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| Bel Canto dac 3.5VB vs 47 lab progression gemini Not sure you'll find someone to directly compare these two, so I'll chime in that I auditioned the BC DAC 3.0VB in my system and it was outstanding. I actually got to compare VB and non-VB versions and the power supply makes a huge difference and ... | |
| Krell S300i vs Hegel H100 vs Parasound I'd strongly recommend finalizing your speaker choice first so you can optimize synergies in the critical amp/speaker pairing. I'd also greatly favor running a good integrated rather than pairing a good amp with your Rotel. I also had an older Rot... | |
| Dynaudio vs Focal vs Paradigm Hard to believe there are no dealers for these speakers in and around Dallas. I took a quick look and found dealers for all three, unless they just don't carry the models you're looking for I guess. | |
| Stereo power amp for $10k Yeah, have to agree with others this is a borderline insane idea, especially when it's so easy to just run the front L/R pre outs from the Marantz into a spare input on a good stereo pre. Then you have a true high-end stereo system embedded seamle... | |
| Tube Curious - Preamp Suggestions I actually think ARC would be a great place to start. Shindo, CJ, etc. are great pres, but given your current system as your sonic reference they may make a fairly drastic change that might risk going too far in the other direction. My guess is ad... | |
| Revel F208s, F52s or Nola Contenders? I've heard several Silverline models in many different venues and all pulled off very good disappearing acts -- something that's very important to me by the way -- so I'm a little surprised at your experience. Is this with all music or just certai... | |
| Floorstanders for $3500 I believe it's also important to look at impedance perhaps even more so than sensitivity given your amp's relatively generous power rating for a tube amp. For example, the Revels drop below 4 Ohms at two different parts of the frequency spectrum (... | |
| Floorstanders for $3500 You listed some great speakers. Not sure how tube friendly some of them are, but I'll throw in the Reference 3A Grand Veenas and Joseph Audio RM25XLs, both of which are for sale here now. I think their outstanding imaging and naturally neutral sou... | |
| Floorstanders for $3500 Agree with Roscoe. Totally depends on what's important to you in terms of sound reproduction. | |
| Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor?? Feel like a broken record, but what aspects of sound reproduction are most important to you? | |
| Speaker suggestions - Pass XA30.5 $3500 There's a pair of Ref 3A Grand Veenas for sale near your price range, and also some Joseph Audio RM25XLs for sale a bit under your price target. Both are great imaging speakers and are both relatively easy to drive. Best of luck. | |
| need help with speakers $1200 hopefully less I listen to Barber and Krall too, and with that music I'd especially want good imaging and soundstaging along with excellent midrange reproduction among other things. The Silverline Preludes would be a very nice option, and there's a used pair of ... | |
| need help with speakers $1200 hopefully less Need to know more about what you're looking for sonically before making any meaningful recommendations. | |
| Integrated amp/DAC combinations for around $3K? Depends largely on what aspects of sound are most important to you, but the Hegel H300 gets great reviews and includes a built-in DAC. Or maybe a Rogue Sphinx with an outboard DAC from Bryston, NAD, Wyred 4 Sound, etc. Best of luck. | |
| Golden Ear Triton7 spk: High-end or just mid -fi?? What are your top priorities in terms of sound reproduction? You stated what you don't want to give up, but that's not really the whole picture and would be very helpful to know more about your preferences. One thing to consider is you have a near... |