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| McCormack vs. BAT What are you looking to improve over what you have now? Kinda shooting blanks until you give some idea. | |
| DAC 3-4k range Lots of great DACs listed already to which I'll add the Bel Canto 3.5VB. Had a previous version in my system a while back and it was fantastic. Neutral and natural sounding. | |
| And, we keep on searching for speakers, .. Yeah, Newbee nailed it. Rather than asking people how to describe soundstaging you'd probably be better served by going out and listening to some good recordings on good equipment in a well-treated room. Once you hear excellent soundstaging you'll... | |
| Conrad Johnson Sonographe sa400 or McCormack DNA-1 If you go the McCormack route I'd highly recommend getting a unit that has Steve's A revisions already built in. You won't pay all that much more (relatively speaking) and they're entirely different amplifiers. Personally I'd take a DNA 0.5 Rev. A... | |
| Center channel - Need help Not really a B&W fan, but I have to say one of the better centers I've heard was the Matrix HTM (the one with the single midrange driver). It was very clear and coherent with none of the combing effects found in some dual mid configurations, s... | |
| Sturdy earbuds under $100 First off, I can't believe anyone listens to those Apple earbuds at all. They're horrible sounding and physically hurt my ears when they're in. Just awful.Anyway, I've got Sennheiser CX500Bs that are MUCH better and more comfortable than the Apple... | |
| which turntable to buy for $1500 best value ? I don't mean to hijack this post, but I've been very interested in the Well Tempered tables and wondering what the real, tangible sonic differences are between the Simplex and Amadeus. Also any thoughts of the Well Tempered tables vs. Regas would ... | |
| Preamp Noob has a question I tend to agree with Orpheus -- if you like integrateds why not just upgrade to a better one? I know you're trying to improve your sound on the cheap, but while you may get some benefit from this you may end up not liking this preamp when you upgr... | |
| Biwire oval 9's, single Zen Satori - surprised Drubin makes a good point, and I agree with Kijanki's assessment as well. If you haven't already done so, maybe try hooking up one leg of the Oval 9s (being careful not to let any of the unused terminals touch each other of course), which may give... | |
| 2 channel priority in HT Processor...who's is best Seems like you're gonna pay a lot to equal or better the Pass preamp for 2-channel duties with an HT processor. Maybe I'm missing something, but why not just route the front L/R pre outs from the Sunfire processor to another input on the Pass (or ... | |
| Choices for speaker 2' from back wall I haven't heard them, but the Von Schweikert VR33s are made to be positioned close the the back wall and seem to have very positive reviews. They are only available factory-direct from VS to save cost, and they are just a little over your target p... | |
| New Speakers for $2000 Revel F50 was first thing that came to mind, and they're available here in your price range. Not sure if your room is big enough for them or if the Cambridge would be a good match, but probably possesses most if not all the qualities you're lookin... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations please I've been using the Acoustic Zen Satori shotgun for a long time and after comparing to others I think they exhibit a lot of the qualities you're looking for. Best of luck. | |
| McCormack .5 with Vandersteen 2CI You should have your co-worker stretch a bit and wait for a 0.5 Rev. A to come available. It'll probably only be another $200 or so more expensive and is at a completely different level than the stock or deluxe version, and the Vandys will certain... | |
| Used Magico V3 or Rockport Mira 2 Goodwins does it right. If you're upfront with them that you probably will buy used or even not at all I wouldn't be surprised if they were happy to accomodate you as long as it's not during a particularly busy time. That way you get to listen but... |