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| Possible bookshelf upgrade There are lots of speakers that can perform well in both stereo and front L/R duties. The thing is that as you increase the quality of your speakers the Marantz will quickly become a bottleneck for performance, especially in stereo -- which is wh... | |
| Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars Nice pair of AZ Crescendo IIs for sale here now as well as Vandersteen 5as. Both very worthy of consideration. Rarely come available, but my holy grail in that price range used would be Joseph Audio Pearls. Anyway, best of luck. | |
| Possible bookshelf upgrade How important is 2-channel audio to you? | |
| Requesting Advice on Speaker Upgrade A new pair of Silverline Minuet Supreme Plus can be had for 700 bucks. They are attractive and great all-around speakers that are easy to drive and should be no problem for your Rotel. I’m a big fan of buying speakers first and then buying an amp ... | |
| Usher Dancer mini 2 or Acoustic Zen Adagio or ? Two other excellent speakers available here now are Reference 3A Grand Veenas and Vandersteen Quatros. Not sure how they compare to the two you're looking at but certainly worth considering. Best of luck. | |
| Best speakers under $500? Fire away! Not sure what speaker characteristics are most important to you, but an excellent all-arounder is the Silverline Minuet Supreme Plus. It's not a hard speaker to drive and should be in your price range used. Best of luck. | |
| Modest upgrade from Acoustic Zen Adagios? Sorry @simao, my iPad for some reason isn't letting me open individual used equipment so didn't realize it was an overseas thing and I hear ya. There are Pulsars currently available in your price range that are also stellar. JA speakers are my a... | |
| SS preamp with tube amp According to Stereophile measurements, 7T sensitivity is 86.6dB and drops to 3.5 Ohms minimum impedance in both the upper bass and low treble and drops to 3 Ohms in low bass. This would push me more toward a tubed pre as it might take a lot of $$$... | |
| SS preamp with tube amp What speakers are you using? | |
| Modest upgrade from Acoustic Zen Adagios? What specifically are you looking to improve upon? There's a nice pair of Joseph Audio Perspectives for sale here now that I'd think would be a pretty significant step up if they fit with your tastes. | |
| I've decided to try Tubes Linear tube audio has some amps that might work nicely, and they offer a 15 day in-home trial that might be very good for perspective if nothing else. Best of luck. | |
| Speaker companies with a focus on parts quality and measurements It would be most helpful if you could tell us what speaker characteristics are most important to you and/or what you'd like to improve upon along with your other equipment and room size. | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp, suggestions? Yeah lots of ARC used options in your price range would no doubt be good options. One other that has recently piqued my interest is Linear Tube Audio. They now have a remote version of their preamp at half your price range new, and I think they of... | |
| Is it too bright or is it high resolution? I think it's the sheer over-abundance of words that gets us in the end. Ever been in a room full of women before? It's daunting. Yet their hearing is better. I've come to realize that homosexual men are called gay because they're probably genu... | |
| Is it too bright or is it high resolution? Men's hearing loss is our natural evolution meant to prevent us from killing women as we age. IMHO. It doesn't decline fast enough, which is why we die sooner. Again, IMHO. |