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| Choosing new speakers after 20 years You amp is severely underpowered for the speakers you have and those Sonus Fabers. You will find that a better match will radically improve bass performance. I would check out:Zu Audio Soul Supreme - Killer speaker and very exciting/dynamic. Wi... | |
| I have been wanting to try using a tube amp. I agree with Atmasphere and that speaker is not well suited for tubes. I have heard it driven well via a McIntosh MC275 but it was a pair that was bridged mono at 150w. Not sure 200w is required but it is very clear the 20-30w you will get out o... | |
| Marten speakers No personal experience but a friend heard them last year at the audio show in Taiwan. He said it was one of the three best sounding rooms at the show only topped by MBL and Focal, both with $200k+ systems. The passive radiators help deliver a bi... | |
| What makes speaker's sound big? There a a million factors that dictate how big a speaker will sound. The key factor is output coming out of the speaker, not in terms of SPL or sensitivity but dampening. A box that is well damped will have minimal cancelation inside. Tweeter d... | |
| Separates or not? You will get better performance with separates unquestionably. It is uncommon to find a great preamp with a built in phono stage. That being said, there are some great units that will perform well and have very good phono stages. This is a pain... | |
| Time to retire a retipped Linn Troika. Best replacement cartridge? I have recently owned a Lyra Kleos on a Linn table. I also have a Ortofon Cadenza Blue on a few different tables. Hands down, I fell the Cadenza is the better cartridge. There may be other great options but I would be surprised if you are not h... | |
| Question on Streamer/Dac and Roon In a roon system the server handles any local music and communication with your streaming service and the player/renderer processes your tracks, and applies DSPs. I had a dedicated PC just to running Roon and when I moved from it to a Nucleus+, I... | |
| Would you Upgrade? From a tonal perspective, I don't think there is any question that the Classe and Focals will work together. They also have enough power to drive the Focals without issue. You described the demo room, but not your room that I can see. What does... | |
| AUDIOVECTOR SPEAKERS Big soundstage and easy to drive. Build quality is excellent and they use some innovative technology. Unlike many speakers using an AMT, they are not even a little bright. Very natural. I have been flirting with an idea of signing up as a deal... | |
| New Scansonic MB2.5B vs older MB2.5 There is a huge shift from the MB2.5 Bs from the MB2.5s. The redesign made these speakers far more practical. The two major changes are that they don't need the silly amount of space they used to need. The MB1 Bs, 2.5 Bs and 3.5 Bs are all easy... | |
| Need a new amp If you are looking for new gear, you should check out the Art Audio Quartets which are a 45w 845 based mono-block. I ran them for almost 18 months and they are brilliant. There is a full review in Enjoy the Music that was done by Professor Micha... | |
| Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else A few options...Check out the Art Audio Opus 4. Tom designs all of his amps to work with horns as the core offerings are 300Bs and he is highly conscientious in terms of noise. The Opus 4 is a KT88 based unit and his gear will compare with Jadis... | |
| Looking For Established Person / Company That Repairs & Upgrades Amplifiers in the NY/NJ Best in the are is "The Service Department" in Bridgeport CT. That is about 30 miles across the NY Border. | |
| Best cost no object tube phono Like in your DAC thread, Ypsilon is insanely good but there are a million options for great tube phono stages. When you say cost not object, are we in the $25K-$50K range? Their stage with the right SUT is going to be at a best in world level. Key... | |
| The best cost no object tube DAC Lampizator makes awesome DACs. I have a few customers running them and they love how musical they are. The stock tubes stink so assume you are going to need to replace those to get the most out of it. This is a bit below what I would define as ... |