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| A/V power conditioner under $200 Thanks for the helpful responses so far. I should add I'm also looking for coax inputs for my cable box and modem, a phone input, and since I'm in an area with a lot of brown outs, power regulation would also be a big plus. So far I've found the A... | |
| Interconnects I don't think there are any hard, fast rules as they pertain to ICs simply because the same interconnects can sound so different from system to system (not even taking personal tastes into account). I think the best guideline, and one that most pe... | |
| Performance of $1000 DAC's I've had the Stello DA100 Signature in my system the past couple months -- it does not sound thin and the soundstage is remarkable. In fact, it makes my EVS Millennium DAC 1 sound flat and 2D by comparison. The best way I can describe it is that t... | |
| Warm Interconnects The original Acoustic Zen Matrix Refs were tonally rich and on the warmer side, and if you can find them you'll probably get a great deal since they've been replaced by a newer version. The new version takes a step closer to the Silver Refs and so... | |
| Silver Plated Copper Balanced Cables I wouldn't worry so much about cable materials as much as how the cables sound within the context of your system and tastes. There are copper cables that sound like silver and vice versa -- it all depends on the implementation.That said, it sounds... | |
| Harmony Remote Control Crap -- SL-9000 no longer available. I looked on the Universal website and it looked like it was still available, but after digging a little more it looks like it's discontinued. I'm bummed. Sorry for the misinformation. | |
| Harmony Remote Control Chad and Sufentanil,I am completely onboard with you guys with the button thing. I could never use a touchscreen, and I find the buttons on the Harmony remotes I've seen to be tough to navigate by feel, and they feel relatively flimsy as well.Sufe... | |
| Good Digital cable RCA , suggestion The Apogee Wyde Eye is a very good digital cable that you should be able to get for about $60. The Stereovox XV2 is also an excellent cable (I own them both), but it is a little leaner sounding and your desire to avoid silver makes me think the Ap... | |
| Marsh P2000+A400s or Classé CP-45+CA200? I use the P2000b with a McCormack amp, but I did have the A400s in my system for a while and found the sound to be relatively rich, liquid, and full sounding for a solid state combo. I didn't find the sound to be cool sounding at all, but I haven'... | |
| Preamp Synergy for GamuT amp I've got a Marsh P2000b and find it to be transparent to things that change around it, so it should allow the benefits of the GamuT to shine through. It has a very refined sound without sacrificing air, space, and detail. I've heard people having ... | |
| Best used speaker - Vand 2CE or Soliloque 6.3? I also own Soliloquys and love them, but I've also heard the Vandys and they're very impressive too. I found the Vandy's tweeter to sound a bit more laid back, but that's an area of personal preference/system matching as much as anything. The 6.3s... | |
| Suggestion on interconnects At the "entry" level I'd echo the DH Labs BL-1 series II. Tons of clarity and air for not much dough.However, if you can stretch a bit the Stereovox Colibri interconnects add an additional sense of dimension and space I've not heard from interconn... | |
| Best amp under 1k for Soliloquy 5.0s When I visited the factory (back when they had a factory), among others they were using Art Audio on the tube side and Sim Audio on the SS side to voice the speakers. These might be two to explore. Personally I wouldn't bend over backwards just to... | |
| Advice on first HT equipment and setup. The good news is there's no need for you to switch the interconnects between receiver and stereo amp. All you need to do is hook the front L/R preamp outs from the receiver into an open input on your integrated amp and you're done (you just need t... | |
| Suggestions for a pre amp with HT passthrough? Don't know what your price range is, but here's a partial list of companies that make stereo preamps with HT passthroughs:Adcom, Pass, McCormack, Sonic Frontiers, Rogue, Levinson/Proceed, VAC, AR, Conrad-Johnson, PSE, and probably a few others I'v... |