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| Power blackouts - problem for tube amp & speakers If I were in your situation and for peace of mind I'd invest in a power conditioner that offers power regulation and battery backup that could keep your system powered until the generator kicks in. In those types of areas in addition to power outa... | |
| Bel Canto dac 3.5VB vs 47 lab progression gemini That's obviously why you fit in here so well. | |
| Krell S300i vs Hegel H100 vs Parasound Using an external DAC or not doesn't really have anything to do with speaker EQ, room correction, etc. If you don't have a well-designed and treated dedicated audio room I think speaker/room correction is one of if not the most significant and cos... | |
| Bel Canto dac 3.5VB vs 47 lab progression gemini Please keep us posted on what you find. Did you get a 3.5VB? | |
| Krell S300i vs Hegel H100 vs Parasound How much higher is hard to say since it's so subjective. I just think you've got excellent speakers that would justify and greatly benefit from higher quality amplification. And if they're rated at 4 Ohms it's a good bet they drop below that in at... | |
| Krell S300i vs Hegel H100 vs Parasound Agree with Paraneer you made the right choice and congrats. Given your preferences I'd recommend the Hegel over the Krell. If you read the reviews the Krell excels in power and control and from the mids on down, but since you don't listen all that... | |
| Bel Canto dac 3.5VB vs 47 lab progression gemini Agree with Charles that less can absolutely be more, and I think that can be especially true with DACs. I too have a very minimalist DAC with high parts quality (EVS Millenium DAC -- open the hood and you see very little in there) that has more th... | |
| Bel Canto dac 3.5VB vs 47 lab progression gemini Not sure you'll find someone to directly compare these two, so I'll chime in that I auditioned the BC DAC 3.0VB in my system and it was outstanding. I actually got to compare VB and non-VB versions and the power supply makes a huge difference and ... | |
| Krell S300i vs Hegel H100 vs Parasound I'd strongly recommend finalizing your speaker choice first so you can optimize synergies in the critical amp/speaker pairing. I'd also greatly favor running a good integrated rather than pairing a good amp with your Rotel. I also had an older Rot... | |
| Dynaudio vs Focal vs Paradigm Hard to believe there are no dealers for these speakers in and around Dallas. I took a quick look and found dealers for all three, unless they just don't carry the models you're looking for I guess. | |
| Stereo power amp for $10k Yeah, have to agree with others this is a borderline insane idea, especially when it's so easy to just run the front L/R pre outs from the Marantz into a spare input on a good stereo pre. Then you have a true high-end stereo system embedded seamle... | |
| Tube Curious - Preamp Suggestions I actually think ARC would be a great place to start. Shindo, CJ, etc. are great pres, but given your current system as your sonic reference they may make a fairly drastic change that might risk going too far in the other direction. My guess is ad... | |
| Revel F208s, F52s or Nola Contenders? I've heard several Silverline models in many different venues and all pulled off very good disappearing acts -- something that's very important to me by the way -- so I'm a little surprised at your experience. Is this with all music or just certai... | |
| Floorstanders for $3500 I believe it's also important to look at impedance perhaps even more so than sensitivity given your amp's relatively generous power rating for a tube amp. For example, the Revels drop below 4 Ohms at two different parts of the frequency spectrum (... | |
| Floorstanders for $3500 You listed some great speakers. Not sure how tube friendly some of them are, but I'll throw in the Reference 3A Grand Veenas and Joseph Audio RM25XLs, both of which are for sale here now. I think their outstanding imaging and naturally neutral sou... |