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| Solid State Preamps Out of curiosity what tube pre are you currently using? I'd recommend a Bryston BP26. The reason is I'm using a BP6 and find it very uncolored and open sounding, but most importantly it allows the strengths of everything that comes before or after... | |
| Sjofn The Clue vs Rega RS1? Have not heard the Regas either, but I also heard the Sjofn speakers at the NYC show and was extremely impressed. Possibly my biggest surprise of the show. Heard them playing dynamic music and coulda swore I was listening to big 3-way floorstander... | |
| room makes or breaks "Other components can be easily adapted to the room, but there is only so much that can be done usually to adapt the room to the rest."I'm gonna dissent here. Most rooms I've seen have done little or some hodge podge job of room treatments, let al... | |
| Berkeley DAC Series 1, anything better 2.5K$ Essrand -- better make sure you break that NAD in properly (if it's not broken in already) before making any quick judgements. Not sure how much break-in it requires (maybe Sabai has some thoughts here), but don't rush to make any comparisons as m... | |
| Hegel h20 h4ase or h30 I'm interested in the Hegel amps as well, but before I pull the trigger I'm gonna listen to some Class-A solid state amps that seem to possess some tube-like qualities. Out of curiosity, what Pass Labs Aleph amp do you have and how does it sound? ... | |
| Switch with volume control Placette makes a 3-input passive preamp that is basically just a volume control. Not sure how it would work with your Oppo though.http://www.placetteaudio.com/passive_line.htm | |
| Need advice on how to dip a toe into digital Maybe something like a used Bryston BDP1 or BDP2 wouldn't be a bad option. Good reviews from a sonic perspective and relatively easy to use versus other options, and I've heard Bryston provides very good support if you have any questions/problems.... | |
| Berkeley DAC Series 1, anything better 2.5K$ There's a Bel Canto DAC3.5VB for sale here. A bit more expensive than the Berkeley you're looking at, but comes with its own "Virtual Battery" power supply that really takes things to another level. I had the 3.0 and 3.0VB in my system for a demo ... | |
| salesperson recomends what do you think What sound characteristics are most important to you? Imaging, soundstaging, tone, dynamics, PRaT, etc.? | |
| Do I have a "balance" problem? Forgot to mention what Cal brought up. I find better and fuller sound with balance set to the middle as well. Big trade off to get a center image. Hoping the room treatment stuff snaps everything into focus. | |
| Do I have a "balance" problem? I have the same problem, except my balance control has to go the 3 o'clock to lock in a center image. I had several other people listen to my system and they all preferred balance at dead center. I went to get my hearing checked hoping my right ea... | |
| Amp to Add Dynamics & Detail to 'Polite' Speakers You don't state specifically what amp you're using right now, but I assume it's either the VAC or Atma-sphere. Regardless, driving B&W speakers with tube amps seems like an uphill battle and may be part of the problem given that the rest of yo... | |
| Amp to Add Dynamics & Detail to 'Polite' Speakers Agree with others that it would be most helpful if you listed your current components and interconnects/cables. That said, if you're using some polite copper interconnects swapping them for silver interconnects that possess the characteristics you... | |
| Joseph Audio Advice What's your budget? I'm also a big fan of the RM25s so hard to see going wrong there. My only other thought was getting Pulsars (they occasionally show up used here) that use drivers more similar to those used in the Pearls, and they may have enou... | |
| gallo nucleus 3.1 vs. vandersteen sig 3a I think driving those speakers with Rotel electronics is a non starter and probably a big contributor to the edge you heard. The bass weight thing probably has a lot to do with being on a concrete floor. That said, the Gallos may also take some ge... |