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| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? If you are looking for truth and accuracy in sound, I would look at my Verdant Blackthorn 1. Don’t take my word for it. Look at Andrew Quint’s (The Absolute Sound) AXPONA coverage from 2019 when he covered speakers under $20K. The other speaker... | |
| Speakers good for close to wall placement The Scansonic MB1 B, MB2.5 B and MB3.5 Bs are all designed for near wall placement. When Michael Borrensen left Scansonic/Raidho the Scansonic line was completely redesigned so that the break-in time was radically reduced and the three models wer... | |
| Looking to buy a quality integrated $10,000 budget. In that price range, Art Audio (I am the importer) offers a few products that are spectacular. With those speakers, I find 845s to be a hair too bright. Good options would be:An Opus 2 which is 15w Triode Coupled integrated. It has three RCA inp... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? @joms I have demo’d a PrimaLuna integrated with the 805 D3. Awful match. The 805 D3 is a hard speaker to drive. The sound was thin and soundstage really didn’t come together. There are tube amps that can drive them but PrimaLuna would not be m... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? It depends on how efficient but there are tons of integrated amps $7K or under that will do the job.One option is KR. They are best known for their tubes, but they also make lovely amplifiers. The KR V880 Integrated is a 50w integrated with a SS... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 The Chord TT2 is really great DAC. The Dave is better but the TT2 can go toe-to-toe with any other unit in the price range. It is also a relatively new model. It has a slightly brighter sound profile with filters that can soften it. It also ha... | |
| Speakers for Yamaha CA-810 I would probably lean away from some of the option mentioned here unless you like a forward or bright sound. Check out the Monitor Audio Silver line or similarly priced Elacs. I think they would be a good match. | |
| Looking for a good system for my apartment. Any advise? Canton Chrono 70 - $1895NAD C388 w/ Blu OS Card $2199NAD C538 CD Player $349NAD C588 Turntable $899 (Comes with Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge)NAD PP2e Phono Stage $189Total is $5531The C388 would have the Blu OS streaming from the unit or you can conne... | |
| Do chinese tube preamp/amp clones interest you? I think the "clones" that China produces are a theft of intellectual property at best, and are crap in a nice looking case at worst.China has proven they are capable of producing good equipment AND good brands. Line Magnetic is a perfect example ... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? Good equipment....requires the right speakers to pair with it, like anything. I have had great (Scansonic) and bad (B&W 805) experiences with PrimaLuna . I think they market themselves as amps that border on bulletproof and can work with any... | |
| Will a tube amp work well on Revel f208? A good tube amp with a big transformer will work and you need to take into account SPL and Impedance when considering an amp. I would be cautious of using a PrimLuna evo 400 with those. I had demo'd B&W 805 D3s with a PrimaLuna integrated an... | |
| Any US manufacturer of a 845 SET amplifier Art Audio is a UK based company that does 845 SETs and they have three approved service centers in the US. One in CT, MI and CA for regional convenience. That being said, I am 100% certain Line Magnetic has an approved service center in the US. ... | |
| Control volume with DAC or Preamp? I had a DSD as well and a variety of preamps. I considered scrapping the preamp because I know folks who were just using volume control on DSD.I tried several A/B tests using the DSD vs an Ayre K5xeMp, PS Audio BHK Pre and Art Audio Conductor. I... | |
| tough choices Saying they “need” to be tri-amped is extraordinary. Maybe that is what is required to get the absolute most out of the but that is a choice. I would look seriously at AVM monos. If you really want six, the Ovation MA 6.3s are awesome amps and wil... | |
| Advice on near-field speakers (eg, Raidho X-1) @chungjh Harbeth has a very smooth and natural sound. Given how small your space is, I would look at the M30.2 XD. I think anything bigger than that would be too much. Regarding tube amps, in your other thread you were asking about them. For h... |