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| New receiver If high performance is important to your friend then R1's suggestion is a good one as you hit the $1000+ price range. If they're just looking for something that provides decent performance, convenience, and reliability, I'd look at Yamaha AVRs. Th... | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsars v. Focal Diablo Utopia's For the price of the Focals you could almost be looking at the JA Perspectives. Anyway, I think the fact that you like the JA house sound is a good indicator although certainly not definitive. Also, the Focal tweeter is very different from the tre... | |
| Input on speaker sizing for a lively room. Joseph Audio Perspective would be another one to look at. Best of luck. | |
| $10K budget. Help Given what I've seen of your preferences I'd look for a used VAC integrated and used Joseph Audio Pulsars. Can't imagine that combo would disappoint or not offer a significant improvement in most areas. Best of luck. | |
| Speakers for Office/Listening Room There's a nice pair of ATC SCM7s for sale here a bit over your price that would likely meet your requirements, but you'd need a solid state amp. Best of luck. | |
| stereo preamp $2-5K suggestions Why are you sitting 1/3 into the room??? Is it a logistics thing? I find I only need a foot or two away from the wall behind my chair to avoid bad things happening from reflections from that wall. | |
| stereo preamp $2-5K suggestions My experience with Vandys is they are among the best in soundstage, imaging, depth, etc. I also think the Arcam is probably greatly limiting what you're getting out of your speakers. That said, when the wife's not around I'd suggest pulling the sp... | |
| 1990s speaker recommendation Agree with Zd. Why buy a 20 year old speaker when you can get an almost new pair for the same $$$. Personally, I'd wait for a pair of used Silverline Minuets to become available. Best of luck in your search. | |
| CM1's ALL AROUND? Assuming you're getting the surround pair used and that you really like the sound you have so far, I think having largely the same speakers all around would outweigh any savings you'd achieve by buying cheaper surrounds. If you're not running a su... | |
| a first integrated amp to build a system around Would help greatly to know what sound reproduction characteristics are important to you, what type of music you listen to and how loud, etc. That said, agree with others that speakers are the place to start and then choose an amp that matches soni... | |
| Should i have my Harmon Kardon repaired or replace I'd use this as an opportunity to audition a couple current phono preamps in my system if you haven't already before even considering repairing the HK. If the sound quality is superior to what you're getting from the HK you'll have your answer. If... | |
| Best speakers to buy for around $1,500 Another thought, if the Tekton Pendragon or Enzo are too large the Lore S is within your budget new. Last, and surprised this one hasn't come up yet, is the Monitor Audio Silver 6. Nice review in GoodSound. I think all the Tektons I mentioned and ... | |
| Best speakers to buy for around $1,500 If you can stretch just a little there is a used pair of Tekton Pendragons for sale here that would really do justice to the music you tend to play. Or Tekton Enzo new with a 30-day in home trial I think. Whole lotta speaker for the money. Best of... | |
| Good, basic receiver for $500 or so? Yamaha receivers seem to get better than average reviews for sound than most and don't seem to pop up with reliability issues frequently either, so they might be worth a look. | |
| What's the solid state amp to buy $2500? Ah crap. Forgot about price limit. Except for the Medusa used I need to downgrade my recommendations. There's a Plinius SA102 for sale in your price range and a McCormack DNA250 a bit lower. Got nothing for Pass, but Reno HiFi is offering an intro... |