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| Triode Wire Labs interconnects vs Acoustic BBQ? vs Mad Scientist? @pmboyd — Did you try the AZ Silver Ref or Matrix Ref? The SR is very different and much better. I don’t much like the MR myself, and I’ve had both in my system. | |
| Budget Cables for Component Connection/Interconnects Two thoughts:If you’re switching to an integrated in the near future just be patient and wait. Synergy is crucial when choosing interconnects, and whatever you buy now may not be as good of a fit with your new amp. Don’t bother buying new intercon... | |
| Triode Wire Labs interconnects vs Acoustic BBQ? vs Mad Scientist? Cables/interconnects lend themselves well to buying used. If you get a good deal on wires that are fairly liquid on the used market you can try them and if they don’t work out sell them for little/no loss, and shipping is easy and fairly cheap. ... | |
| Which of these power cords ? Given your goals and short of making your own cords, which you should seriously consider, I think your best bang for the buck will be Cullen cables. On paper it looks like the Red Copper cable is a great value at $99/6ft, but if you can swing it t... | |
| Need insight on these amps There’s a McCormack DNA-1 Rev A available at US Audio Mart for $1400 that’s sure worth a look. I have a DNA-0.5 Rev A and I can tell you transparency and expansive 3D soundstage are two of its strengths among many others. The DNA-1 should have p... | |
| Streamers/DACs for Hi Res Streaming You might want to take a look at Darko’s review of the Innuos Zen Mk.lll. He compares it to some other streamers and talks about what aspects of a streamer are important to sound quality. The Zen has a CD drive and internal storage that you may ... | |
| Amp for Joseph RM-25si ? @pix4work — You might want to talk to Don Sachs about his tube pre and/or amp (KT88). He was refurbing and modding vintage HK Citation amps and such until he decided to design his own stuff. He says his pre/amp significantly outperform the mods ... | |
| Upgrading Tube Preamp from Audio Research LS-7 - Recommendations for better soundstage? There’s a Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL MZ2 with external linear power supply and other extras for sale on US Audio Mart for $1500 that might be further negotiable. Read the Positive Feedback and Part Time Audiophile reviews — soundstaging is defin... | |
| Need insight on these amps What amp did you have? What are you looking to improve upon? What amp and overall sound characteristics of a system are most important to you? Without this info we’re just throwing darts in the dark. | |
| Looking for suggestions Yet another question — what speaker and overall sound characteristics are most important to you? Tone, micro/macro dynamics, detail, warmth, 3D soundstage, etc.? This will help get you more specific and targeted recommendations from the crowd. | |
| Recommend service to convert music CDs to high quality digital files Not sure what that would cost, but there’s a near-new Innuos Mini Mk.3 streamer/server/DAC with linear power supply (that significantly improves sound and is a $700 option) available on US Audio Mart for $1550. It has a disc drive and at least 1T... | |
| 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? |