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| Small Monitors and Book shelves for Rock Music? Ooh, I'm so thinking some ATC monitors. You don't mention a budget but maybe some Exposure amps? I'd be looking hard at ATC regardless and figure out the amplification later. They'll rock your world. | |
| Good value for money speaker cables around $200 I also have AZ Satori shotgun biwires in my system and they haven't left after 12 years and several competitors. If Goose thinks they're comparable I would take that as high praise indeed for the Clear Days at this price level. The Satoris are obv... | |
| Integrateds: $3K, $4.5K or $5K I think you should finalize your speaker choice first, otherwise you're just spinning your wheels here. I know Joseph Audio has used the Hegel H300 with the Pulsars at shows once or twice. I didn't get to hear that pairing, but I bet it sounded pr... | |
| subwoofer suggestions Agree with SVS, but especially since music is also important I'd go for dual subs (although should help with HT too). You can get a pair of SB12-NSDs for $1199 with free shipping. These are sealed, go down to 23Hz (-3db), and aren't too big. Given... | |
| Add a pair of 2wq's to my Vandersteen 3A Sigs? There's a pair of Quatros for sale here for about $4300, and given your space limitations maybe if you sell your 3As that could be a possiblity especially considering the cost of the two subs? Ironically someone's also selling a pair of 2wqs for $... | |
| McCormack , Aragon or Forte If you go McCormack I highly recommend holding out for a Rev. A version as you get a much better amplifier and the upgrades are discounted heavily when buying used so that they're not all that much more expensive than Deluxe. Best of luck. | |
| Ideas for easy A/B comparison of amps ? Not to be abrupt, but you're focusing on the wrong issue. The preamp section of your Denon will not let you fully hear the differences between good amplifiers if stereo is a priority. The preamp section of a mid-fi A/V receiver is a big ass bottle... | |
| To Vandersteen or not to Vandersteen Heard the Vandy 3A Sig at a dealer and thought they sounded fantastic, but the treble was a little softer relative to most other speakers I've heard so that may be a consideration. Could be good or bad depending on your tastes/equipment. Because o... | |
| Silver cables A bit over your budget, but a used pair of Acoustic Zen Silver Reference (I or II) are nicely detailed but also musical. Best of luck. | |
| Vandersteen 3sigs vs. Triton Two Agree with Sidssp that it might be worth looking at the preamp as well. If you have a good dealer nearby who'll let you borrow another preamp to compare that might be worth trying.That said, I heard the 3a Sigs a while back driven I think by Quick... | |
| New power amp or use Pioneer SC-25 as power amp I think Emotiva may be right. The analog line inputs probably utilize the Pioneer's volume control and I didn't see any other Main In inputs that would bypass the volume control. The bottom line is you can still try it and compare it to the result... | |
| Benefits of dedicated lines for amp performance I have dedicated lines and adding power conditioning still made noticeable improvements. I suppose results will vary depending on the quality of the electricity coming into your home, but that's just a guess. | |
| Know a Good NYC Electrician for Dedicated Lines? This should be simple and probably will yield nice results, but when I did mine I got several tips on how to do this correctly so as with everything in audio nothing is ever simple. Some of the tips I got in case they're helpful:- Run the lines of... | |
| Suggestions for New/Used amp under $3500 You hook your high-quality source for stereo music (let's say a CD player or DAC) directly to a good stereo pre or integrated amp into its normal input (if using a stereo preamp that would then be coupled to a high-quality amp), then route the fro... | |
| Suggestions for New/Used amp under $3500 "Preamp outputs from a Denon 3311ci receiver."Whoa. Stop right there. Is your priority 2-channel or home theater? If the former your first order of business is to address the preamp issue. The preamplifier section of even a decent midfi receiver w... |