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| Best Solid State for Avalon Isis I am very happy with my Wyred 4 Sound amp. I have the 4 channel 250/500 biamping Magenpan 3.5Rs. Proper cabling is needed to let it be all it can be. I use Tek Line Cables Reference and micro Reference Xtreme power cords, PS Audio Transcendent Sil... | |
| Need guidance on system config...help Raysonic 168 is an outstanding player at any price, but when you use the XLR variable outs into a differentially balanced amp you have a world beater | |
| Worth it to upgrade to Rega P3? Consider upgrading to a suspension system of isolation.Go to Machina Dynamica website, then Promethean Springs. Somewhere there is an article on the effects of vibration.I use 2 sets-one for my amp the other for my CD player. | |
| Preamp for McCormack DNA-125 Gold? Budget $2k Balanced I/Os does not mean the component is a differentially balanced design. Unless the McCormick is, I would sell it. Actually, I would sell it either way...You can buy a new Wyred 4 Sound SX 250 for this. There's a pair of SX 500 monos on AG f... | |
| Bi-amping using ACCUPHASE electronics You will need an active XO. Try either DBX or Behringer CX 2310 < $200 from Musician's Friend. I have both, but use the Behringer as it also has a sub woofer I/O | |
| need advice for turntable footers Consider Machina Dynamica Promethean Springs. I use them under my amp and CD player. Should be awesome under a Rega TT- and a lot cheaper. FYI I has SP/Rs under ALL my equipment before switching to Herbies isocup/balls and Promethean Springs | |
| Any audiophile who is on blood pressure medication Someone should write a book "Programming Doctors" by Big Pharma.There are lots of natural remedies, like eating bananas, eliminating caffiene.. to resolve HBP. Google it and stop believing most doctors know what they're doing. A few do, and they p... | |
| subwoofer cable recommendations. I am using the new Tek Line microRefernece ($349) on my SVS powered sub. Great bass! | |
| Should I get a new amp? Mixing 2 and multichannel presents problems. First, room acoustics are skewed by all the other speakers. Speaker Positioning for 2 channel will be different than multichannel. Lastly, no matter the budget, the same money invested into a 2 channel ... | |
| Tube preamp with SS amps and Emerald Physics cs2? If you go with a tube pre it needs to be a fully balanced design so as to match up properly with the active XO, and W4S MC amp. Vincent just introduced a reasonbly priced fully balanced tube pre. | |
| Passive Preamps? Anyone? I have tried most of the 5 recommended above, and a few others. They ALL left me with great detail but no warmth or body to the music, though the TVS types were by far the most natural sounding.I am now using a Raysonic 168 CD player, which has a ... | |
| How does Meridian sound with Sonus Faber?? These type of questions are impossible to answer. Best you can d id to check with the two manufacturers to confirm compatibility, but "HOW" they sound depends on your room, electricity/power conditioning, flooring, window treatments, furnishings, ... | |
| better mid's? Get a high quality duplex for your wall. PS Audio has a new one. I think it's around $50 | |
| Floorstanding Speaker - Recommendation Check out Magenpan 1.6Rs or Reference 3A Veenas. | |
| "D" amps, general discussion who's 1 and why? I have gone from Rogue M 150s and various solid state class A and class A/B power amps to class D. My first foray was with PS Audio GCC and GCA series, the GCA 250 had a level 2 mod from Underwood HiFi.I then bought the Wyred 4 Sound SX 500s to bi... |