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| New Speaker Conundrum - Vandy's, Spendors, Salk, Ascend - Mainstream or ID Since you’re in the NYC area and if you have the time I’d highly recommend going to hear the new Joseph Audio Perspective 2 and the Boenicke W11 (both have dealers in Manhattan I believe). Just for some added, er, perspective if nothing else. Hell... | |
| Rockport Mira VS Rockport Atria II Agree with @millercarbon that adding a couple good subs or Swarm if you can do it with the Atrias may be the best solution as you’ll get the detail and overall sound quality you’re looking for likely with even better bass than what the Aviors coul... | |
| Need some guidance with music server and cd ripping. If I were you I’d strongly consider the Innuos Mini Mk.3 as it does everything (rip CSs, stream, DAC, easy-to-use and intuitive software), it does all these things very well and is supremely easy to use out of the box. Unlike Bluesound, Innuos mak... | |
| Speakers for audio and home theater Are you just looking for two front speakers? What amp are you using? How big is your room? What is important to you in terms of sound and speaker performance? | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC @dprincipato — the Schiit Modi is their $99 entry-level DAC. My advice — if the Modi was the equal or slightly better than your Yammy, don’t listen to any of their better DACs or you’ll never like listening to your Yamaha ever again once you hear... | |
| Help a digital luddite If your kids will be using their laptops it’s probably better to stream wirelessly to a Bluesound Node 2i as, if they’re like my kids, I doubt they’ll take well to being tethered by a cable to another device. A Node 2i can be had for around $550 o... | |
| Which Int. Amp with passive ATC SCM40 There’s a nice Plinius Hautonga on US Audio Mart for $2495 (List $6000) that will have sweet highs and also has 200Wpc that should be plenty to rock your excellent SCM40s. There are some reviews out there if you’re interested in reading further. ... | |
| If I want a bookshelf system this good, what should I buy? At your budget you’ll want to go with an integrated amp. Your speakers are not a very easy load for an amp at 86dB sensitivity, and they drop to 4 Ohms in both the bass and lower mids. The Aegir won’t be able to drive the 100s properly, and frankl... | |
| Manley Steelhead vs others. The Allnic H3000 and Herron VTPH get consistently stellar reviews like the Steelhead. All outstanding — pick your flavor. | |
| Forever speakers around $5000 From here on A’gon:- Reference 3a Grand Veena (original model with supertweet), $3950- VonSchweikert VR-5se, $5836- Vandersteen Treo CT, $5995From US Audio Mart:- ProAc D30, $4000- Joseph Audio Pulsar (monitors but pack quite a punch), $3650-$4995... | |
| Which balanced IC between pre amp and power amp? For a second system I too would not want to dump a lot of cash on wires. I just read about Raven cables, and on their website their Soniquil balanced interconnects are listed at $119 and come with a 45-day trial period. What intrigues me about t... | |
| Need recommendations on stand mount speakers There are two fantastic monitors available now that would very much be worth a look. There’s a pair of gorgeous Usher Audio Mini-X DMDs (with a diamond tweeter) here on A’gon for $2200, and a pair of Amphion Argon monitors on US Audio Mart for $15... | |
| Looking for Speakers circa 2K Several good choices available right now. On Audiogon:- Silverline Audio Prelude Plus small floorstanders, $999- Usher Audio Dancer Mini-X DMD monitors, $2200- Gershman Acoustics Avante RX20 floorstanders, $1750- Amphion Audio Argon 3LS floorstand... | |
| Adding 5-channel amps to AV Receivers Personally I wouldn’t do a 5-channel amp unless I was big into high-quality surround music. Short of that, I’d rather do a better 3-channel amp for the L/R/C and let the receiver power the rears. There’s a McCormack DNA HT3 available now for $80... | |
| Speaker for my system around 10K$, used. I’d recommend Joseph Audio Pulsar monitors for your size room. They are among the best imaging/soundstaging speakers available and will portray layers of sound if they’re in the recording, and they also pull off a disappearing act that bests just... |