soix
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| I hate when this happens ...... As others have alluded to above, you listened to the Martens on their home turf hooked up to a system designed specifically for them. That said, it does seem that the system may have uncovered that you may desire a little more detail than you're ... | |
| Upgrade from Sonus Faber Venere 2.5 to ? I had the 2.5s in my system for a few weeks on demo. They are indeed very good speakers for the money and do many things well. But they of course have their limitations given their price, and I found them, not surprisingly, to be at the lowest l... | |
| Performer-in-Room Quality with Speakers? What's your budget? | |
| power amplifier suggestions with BelCanto Dac3 McCormack and Ayre would be two worth exploring. Best of luck. | |
| ARC or Jeff Rowland pre-amp? It seems like you've balanced out more neutral speakers and source with warmer pre and amp and that it's working for you. Given that you like a good 3D stage with silky smooth highs, transparency, and good tonal texture and density, the first thi... | |
| power amplifier suggestions with BelCanto Dac3 What don't you like about the Bryston and what sound reproduction characteristics are most important to you? Great DAC by the way. If there's any way to upgrade to the VBS do it. The difference between stock and VB is not small. | |
| Speaker choice : need help between Nola and Sonus Faber Another option that images very well, is tube friendly, and probably slots somewhere between Nola and Totem in terms of treble detail is the Silverline Prelude Plus. Not that it should mean much to you, but given your preferences (which seem simi... | |
| Speaker choice : need help between Nola and Sonus Faber It would be helpful to know what speakers you've heard so we have a relative reference for making recommendations. That said, I've heard several Nola models and had the Venere 2.5s in my system on demo, which I'd assume have a similar sonic signa... | |
| Reference 3A or Mark & Daniel or... Another de Capo fan here. In that range I'd also try to audition Joseph Audio's new Prism monitor. Best of luck. | |
| Best Way to Spend ~ $2000 for System Improvement Did you mention what interconnects and cables you're using? They can often improve upon the areas you're targeting. | |
| Home Theatre AVR recommendations (Anthem, NAD vs Denon, pioneer, marantz) Given that you're using a sub and not listening at loud levels, I'd think the Yamaha could be enough even though the 685s dip to 3.5 Ohms at some point. But as you're auditioning and if you find a speaker you like just as well without the impedan... | |
| Soliloquy 6.5 speaker As another option, I found an old thread from 11/14/05 titled "Is Soliloquy out of business?" Scroll down to the last two posts who in the past have claimed to have replacement parts for Soliloquy. As an owner of 6.2s I'd be interested in whatev... | |
| Home Theatre AVR recommendations (Anthem, NAD vs Denon, pioneer, marantz) I'm in the camp you're doing this backwards. If you're getting speakers anyway there's no reason to not choose those first IMHO. That said, given your preferences I'd look at an Anthem MRX 700 or 710 if you can swing it. Among the more mainstre... | |
| Audioquest vs Analysis Plus? Lots of good suggestions here already. I'll throw in the Acoustic Zen Satori shotgun biwires as another option. Balanced all-around cable with very good detail yet not too hot and great tonality and soundstaging properties. It doesn't have the ... | |
| Upgrade from Proac Response 1SC? It seems like the Proacs do some things that really appeal to you that are tough to find in other speakers. I agree with Zd that it might be very worthwhile trying some different integrateds that may better blend the top end with the rest of the ... |