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| Change INTEGRATED or Add AMPS? I used to have a Rotel RSP-980 prepro in my system a while back and it was good but could not match the tonality, weight, and soundstage dimensionality of a good stereo preamp. In fact I'm now using a Bryston BP-6. If you're upgrading your amp you... | |
| Linn CD 12 Let's start with that the CD12 won't play hi-rez digital. And if you find one it probably has quite a bit of playing time on it and may need some expensive maintenance down the road. Then add that Linn itself stopped producing CD players and sells... | |
| Where do I go from here? I'm not too familiar with your components, but fwiw if it were me I'd try a few preamps and see what that does. Can't imagine using the pre section of an integrated is doing you any favors. Just make sure output impedance is a good match for your ... | |
| Looking for a DAC You don't mention what you're looking to improve upon or your price range, but some DACs worth looking into:Calyx FemtoEmpirical Audio OverdriveBel Canto DAC3.5VBBerkeley Alpha 2The only one I've had in my system is the Bel Canto and it is fantast... | |
| Integrated amp with dac - opinions? Not sure what your price range is, but the Hegel H300 looks like it would be worth a look. Best of luck. | |
| DACs With Killer Built-In Preamps I'd take a hard look at the Empirical Audio DAC, and a lot of people seem to like the Berkeley DAC run directly into an amp as well. Best of luck. | |
| 12' x 14' room; $10k budget for speakers; help I'd also be interested in your thoughts, especially since the Sonatinas are no slouch. Always thought ARC and JA would make a really nice pairing but never heard them together. Congrats. I'm jealous. | |
| Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cable..what a delusion Rockness,The Satoris are definitely not bass light. I find them to be warmer, rounder, weightier, and more tonally full down there, but along with that they are not the fastest or tightest cable you'll find in that frequency range. Trade offs. The... | |
| Alon/Nola sound To this day one of the most impressive systems I've ever heard included one of Carl's four-tower reference speakers at a NYC audio show several years ago. The man knows what he's doing. In my experience his speakers are never bright sounding, just... | |
| Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cable..what a delusion Agree with jmcgrogan. AZs should help in precisely the areas you mentioned. Best of luck. | |
| Floor standing speakers under $1500.00 Silverline Preludes would be worth a look. Or perhaps Monitor Audio RX6 as well. Buying used opens up a lot more options obviously. Best of luck. | |
| Speaker recommendations, budget $10-15K I had the Sehring 602s with passive bass modules in my system a while back, and I thought they were excellent especially in the transparency, imaging, and soundstaging areas. But they were a bit lacking in dynamic slam and their ability to move ai... | |
| I wanna rock -- with monitors on stands If you can find them used you might find Joseph Audio Pulsars in that price range, and they should have enough bass to keep you rockin'. I like Ref 3As too, but not sure they'd be my first choice for your type of music. Maybe Revel Ultima Gems or ... | |
| Best Bookshelf speaker 1300.00 budget If you are willing to spend 1800 you might want to also consider the Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOne that I think sells for 2000 without stands. I think Ref 3A is a good choice too though. | |
| Best Bookshelf speaker 1300.00 budget I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better imaging speaker than the Joseph Audio RM7xl, but you'd have to buy them used to hit your price point. Best of luck in your search. |