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| DIY POWER CABLES I may be off, but thought I saw a recent thread where someone had great success using Oyaide cables??? Might have misread it but maybe another option to explore. Supra is another high value cable I remember hearing good things about, but using o... | |
| Where do I start-amp or speakers ? +1 atmasphere. Obviously you're a Thiel fan (so am I), but have you heard other speakers out there? Others I like right up there with Thiel are Vandersteen, Joseph Audio, ProAc, Silverline, and Usher. Maybe this would be a good opportunity to e... | |
| Upgrading front 3 speakers to GoldenEar Triton Reference or B&W Nautilus 800? ONLY 300 Watts??? That's a ton of power that should drive almost any speaker available. Just as an example, back in 2009 Kal Rubinson ran the 802Ds with the lower powered CA-5200 just fine (https://www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/music_in_th... | |
| Upgrading front 3 speakers to GoldenEar Triton Reference or B&W Nautilus 800? You wouldn't need another amp to bi-wire the B&Ws. Just get internally bi-wired cables that have one connection on the amp side and two on the speaker end, or attach two cables to the same output on the amp if you're running a full shotgun pa... | |
| Upgrading front 3 speakers to GoldenEar Triton Reference or B&W Nautilus 800? Full disclosure, I’m not a big fan of B&W speakers for 2-channel music as there are others I prefer. BUT, that said, if I were building a system mainly for HT B&W would be near the top of my list. Why? Their center channel speakers are fan... | |
| Home Theater Processor Is 2-channel music important to you at all or is this primarily an HT rig? | |
| Dated but still A rated DACs Just FYI, Mytek seems to have some pretty significant growing pains. Sounds like they make a great product, but if they can't invest in the business enough to respond to customers and deliver product you have to consider if this is a good investm... | |
| Comparing Bel Canto and Schiit DACs I've not heard the Shiit DAC, but I've had both the Bel Canto DAC3 and the DAC3 VB in my system. What I can tell you is that the VBS (virtual battery supply) makes a HUGE improvement in sound and that its performance is incredible -- read the rev... | |
| Can anyone recommend a great tube preamp that also has a headphone out? I also like the Linear Tube Audio recommendation, but I'd also first check with Don Sachs to see what it would cost to add a headphone out to his SP14 preamp (or just call him to see what he says). I'd be pretty surprised if he couldn't meet your... | |
| Replacing my Sonic Frontier Power 3's VAC is always highly regarded and one I thought I'd always try if I went to a tubed amp. Don't know what your budget is, but there's a Phi 200 for sale here now that might be worth looking into. Best of luck. | |
| Speakers costing range of 2500-3500 per pair To answer OP's last question, neither the Focals nor the Ascend Acoustics match well with your AVR. They both greatly outclass it,. In addition to probably not having enough quality watts to get the most out of them, the preamp sections of most ... | |
| Dated but still A rated DACs I'd try a used Metrum Hex DAC or used Bel Canto DAC 3.7 or 3.5 but only the VB models with the Virtual Battery Supply. Both have gotten reviews that put them on the level of much more expensive DACs. I had the DAC3 VB in my system for a bit, and... | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? Vandys are great as are ProAc and Joseph Audio. Depends on your particular tastes and what what sound characteristics are most important to you. I'm sure they'd all sound fantastic with the DNA1. Great amp. | |
| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range There's a rare pair of Joseph Audio Pearl 3s for sale here now at a little over your price range. Just buy them and thank me later. | |
| Speakers costing range of 2500-3500 per pair Have to ask what your goals are? Is your priority movies or 2-channel music listening? If the latter, what are the most important sound reproduction characteristics to you from a speaker perspective? At this price level for speakers I think you... |