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| DAC upgrade, new or used, $1000 The good news is your amp has XLR inputsNow consider one component that 'could' replace several in your system: Oppo 105 with upgraded power wire loom and linear power module. The 105 has XLR outs and VVC. My original intent for getting one was ju... | |
| Life After Your Magnepan’s I had a love hate relationship with Maggie 3.5Rs. Previously, I owned Accoustat 2 + 2s and am a huge open baffle fan. My room is quite large and I tried various subs with various main speakers. I tried various amps here as well, even biamping the ... | |
| Transitioning options from Big Maggies bdp24it's KCIIs, not KCH | |
| New tube preamp OP,I do not own the BHK but, 2things have made a huge difference in my systems* Machina Dynamica Super Stiff Springs* XLR cabling, specifically Wire Worldhth | |
| Best speakers to replace Martin Logan CLS My choice is the Emerald Physics 2.8s (TAS Editors Choice Award), which could/should allow you to eliminate the subs. At ~ 46" tall and 96dB efficient, each speaker has 2 @15" carbon fiber woofers and one 12" carbon fiber mid range with concentric... | |
| PS Audio P15 power conditioner vs Accuphase PS 520/530? I had an original PS Audio Premier Power Plant. I suspect their new PLCs to be much better, however... See Core Power Technology. I have their 300 powering my TV and an 1800 in my main audio rig. Soon I will get their Deep Core to compliment the ... | |
| Seeking tube amp advice Unless Rogue has upgraded their transformers, or you just like a sweeter top end, I would not consider them. I had the 150 monos with cryoed KT 88 tubes in an all dif balanced system but never heard the leading edge of music that I knew was there | |
| Resale prices for Oppo Digital Universal Players Although I don’t subscribe to his philosophy, in the words of Gordon Gecko *Wall Street) "Greed is good". 2 more well known, and more applicable quotes are; There’s a sucker born every minute, and A fool and his money are soon partedThat as backgr... | |
| Underrated album: Sonics AND Music I love Patty L. I had the good fortune to hear her live some 10 years ago in my friends home on his 50th birthday. I have A GoGo, Red Luck and Live in the Square; not a clunker among them | |
| Transitioning options from Big Maggies I had a love hate relationship with Maggie 3.5Rs. Previously, I owned Accoustat 2 + 2s and am a huge open baffle fan. My room is quite large and I tried various subs with various main speakers. I tried various amps here as well, even biamping the ... | |
| new GAN amplifier SonicjoyIn fairness, the EP amps design is ~ 5 years old, which is ancient compared to the newest IcePower modules in the EVS 1200, plus Ric employs lots of tweaks that commercial designs would not Also, post EP amps; my Audio Alchemy DPA-1 and P... | |
| new GAN amplifier +1 piradGFi, your designer quotes lack dates. Also, most of them have a company to protect, so there comments can mostly be taken with a small grain of salt. Still, you hang in there with your negativismBTW, while I find all the technical comments... | |
| Another marketing gimmick? First, the newest class D amps are damned good, at least my EVS 1200 is, which is the 5th class D amp/s I've owned overt the last 5+ years, BUT, GaN is heralded as the a major advancement in musical clarity, in that it transitions much faster, mea... | |
| Subwoofers and Phase Question For You Sub Experts I have a large room which requires large subs. I have had 2 SVS powered subs for around 10 years that I futilely attempted to integrate. The biggest issue is the carp adjustments on the power plates, starting with the volumes control that raise vo... | |
| Why do Classical CDs sound less Alive/Real/Present ? first one needs a system that is fully capable of revealing what's on the bits. Most tweeters will have great difficulty as will most amplifiersOver every xmas for the last 10+ years I play 2 redbook CDs Dianna Kall Xmas album and Sheffield Labs X... |