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| Care to put these in order? KEF JBL B&W Soliloquy Haven't heard KEF or JBLs so can't really put them in any order here. But I have heard the Soliloquy 6.2 vs. the B&W 805N without a sub in the same system. The 805s sounded very good but very limited in the bass and also in the lower mids. A s... | |
| Speaker stands for Reference 3A De Capo i Congrats on the speakers. Always wanted to hear some Ref 3As but haven't as of yet. Are you still looking for stands or are you going to use your Osiris (that's what I'd do unless they just aren't the right height)? | |
| Warm, lush and smooth interconnect help That's a nice bit of dough for a first pair of good interconnects. The key is to hear a bunch if there's any way you can because it's gonna be very specific to individual tastes and systems. Just out of curiosity, do you like lush, warm sound or a... | |
| What's your favorite Apple-based music program? TAS did a brief comaprison of Audirvana Plus, PureMusic, and Amarra in the September issue. Sound quality sounded like pretty much a wash with very small differences between the three, but the Audirvana Plus had a couple features the others didn't... | |
| Adding a sub to usher be10 You don't mention what it is specifically you're trying to accomplish here, especially since you're already using the Lyngdorf for room correction duties. That said, there are not many speakers on the market today at any price that wouldn't benefi... | |
| What are the sonic differences betweenÂ… I understand why you wanted to keep this general, but can you at least say whether the sub will be used in a HT, music only, or some mix thereof? Might help surface some useful information on one or both of the subs you're looking at, or maybe int... | |
| Best 2 ch. Amp, for music, under $1k used I'm gonna slightly disagree with Steveaudio here. While the stock DNA 0.5 is undoubtably a good amp, the 0.5 Rev. A is in another league. And if you can get one for an extra 500 bucks or so and still be in your price range--well--how many times ca... | |
| Emma Watson- audiophile? Not sure listening to vinyl automatically makes you an audiophile, but I'd sure rather listen to music with her than any of you guys. No offense. | |
| Best 2 ch. Amp, for music, under $1k used If a McCormack DNA 0.5 Rev. A comes up I think it would satisfy all the requirements you listed. Should be right around your price range. Second the Odyssey Stratos recommendation as well. Older versions of the Bryston amps have a reputation for b... | |
| Speakers for a newbie If possible you might want to expound a little on what type of sound characteristics you are looking for or are important to you as they would lead to better recommendations. Also are you looking to buy new or used or either?Anyway, the Dali Zenso... | |
| Bel Canto DAC 3 vs. 3.5 I think, here we are. DACs were almost dead a few years ago and now they're amongst the hottest pieces in all of audio. I had the DAC 3 in my system and then heard it as a DAC 3VB. No comparison. I wouldn't buy a DAC 3 on its own, but what I heard... | |
| Need feedback for 6k budget Not too much to go on here, but considering the quality of speakers you might get for that price range I'd probably start with a good used pre/pro (i.e. Anthem) and used 5-channel amp since they tend to either work or not, and buy the speakers new... | |
| Thoughts on Subwoofer set-up? I imagine it comes down to how well your particular speakers handle the lower part of their range and how well the sub handles the upper end of its range. Which method works better probably depends on how those two factors combine, which goes back... | |
| Panasonic VT50 Panasonics overall are not "disposable TVs that go bad very fast." Quite the opposite. That statement is simply not substantiated by any significant amount of feedback/information I've ever read over the years or by my own personal experience. The... | |
| What are your general thoughts of B&W speakers Never could warm up the B&W midrange in the 800 series. I'm guessing it's something about those Kevlar drivers that just sound kinda flat to my ears. They seem to lack the life and openness of other speakers I've heard in that range.As for alt... |