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| More watts or better power ? It sounds like you have the itch to upgrade not because you need to but you kind of want to. With that, it is more pressure testing each component and finding the weakest link in the chain. You have a great system that is better than many so you ... | |
| There us a Worldwide Panic on Availability of Vacuum Tubes When tensions were higher with Russia, this was more of an issue. Things have settled a bit. I am sure that interview was conducted weeks ago. Supply is tight, but it is not even to a point where prices are rising yet. It would not shock me if... | |
| Puritan PMS 156 vs. Audioquest Niagara 3000 I have as I am a dealer of both. I am not sure I would say that the highs were more aggressive with the Puritan. Just unconstrained. Both units reduce the noise floor and corrected some wonky behavior with speakers behaving unlike they should. ... | |
| does any r2r ladder dac have standby power mode? Can't speak about either of those but Rockna R2Rs have standby. The Wavelight is controlled from an app on your phone. | |
| More watts or better power ? Do you feel that the sound from the speakers is thin? Especially at moderate volume? If your sound is lacking weight, then an amp upgrade would make sense. But this sill be very obvious. Those are very good speakers. You can change them but y... | |
| Small form factor integrateds I would check out the i7-XR and i9-XR from Cyrus. Pricier than the Rega but MUCH better amplfication. They have a very good built in DAC and a solid phono stage. $3799 and $4499 respectively. Cyrus has a variety of other half-width units that a... | |
| Preamp/Integrated with Loudness button AVM has tone controls built into their preamps that you can manage from the remote but not the classic "loudness" button. | |
| Boutique/custom vs production tube linestages I have done some testing in this space as the importer for Art Audio and one of the importers for KR. I have had A LOT of preamps here. Some from big companies. Some from little companies and in the end, it comes down to matching with your powe... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence 30 vs. Focal Sopra 2 That I understand. Every element of the audio chain matters in addition to your room. I had a customer who has a pair of Magico A3s. Sent him an amp which I had heard with them and it was too warm because he was pairing it with a very warm DAC.... | |
| Before I order the Magnepan 1.7s... Very difficult to say something is "stunning". So many speakers are "love/hate" designs and few deliver the sort of value that Maggie's do. At $2K, there is not a lot of competition beyond rectangular boxes.Looking at the Jadis speakers you ment... | |
| Rippling cones I personally have used the KAB RF1 subsonic filter. Solved my issue with rumble and even in a pretty expensive system (~60K retail), had no negative impact on sound. I have not tried another option because this one worked very well | |
| Long hiatus from audio, getting back into it, speaker/room help please Welcome to the forum and congratulations on being here. 1.7s are going to be awesome for you. They are a great speaker. Bryston is a pretty magical match with Magnepan but that is going to be a bit above your budget. If you can find a used Brys... | |
| Magico A3 vs. Wilson SabrinaX Given your pricepoint, there are so many interesting options out there. I would check out:Vivid Kaya 45Wilson Benesch VectorYG Carmel IIVon Schweikert EndeavorI am running the Vivids and Wilson Benesch Vertexes with a 20w amp in a smaller room. ... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence 30 vs. Focal Sopra 2 The Focals with Luxman ought to sound a bit more natural but there is a risk that you will move a little too forward. The Focals are a brighter speaker and Luxman gear should tame it but it will depend on the room. The Dyn's are less forward tha... | |
| NAD M33 and which speakers? I am an NAD dealer and the M33 does well with a broad range of speakers. It is neutral to warm and that amp section punches well above its weight. I have had it hooked up with mine (Verdant), Wilson Benesch Vertexes, Vivid Kaya 45s and a pair of... |