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| Mid life audio crisis Keep what you have and add a powered sub like SVS, | |
| Your opinions on what speakers to go with? I pretty much disagree with Shadorne. Nice system! I owned 150s. It should be in Ultralinear and you should be using KT 88s. Also I found tube bias needed to be adjusted regularly. You could have some dead (or near dead) tubes. Power cords, interc... | |
| CDP Recommendations Raysonic 168. Add cryoed NOS Russian tubes (www.tubeman.com), Herbie isocup/balls, Morrow Audio MAP 2 power cord, Machina Dynamica Code Name Tourquois and you've got a player that rivals the Zanden separates- or so says Srajan of 6moons. | |
| Esoteric CD player to buy, please help I am blown away by my Raysonic 168. AND it has balanced variable tube output. You can dump the Flora, which although excellent, is not balanced | |
| DH Labs Silver Sonic Their Revelations are really good | |
| What is the best DAC under $2000 and why? Add $500 more and you can combine a great dac with a killer transport all rolled into one- Raysonic 168. The balanced tube out is so good I eliminated a $3K preamp | |
| Parasound HCA-3500: Which aftermarket power cords? I am really happy with Morrow Audio MAP 2s <$200 on special. He advertises here | |
| BAT with Harbeth? Other recommendation..? I really like BAT, but if you're budget mnded consider a PS Audio GCC. Google for reviews. Fabulous sound, differentially balanced, best volume control, and full function remote | |
| Harshness in tweeters: the price of transparency? Ia gree that issues in the system are contributing. Herbies Audio makes some of the best isolation and resonance control devices for shelves and components.A lot of interconnects and speaker cables are hyper-detailed. The lack of warmth magnifies ... | |
| two way or three way speakers First understand that bass rarely will load in a room in the same plain as the mids and highs. Also controling bass resonance in the same cabinet as mids/highs is expensive.Deep or powerful bass requires a lot more power than mids/highs, requiring... | |
| Proceed PDT 3/PDP 3 I have fond memories of those pieces. In between I have owned a lot of highly praised transpDACs and players. I now have a Raysonic 168 and drive my amps direct from the balanced variable outs. Add a Machina Dynamica Code Name Torquoise for the we... | |
| Upgrade MSB Link III to "Full Nelson" or ? Get a Raysonic 168 and run it direct to your amplifiers | |
| Nuforce and Vandersteen I haven't heard NuForce but the Wyred4Sound is a hell of a bargain. I am using 2 SX 500s for my Magnepan 3.5R mid/bass panels. When I switched to Clear Day solid core silver shotgun speaker cables (he advertises here) I was knocked out at the harm... | |
| What's most important synergy wise??? Although Mac is an older company, BAT has the know how, especially when it comes to balanced designs, which IMHO are the very heart of hi-end audio. One of my friends sold his previous TOL BAT preamp (forgot the model #) and got the Rex. He is blo... | |
| Any thoughts in ICE amps? I have PS Audio GCA 250 with Underwood HiFi level 2 mod running my Magnepan 3.5R ribbon tweeters and a pair of Wyred4Sound SX 500s on the mid/bass panels. Tough lods to be sure, but the amps handle with aplomb. Fabulous sound, too! |