soix
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| looking to upgrade from B&w 805s to full range Joseph Audio Profiles are in your price range new and should be no problem driving them with your amp. Not technically full range, but they’ll put out a good amount of quality bass for their size while providing a good portion of the performance ... | |
| Who Offers a Highly Musical Preamp using a 6SN7 tube and a remote? Don Sachs line stage, which I think has a 14-day return period that is nice to have. | |
| New House speaker recommendations Joseph Audio Pulsars would be worth a look. | |
| Hybrid tube / SS system Not only has equipment (and recordings) changed a lot over the past 30+ years, but your own tastes and hearing have probably changed a good bit over time as well (I know mine certainly have). Not that there’s not some excellent gear from back the... | |
| Speakers that reveal bad recordings? Not for me. I love hearing well-recorded music on my fairly neutral and revealing system. The complete suspension of disbelief and the unclouded “they are here” or “I am there” experience is one of the pure joys in my life, and there are tons of very good re... | |
| Recommend a power amp to pair with Yamaha A-S1100 Well, you spent serious $$$ on the speakers — not so much on the integrated. Not saying the Yammy’s not a nice amp, but driving a $15k pair of speakers with a $2500 integrated is, IMHO, a bit of a mismatch. Not only are your speakers likely underp... | |
| Best speaker upgrade to pair with a 25 year old Mark Levinson 23.5 power amp/ 28 preamp Budget? | |
| Are Bowers and Wilkins speakers overpriced? +1 @Ihasaguy — The market is the final arbiter of what “overpriced” is. While I think $9000 is steep for the 804D3, many are being sold so who the hell cares what I think? And, despite not being a huge fan, I doubt B&W is jacking up the pric... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations in my budget At this level I’d see what member @grannyring has in his Acoustic BBQ line in your price range and just do that. Best of luck. | |
| I am frustrated with the sound from my DAC My DAC-IT by peachtree audio is sounding harsh in my rig now.What do you mean by “now?” Was it sounding fine before and now sounds harsh, or is the Peachtree new in your system? | |
| ATC SCM v3 - First impressions....... Nice system @fivestringsdown, and glad you’re so thoroughly enjoying it. Please don’t respond further to kenjit’s insanity here. It just demeans the original thread and wastes everyone’s time. I’ve long since ceased reading any of his ridiculous... | |
| High Quality XLR IC's For My System If I could get better transparency from my cables without the brightness associated with some, that is my goal. Additional bass response would be a welcome byproduct as well.I’d highly recommend used Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II (but the Ref I... | |
| Last Preamp? Could The Search Finally Be Over? +1 @blindjim — Agree it was pretty lame to post that lengthy review with several references to other preamps and not mention what they were so we could benefit from a valuable relative perspective. Significantly limits the value and usefulness of... | |
| Looking for Speaker Thoughts I think Nola Boxers pretty much check all your boxes nicely and will come in at the lower end of your price range if you can find a good used pair. Used Best of luck. | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers Most women should not be allowed to be near a good audio system nor behind the wheel of a car. But here we are, for better or worse. |