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| Help! need informed opinion If this was me, I would only buy the Revels with a reasonable return policy as you may find they drift a little bright. I find Dynaudio pretty neutral and the Special 40 is a very good speaker. That would be my choice among your initial suggesti... | |
| Amplifiers in use with big Harbeths (Mon 40 series) that work very well I had a pair in n trade for a stretch. I was very happy with them and my AVM integrated. Herb Reichert used an AVM with a pair of 30.2s in his review of the 6.2 ME and was happy with it. The guy who traded them to me has a pair of LTA Ref 40s b... | |
| Tornado and Thunder Power Cables Do you have a Niagara Power Conditioner? If yes, AQ is superb. If not, you may find that treble extension could be a challenge. Particularly with Thunder. This gets less pronounced if you rise a bit in terms of quality. for example, Hurricane... | |
| Anyone hear issues based on chip shortages in the This has been a lingering problem for more than a year. There have been tons of supply chain disruptions that are making lead times extremely long. Everything is an issue, not just chips. I just had an unexpected delay of three weeks for a cust... | |
| Krell K-300i (with its optional DAC) vs. McIntosh MA7200 (with DA1) vs. ? (including DAC) @oldaudiophile I hope all is well. A little more active over here compared to the Stereophile forum. I might focus on improving your DAC. You can keep using the Marantz as a transport, but stepping forward with a better DAC will have a big im... | |
| Tube or R-2R DAC for Tube System You can't universally connect the preamp stage of a DAC into any power amp and expect great results. Sometimes you can but not always. If the amps are too sensitive or you have an impedance mismatch, you may not get a great result. Tube vs R2R,... | |
| Looking for new speakers for large audio room what about trading out your subwoofers and getting something like a pair of Perlisten d215s's. Given the size of the room, that might resolve the issue you are having. | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Two more DACs on the way in to get added to this. I just ordered a Khadas Tone 2 as an evaluation unit and I have a trade of a Rockna Wavedream Edition on the way. | |
| Opinions Please - New Prodduction Sophia EL34ST Coke Bottle The Sophias are a more forward, sparkly EL34. This is in contrast to the Gold Lion KT77 for example which is going to be more rolled off. Assuming you like a slightly more forward/linear presentation, they are brilliant. I have a few customers ... | |
| Amplifier upgrade I believe the Luxman would be a step forward. I am not sure the Devialet would be my first choice to pair with those speakers. | |
| Scansonic mb3.5 vs mb5b 8' should not be the end of the world. What you should expect is an immersive experience where the soundstage envelops you. Especially with some volume, it should feel like you are in an arena. If you get too narrow, the experience will seem sm... | |
| Monitor suggestions? Check out the Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand. They are neutral and musical. Front ported. If you can have the back of the speaker 3’ from wall behind it, lots of rear ported speakers will work. The most obvious option would be the Joseph Audio P... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Sorry…long morning already. Bricasti had biggest soundstage with least impressive amount of detail. | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I would avoid the Chord TT2, the Wyred 4 Sound and the Weiss as I think you will get as much or more glare from them. Then it comes down to balancing detail vs imaging. Audiobyte, Rockna and Bricasti in $5k range should deliver an improvement vs ... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @wharfy i would need to know the balance of your system, your current DAC, understand what you like and dislike about your current setup and what you want more or less of in a new DAC. Without that context, I am merely going to tell you which DAC... |