soix
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| Asking suggestion for $15,000 audio system for classical music As others have mentioned, knowing your room size would be helpful along with what characteristics are most important to you in the performance of a stereo system? | |
| Night and day speaker connection @audiosens — here’s something else you can try. Leave your cables hooked up in a traditional bi-wire configuration, then put your jumpers in as well. Chris Sommovigo (Black Cat) recommended this to me, and now I will not listen without his jumpers... | |
| Streamers Nice system. Sorry to maybe complicate things, but in your price range I think you should add the Innuos Zenith Mk3 to units to explore. Best of luck in your search. | |
| Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars @moto_man — what was your experience comparing the Pulsars to the Focals? Inquiring minds want to know! | |
| Itching for better sound Short answer, yes you should hear a significant improvement by swapping the AVR for an integrated stereo amp. But I have to ask, why do you need two sets of speaker output terminals?Anyway, with the Denon you’re not only using a compromised amp bu... | |
| Itching for better sound Yeah, the AVR has to go. There’s a nice Rogue Audio Sphinx V2 at US Audio Mart for $850 that would really help your PSBs sing and is good enough to not be out of place even with a significant future speaker upgrade if/when that happens. Best of ... | |
| CD Player vs. music streaming I think you are spot on with your assessment and inherent limitations of the CD situation. Another HUGE benefit of subscribing to a streaming service (I use Qobuz at $15/month that includes their hi-res recordings and am thrilled — best 15 bucks ... | |
| Upgrade to Oppo? Going with an external DAC is the smart move IMO. That’s where most of the innovation and improvements are taking place, and if you ever decide to get into streaming — which I finally did recently, and with unlimited access to the huge Qobuz libra... | |
| I Thought I Had My Speaker Choice Narrowed Down. Maybe Not? IME these are some very good yet forgiving speakers. You can look them up on Hifi Shark site...Verity Audio Parsifal EncoreSonus Faber Olympica lllGershman GAP 520-XGershman Avant GardeNola Viper llBest of luck in your search. | |
| When is the Apple Camera Adapter necessary? I took a quick look and I think @kalali is correct in that the usb charging cable will transmit data with the main difference seeming to be that the charging cable has a male usb connector and the camera adapter has a female usb connector. There i... | |
| I Thought I Had My Speaker Choice Narrowed Down. Maybe Not? Budget? What aspects of sound reproduction and speaker performance are most important to you? What speakers do you have now, and what are you looking to improve upon? I wouldn’t consider buying anything until you know what your new room looks l... | |
| When is the Apple Camera Adapter necessary? My understanding is that the lightening charging cable won’t transmit data. The camera adapter will bypass the iOS device’s internal DAC and just pass the unconverted digital signal that then can be sent to a USB DAC. I use the camera adapter int... | |
| New tube preamp What don’t you like about the BHK preamp? I’d also add Don Sachs preamp to your list, which at $2500 with all upgrades could also be considered a bit of a giant killer. | |
| Time to move UP, speaker-wise... If for whatever reason the Moabs don’t do it for you, the Spatial M5/M3 Sapphires would be worth a look and offer a 60-day return policy. Best of luck with the Moabs. | |
| Itching for better sound What PSB speakers do you have? |