stewart0722
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| Seeking Suggestions on Preamp Upgrade (CJ, Aesthetix, EAR) For the XA30, I would consider a Convergent Audio SL1 (pick your vintage)Out of the ones you have listed, I would think a CJ pre would sound great with the XA30, but I like silver w/ silver, not silver and gold, but some may not care about such tr... | |
| Magnepans Just looked and my last sale email from underwood hifi showed he had emerald physics 100.2 amp for either 599ea @ 100w pc, or two for 999, for 250w in mono, That's about 70 percent off or so and they're new......Walter @ Underwood is a great guy..... | |
| Magnepans In the context of driving 91db efficient speakers, 60w is just fine, in the context of magnepans, whatever their efficiency, it is flea watt in my opinion in an average sized room....To clarify, I mention my luck with amps in terms of brands only.... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 In my world, lower output is a good thing, fewer windings equalless mass and more transparency.....If my only option was HO, I would abandon MC altogether and gowith Soundsmith MI or an Ortofon MM like the 2M Red or Bronze, butthe quintet is lower... | |
| Magnepans hasse,The thing that struck me instantly on the Brystons was low level detail.....it is miles better than the Pass X350 I had.....beyond that, they're both musical, but I'd give the edge to Bryston......with other speakers it could be a different ... | |
| Magnepans Noble 100, Actually, they are about 20K newI'm not giving him the info to say go out and buy a 2KW pair of monoblocks......I am giving him the information to illustrate that in my experience and flea watt tube amp is not a great option.......I h... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 I heard from a dealer friend that he has a mint Music Hall 5.1 for 500.00 Don't know if it has the stock cartridge, but if so, it's an elliptical w/ replaceable stylii. The price would of course allow you to put whatever on it...... I have a ba... | |
| Magnepans I've used multiple amps on Mag 3.7s over the last few years.....The best amps are the ones I have now, Bryston 28BSST2runner up, Bryston 7BSST2after that in order of "best sound"Pass X350.5Zesto Eros (I have a semi large room, and even these class... | |
| Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L Missioncoonery,Apparently, Shandorne's comments made their way to Marten.....They've announced they are going out of business since there isno way anyone is going to want to listen to a speaker that soundslike the lid of a trashcan......no.....you... | |
| Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L If what you are saying has any reality attached to it, then the MBL 101E must be the most metallic sounding speaker on earth.......also, any vintage Apogee cannot possibly sound musical.....Drivers are made of hemp, paper, plastic, carbon fiber, w... | |
| Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L The low end on the Django L's is absolutely fantastic......in a 20x16 room, it was plenty and the Django XL's would have overpowered it.....of course your taste in music might affect that judgement......I am just not inclined toward the bass heavy... | |
| Network Audio Player - need some basic advice SJTM:If you decide you do not wish to use your SACD players DAC with the mini, you don't need to go to an external DAC as the Mini has a DAC!!Here is a review for you that should clear a lot up.....the Aries Mini gets you a free year of Tidal, wor... | |
| Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L The Marten Django L is a superior speaker to the Sophia 2 and TheSophia 3 for that matter.......and the person who likens their drivers to drum cymbals needsto simply go hear a pair to see he is absolutely smoking somethinghe should not be........... | |
| Network Audio Player - need some basic advice If you want an ALL IN ONE BOX solution, the Auralic Altair is it.....it includes the DAC and streamer and also supports wireless.....It's around 1700 I'd still do the mini, and use the good DAC in your SA8004 SACD Player,since you have it...... | |
| Network Audio Player - need some basic advice SJTM:Auralic sells an upgraded linear power supply for around 300.00......It just provides less noise, better regulation, which is importantwhen you're talking about clocked data.......it's just a nice way to go if you can.....but certainly not ma... |