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| processor that could serve as a good preamp Is your priority 2-channel or multi-channel? Music or movies? If it's the former in both cases you might consider buying a $300 A/V receiver for multi-channel processing duties and invest in a good stereo preamp that you can leave in place for ser... | |
| recommendations for upgrading Bryston BP-26 I suppose in addition to the Levinson mentioned above something from Classe or McIntosh might work. For some reason I'm having a really hard time thinking of a ss preamp that will do what you're looking for (I've got a BP-6 by the way), but on the... | |
| Cheap receiver + amp vs Expensive receiver Man, given your priorities (which are identical to mine by the way) I'd buy one of the brands you mentioned in the $500 range with the audyssey room correction built in and be done with it. Take the grand you save and put it into your 2-channel ri... | |
| Usher BE-718 & Zu Druid Sepakers What don't you like or what are you looking to improve upon over the Ushers? With the McCormack amp you certainly don't need more sensitive speakers, so I find it strange you mention that at all unless you're looking to go to a low-powered SET or ... | |
| Cheap receiver + amp vs Expensive receiver This is impossible to answer due to too many variables, but keeping it general...If you're using this setup strictly for HT (where sound quality is not the only focus) I would tend to doubt the preamp section of a $1500 receiver will make a huge d... | |
| Dedicated line help My dedicated lines are being run as I type this. Thanks for all the advice. My electrician is running the lines on the same leg and not sharing a neutral bus, which I don't know if he would've done had it not been for your advice. I ended up runni... | |
| Sub $500 CDP Since the transport is the most likely candidate to fail, maybe buy something cheap but decent like the Oppo 980H for $170 new and buy a very good used DAC for around $250 - $300. Add something like an Apogee Wyde Eye digital cable and you're good... | |
| SS Amps that are NOT warm and euphonic ? As others have mentioned, Bryston fits your description exactly. | |
| Dedicated line help Thanks a lot guys. Very helpful and I feel much better moving forward now. | |
| Buy new TV now or wait for 3D technology? "I don't want to buy a TV and have it obsolete the next year. What do you think?"I think whatever you buy will be obsolete within a year. Panasonic seems committed to plasma and you can get an excellent 50" 1080p for $1100 or so. If it works for 3... | |
| Ideas for used SS amp Clayton amps might be worth a look as well. | |
| XLR for Marsh Electronics It depends a lot on what sonic characteristics you're looking for. | |
| B&W Speakers I'd also recommend looking at other options other than B&W, partly because I'm not a fan but in particular because I've heard them extensively with Linn amps and I did not find the pairing to be synergistic. If you let us know what type of sou... | |
| Sugden - Electrocompaniet - Naim - Accuphase Not to muddy the waters, and I don't even know what they offer in terms of integrateds, but Classe electronics are often cited as being a good synergistic match with B&W speakers. And they're certainly not billed as being bright or edgy, so th... | |
| Does Pass Aleph 3 heat up the room like tube amp? Some of the amps on offer from the companies you mention offer a switch that lowers the bias and allows the amp to run a bit cooler when not in use or not being used for critical listening. Didn't know if you were aware of that or if it would make... |