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| Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K I'd wait for a pair of used Joseph Audio Pulsars or go listen to the Prisms if you have a JA dealer within reach. I'd think either would nicely check all your boxes. Best of luck. | |
| help me with a DAC decision please There's a Bel Canto DAC 3.5VB for sale here now with the VBS power supply in your price range. I had the DAC 3VB in my system and it was outstanding (the VBS power supply makes a huge improvement over non-VB version -- I compared both in my syste... | |
| Please help ...integrated amp under $1200 Another vote for choosing your speakers before deciding on an amp. Do it the other way around at your own risk. | |
| Improving 2- Channel Soundstage Can you give more detail about your equipment, cables, etc. and also your room dimensions and setup? And no, putting another pair of speakers behind your front pair to achieve depth of stage or anything else is not a good idea. It would be an ab... | |
| Best amp for natural timbre of unamplified acoustic instruments & vocals w/ Revel F32? So the Revels sound "hard, thin and sterile" with a VTL pre and a CJ amp??? You prefer tubes but these speakers are a tough load for tubes??? Um, what??? Short of you using awful interconnects and cables and/or some awful recordings that could ... | |
| Need assistance in selecting an integrated/power amp. I'd strongly suggest upgrading the speakers first, then find the amp that will best drive them and sound best to you in combination. Best of luck. | |
| Tube Amp vs Solid State Amp HELP You've got pretty good speakers. Personally I'd save up more like $800 - $1000 and buy something like a used PrimaLuna Prologue. I think you'll be much happier in the long run. Best of luck. | |
| Climbing the Preamp ladder Not sure if it would be a step up in all areas, but there are brand new Audio Research LS17SEs for sale here now near your price range at less than half their retail price. Also a new PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium in your price range as well. Not f... | |
| Tube Amp vs Solid State Amp HELP You keep dancing around it but have never told us what your budget is? Without that it's impossible to give you a meaningful recommendation. And no, don't trust Amazon reviews. You have much more wisdom and experience here. | |
| New dedicated line & outlets sound worse, not better- HELP! A couple pieces of advice I got before having my dedicated lines installed was to run all lines from the same leg of the breaker box to avoid ground loops and to not have the lines share a neutral bus. Not sure how many lines you ran or if this i... | |
| Search for miracle integrated I'm surprised no one has mentioned this so far, but I'd highly recommend at least nailing down if not outright purchasing your speakers first. At this level all the integrateds you'd consider will be very good. The only remaining questions are w... | |
| Replacement for Matrix 803 S2 Take a look at ATC. Their dynamic capabilities paired with the incredible power and clarity of the midrange do great things for heavy rock music. Best of luck. | |
| Help with an integrated amp for Joseph Audio Rm25xl's Great speakers. I’d strongly consider a PrimaLuna Prologue Premium. It’s a tubed integrated that generates 35-40 Wpc (tube dependent) that should be enough, and I’d think its strengths would match extremely well with JA speakers -- much like your... | |
| Need some recs/help/thoughts on speakers for a 2nd system I also think Monitor Audio is a good suggestion. I'll throw in the Silverline Prelude Plus and the Usher N-6361 as a couple other high value options in your price range. Best of luck. | |
| Will the Usher 6371 stand the test of time ? I am of the opinion that Usher speakers are some of the highest bang for the buck on the market and are sorely under appreciated here in the US. I’ve only heard them at shows, but every time I’ve heard them they were one of the top 3 IMHO. I don’t... |