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| Speaker Upgrade ... Please Help Me This is interesting. The Paradigm is a brighter speaker but your gear is tailored to temper it so I think that your system is well designed. This means your should probably stick to speakers with a more forward sound profile. Certain brands men... | |
| Any Vienna acoustics love out there? Anyone even still using them? I have had several customers who have heard them at another dealer share their POV on the Beethoven Baby Grand and Grand. To say they were rave reviews understates the customers POV on them. They have new drivers that are flat and offer more det... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? It depends. There are amps out there that are designed and work well with the preamp stage in many sources like DACs. This is not always the case though. I have had serious issues with matching DAC preamp stages to SETs for instance. If the vo... | |
| Class A1 845 SET The Art Audio Carissa Copper Reference is an 845 based SET that is A1. I validated this with the manufacturer and it runs18w. | |
| Speakers Damaged via FedEx, A Neverending Love Story The claims process is miserable. If an item is damaged beyond repair and you are looking for the full value, it is very hard to get them to pay. Usually if it is a repair, the whole process is much easier but they very much depends on the valuat... | |
| Amplifier for Cornwall IV You need to be a bit careful with the amp you choose if you go high power. Some amps get loud too fast and you can find it difficult to manage volume. I don't have direct experience with this but my understanding is Parasound specifically can ha... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I agree regarding implementation. There are some limitations with R2Rs and DSD. Otherwise, the only thing I can see against any design is if a DAC uses a particular chip that is discontinued and/or replaced, the older models will drop in perceived... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Okay...the Wyre4Sound DAC 2V2 SE arrived on trade. After a little bit of time playing and getting settled, I ran the same test but first a few notes. This DAC has an insane number of settings. Unfortunately, they are in a menu that is accessible... | |
| NO listening sessions posible , bookshelf for a Raven Nighthawk The Raven has 4 ohm taps and I think would work well with the Vienna Acoustic Haydn Grand Symphony Edition. They are front ported and are specifically designed to work near wall. They could work very well for you. I am contemplating becoming a ... | |
| Curious..... That is super helpful. I will abstain from commenting on the brands I am unfamiliar with. MSB would be a very good choice. It is a very natural sound and the discrete may not be the be all, end all in terms of detail, it is very, very good. Bri... | |
| KEF Reference 3 or Raidho X2? That Marantz unit is excellent. It will more than do the job.Regarding the amp, this is a tough one. I have never heard that amp. I tried researching it and available data is limited so my POV is based strictly on spec’s and is worth exactly wh... | |
| KEF Reference 3 or Raidho X2? The difference between X2 and XT2 is simple. X2 uses a ceramic driver. XT2 uses a ceramic and titanium driver. The titanium driver is clearer and will deliver more detail. Whether it is worth the upcharge is debatable and is driven by personal... | |
| KEF Reference 3 or Raidho X2? I have not seen an issue with a sagging tweeter. The first I had ever heard of this was in another thread. | |
| KEF Reference 3 or Raidho X2? These are very different speakers in terms of power requirements, room requirement, sound profile and soundstage presentation. Kef is a classic "cone and dome" speaker. The image is presented to you as if the performance is in front of you. Raid... | |
| Curious..... I have never heard the Nyquist or Brinkmans and cannot comment.The dCS and MSB I am quite familiar with and they are opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of sound. I suspect your system will sound very different with either of those. What do y... |