twoleftears

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The sense of smell evokes memories, while the sense of hearing evokes emotions
Whenever listening to my system I'm always sure to have a nice cup of tea and dunk a madeleine in it.  Mmmmm. 
Advice on buying good CD player that will outperform my Primare cd31
"Abstract" will be reporting soon on the Primare CD35 he just got. 
Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics.
Look at Wireworld and Audio Sensibility. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
How are the Schubert Piano Duets?The earlier Rachmaninov Preludes disc seems to have got good but not universally good reviews (Amazon). 
ProAc Response 2.5 Vs. Spendor SP1
Audio Connection, knows his ProAcs. 
Please help me figure out what I need to do this. My head spins with tech talk..
Get it in the system with a signal coming out of it.  It will need time to settle and run in. 
XLR interconnect for new DAC/pre-amp to power amp--suggestions please for $500 or less
@mtrot Those are Canadian dollars, and if you check the website, they are almost always running a 10-12% sale.  Conversion rate brings the cost way down. 
Looking for an amp....Opinions about Odyssey or Bel Canto audio anyone?
The Van Alstine enthusiasts are over on Audio Circle.  There's a manufacturer's forum.  His stuff is very well made. 
XLR interconnect for new DAC/pre-amp to power amp--suggestions please for $500 or less
https://audiosensibility.com/blog/products-2/interconnects/#!/Statement-SE-XLR-Interconnects/p/22232352/category=2595836  
Audio Note AN/E vs. DeVore O/96
Full disclosure: heard them in different rooms with different equipment.  The Audio Note still has--after listening to many speakers over many years--the purest, most natural, timbral presentation of anything I've heard.  Clearest window to the so... 
DCM QED
Way back in the day, there was a store near Kerrytown (Ann Arbor) closing out a pair of the largest model of the Time Frames.  I was so tempted, but I was poor.  I changed my mind the next day, went back, but they had already been sold.  One of se... 
ProAc Response 2.5 Vs. Spendor SP1
Hmmm.  I'm pretty sensitive to bright speakers, and I never thought of them as bright.  You can certainly experiment with toe-in. 
Experiences moving from high-power to lower-power system
https://www.galaxyaudio.com/education/efficiency-vs-sensitivity  
ProAc Response 2.5 Vs. Spendor SP1
When Dennis Had was still at Cary, he used ProAc speakers to voice his amps.  On his recommendation and that of my dealer (Arnie, the founder of the original Audiogon), I got a Cary CAD301SE amp, a glorious 11 watts per side, that drove them to pe... 
Amplifier for Harbeth 40.2
You might want to read the RMAF show reports on new Vinnie Rossi amps driving precisely a pair of 40.2's.