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| Upgrading from B&W CM5s I am generally a huge fan of ribbons. You will see that I am probably the single biggest (and repetitive) advocate for Scansonic/Raidho in the forum here and am a big fan of Carver speaker design and Infinity. I am not the biggest fan of that El... | |
| Wife opened door to build my best ever system...ideas for what it should be? God I love Hawaii! I went there on my first honeymoon and a second vacation with my first wife and I still love the state. Given it was with the first wife, that is saying a lot!If it was me and you are thinking about consolidating down to one s... | |
| Alternative speaker suggestion to B&W 805d3 You can go in one of two directions...warmer amp or different speakers. The Cronus is wonderful but it is not known for its warmth. Rogue gear is brilliant (I own a Hydra) but the relatively linear nature of its sound means if will leave the 805... | |
| Speaker suggestions for Levinson Superb choice for your taste in music! Congratulations and you are right, your Levinson gear will be brilliant. | |
| Magico A3, suggested integrated amp. I would suggest you look at AVM. I heard the A3s at NY Audio Show driven by AVM gear in 2018 and it was spectacular. The Evoluton A5.2 would be an excellent choice. 185w and price point is $5995 without the optional DAC and Phonostage. Full di... | |
| Upgrading from B&W CM5s If you like the CM5s you are going to LOVE the 804 D3s. They would be my first choice if I were you. It may not to be to my taste, but my taste is pretty irrelevant. IMO, the 804 D3 is better than the Revel BE line. I prefer the sound of the F... | |
| $5k or less speakers (used or new)? Check out Scansonic. The MB3.5 B has a side firing woofer and delivers bass response below 30hz. The ribbon tweeter provides wonderful detail and integrates with the other drivers brilliantly but is not going to forward like Paradigm. Full disc... | |
| Speaker Choices For My System Based on the description of the sound profile you like, I stand by my recco. I think you may find B&W and Focal might drift from detailed and revealing to bright and fatiguing with your amplification. Otherwise, I think you are on the right ... | |
| Speaker Choices For My System This will be the first of about a million suggestion you are going to get. You initial list is very good but very different sounding speakers. I would encourage you buy on 30 day or 60 day return policy if you can't return. I personally like th... | |
| Airplay vs Ethernet - tidal I can confirm that AirPlay is 16/44.1. It is better than bluetooth but it is better if you can stream via wifi or even better, a hard wired connection. | |
| Neutral Sounding Tube Amps - what gives? I agree with you completely. I prefer a warmer sound which and the musicality which is why I am drawn to SETs. I am HIGHLY biased (I import the line) but my favorite preamp I have heard under $10K with traditional tube sound is the Art Audio Con... | |
| Chord TT2. - what’s a great streamer companion? Do you use Roon? Do you subscribe to a streaming service? I use a Roon Nucleus+ in my system with a Dave. Partially because I am a Roon and Chord dealer but I really like Roon software and the Nucleus works very well with Chord DACs. | |
| yet another tube preamp recommendation thread you should look seriously at the KR P-135. It is a 45 based preamp and throws out a huge sound-stage with tons of dynamics. This is the review from Positive Feedback. https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/kr-audio-p-135-pream... | |
| How do I feed the Chord Dave? TT2 plus m scaler, a better choice? I am a Chord dealer. We sell a lot of Dave’s and TT2s. The Dave is a brilliant DAC and is till one of the best units at its price point. That being said, it is a little older of a model and lacks filters, etc... compared to TT2. In a non-covid... | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought Given that you have Krell amplification which is brilliant but it is a hair forward of neutral, I find some of the suggestions hear fascinating. It sounds like you prefer a slightly forward sound profile, but some of these combos might end up bein... |