wolf really likes Hegel amps and that they are one of the amps he uses to voice his speakers, so maybe an H300 or H360 would be worth adding to the list. At this level it’s all about sonic preferences, so maybe calling Magico and ... | |
| I need a good looking and good sounding speaker .... Joseph Audio Perspectives are easy on the ears and eyes, and their size is pretty NYC apt. friendly. Think they’d sound great with your electronics as well. Best of luck in your search. | |
| Looking for wireless headphones I have the Red. I also tried adding the Jitterbug and didn’t like it at all — sounded veiled to me and collapsed the soundstage so everything was closer and upfront. I’ve read the Cobalt is significantly better but also incorporates parts of the... | |
| Looking for wireless headphones At that price you could get the HIFIMAN Ananda-BT Bluetooth ‘phones, link them to your phone and you’re good to go totally wireless. If you don’t mind a short cable running from your phone in your pocket you could even use a wired headphone and g... | |
| looking for a preamp for pass XA30.5 How much of a compromise would I be making if I used unbalanced interconnects seeing as the Pass amp is a fully balanced design?Great amp. In my view the preamp is one of the most important and consequential pieces of equipment in an audio system... | |
| What should I choose?? Just another thought — I think we’ve all been big fans of our systems at one point are another until we hear the next big “oh” piece of equipment. If you haven’t already, it might be a great time to go out and listen to some other speakers and am... | |
| Best speaker upgrade to pair with a 25 year old Mark Levinson 23.5 power amp/ 28 preamp If you can find them, I’d recommend going to listen to the Joseph Audio Perspective and the Vandersteen Quatro. Have fun listening. | |
| Recommended Sennheiser or Bose Headphones “Bose would be a lot more popular among consumers, I think, if their prices dropped a bit. At times it seems that the brand forgets that they're not alone when it comes to quality audio gear”Bose and “quality audio” have no business being in the s... | |
| High quality headphone cables - HiFiMAN HE-400i I have the 400S that I’m very happy with, except it’d be nice to have some more oomph on the bottom end (maybe shoulda got the 400i???). I too was looking for some better yet affordable cables, and although I haven’t purchased them yet I’m looking... |