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| Bi-amp through receiver vs pre out to 2 channel for fronts Is 2-channel listening more important to you than multichannel or HT? | |
| My next Coax / SPDIF after Green Hornet Although I haven't heard their digital cables, I have several AZ interconnects and cables, and if their house sound translates to the MC2 I think you may well be on the right track. I've been using an Apogee Wyde Eye for years and find it to occu... | |
| Amp upgrades under $3K for bookshelf system What aspects of sound reproduction are most important to you? | |
| Wilson Audio Sabrina . . . I'm smitten. Should I consider others? "Measuring "perfectly flat" means absolutely nothing. Measuring evenly, relatively linear and smooth ON, and smooth fall-off OFF axis is critical for good performance (some prefer a slight gentle, smooth slop down, 2-3 dB on-axis from 20Hz to 20KH... | |
| Wilson Audio Sabrina . . . I'm smitten. Should I consider others? If a speaker measures perfectly flat, as my engineer (non-audiophile) uncle argues with me to this day, it is technically perfect and the best design, period. I'd bet dollars to doughnuts if most of us heard a ruler flat measuring speaker in our ... | |
| Dac Technology Mature? Mature? I'd say exactly the opposite. Although it's always existed, the differences between the delta-sigma DACs and the R2R and NOS multi-bit processors seems to be in its relative infancy. Heck, we're still reconciling the convergence of tube... | |
| Suggestions for Modifying/Upgrading my system My first impulse was to say your amp outclasses your speakers, especially with the music you tend to listen to, but if those speakers really do it for you then screw what I think. I had the RLD (and have a DNA-0.5 RevA) in my system for a bit and... | |
| Auralic Vega vs. Meitner MA-1 DAC Lots of great DACs out there these days, new and used. Why would you limit yourself to just these two? | |
| Best DAC for over 2000 Lots of great recommendations here. I'm sure they all sound fantastic, so at this level it really comes down to your personal preferences. What properties of a DAC are most important to you and what aspects would you like to improve upon if poss... | |
| Wilson Audio Sabrina . . . I'm smitten. Should I consider others? I'm also a big believer that when you hear the right speaker for you, you just know. Given your words about the Sabrina it sounds like you may indeed have found your boy. That said, there's nothing wrong with hearing some other candidates just t... | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? "But high end pre pros like the Classe SSP 800, Classe Sigma SSP, Bryston SP3, Meridian Ref 861 v8 are great for both stereo and surrounds (HT) and can function as high end stereo preamps."Yup. I completely agree. But as multichannel formats and... | |
| Backert Labs Rhumba preamp As someone in the same boat as you -- solid state guy looking to add a tubed pre for the first time -- thought I'd chime in FWIW. My goal is to introduce some of that tube magic into my system with as little or no sense of a loss of transparency ... | |
| Speaker cables There is no best, but I think a used pair of Acoustic Zen Satori shotgun biwire cables is a very good all-around cable that would be a great start. Best of luck. | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? Well, if 2-channel is your top priority I'd do it a little differently in an effort to put more of your budget toward stereo and less on the multichannel electronics. If this sounds like you, read on. And if not, just disregard.With your budget ... | |
| do i need a new DAC "i have a NAD D1050 which is now 5 years old but still sounds fantastic." Relative to what other DACs you’ve heard???"what has happen in the last 5 years? have their really been such great strides in digital playback made? i think SS is evolving f... |