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| Seeking speaker purchase advice What specifically are you looking to improve upon? Just saying you want to move to a ribbon tweeter doesn't say much. I can't believe the only improvement you're looking for is only in the tweeter. Tell us what improvements you'd really like to... | |
| ?Morrow or ZenWave Power and interconnects? For power cables, I'd first look at Triode Wire Labs or Cullen Cables. But if it were me, I'd seriously take a look at Mad Scientist cables. Very reasonable and some unique technology that flies under the radar and gets very good reviews. https... | |
| how do you know if you need a dac ? Why would you get out of vinyl? I can't imagine going digital has been a sonic improvement. | |
| Integrated amp for Nola boxer Carl seems to favor ARC electronics (and Nordost cables) so I'd start there. If you think ARC might be a little to detailed or not warm enough I'd look to VAC. Best of luck. | |
| VAC 160i SE vs Audio Research GSi75 If it's me, I'd get the speakers squared away first and then pick the amp. What works best with the PSBs won't necessarily be best for your next speakers, unless you want to choose your next speakers based on the amp you have. | |
| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial You sound like a great candidate for one of the newer multibit R2R non-oversampling (NOS) DACs. Many people find them to be more "analog" or "organic" sounding than the more prevalent single bit or delta sigma DACs. A couple options in the $2000 r... | |
| Preamp Upgrade You should look into Don Sachs SP14 preamp. You could get his pre with all the upgrades for a lot less than $3500. | |
| Thoughts on my New Rogue Rp-5 Preamp At this price I'd also consider a used ARC Reference 5SE. Here's a nice one for $5500, which seems like a nice bargain for a unit that retailed for $13k. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649516778-audio-research-reference-5se-mint/ | |
| Bi-wiring? Best to get the rest of your system straight before worrying about biwiring. One thing I will say is that until you can justify spending money on doubling up on cables, you can get a good benefit from replacing stock jumper plates with some short ... | |
| Upgrade integrated within the $600 - 1k Range Didn't know you were interested in tubes. Rogue Cronus Magnum would be absolutely awesome with your Tektons if you can somehow swing it...https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649517398-rogue-audio-cronus-magnum/images/2238231/ | |
| Odyssey "Khartago" Stereo Extreme" amp compared to Schitt's "Vidar" amp I'd wait until you decide what speakers you're going to upgrade to. Driving Maggies is very different from driving GE Tritons, and they're completely different speakers in both design and sound characteristics. You'll just end up amp shopping ag... | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? Yeah, the soundstage in my system also can vary greatly from recording to recording. Sounds like your Jolida was masking details thereby homogenizing various recordings to a similar type sound. Added detail is a blessing and a curse. You’ll enjoy ... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 Oh great. Now he's shouting at us. Think he even realizes LSA speakers are sold direct, so it's not even the same business model? | |
| Used 5ch Amp (Classe, Krell, Rotel) That being said, danimaz would have to understand that this would be a staged approach, as he can probably only afford to get only one 2-channel amp or set of monoblocks now. Which means he would ultimately be spending $6-10K in the end if he want... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 Here ya go. Used pair of Pulsars for $4300 incl shipping. Send to JA for upgrade, $6600 for Pulsar 2s (plus shipping to and from JA). https://tmraudio.com/speakers/bookshelf-monitors/joseph-audio-pulsar-bookshelf-speakers-gloss-black-... |