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| Looking at Focal How old are the 803s? What edition are they? That amp/pre combo will sound good driving the Kantas but better than the B&Ws is going to depend on which model. | |
| To Couple or Decouple Bookshelf Speakers to Stands? When developing my speakers and introducing my stands, I had extensive conversations in this topic and did some testing. I have tried high mass stands, low mass stands, bolting the speakers in place, adhesives, velcro, simply placing the speaker ... | |
| How would you power Wilson Audio Sasha or Alexia II? You could look at a pair of Chord Ultima 2 or 3 Monos and either the Ultima Pre or the Ultima Pre 2. I have a customer who has an Ultima 5 and is in love with it but is using his DAC as the preamp. The new technology in the Chord Ultima line inc... | |
| ???Compromise??? I have small stand mount speakers and a single box network receiver in my apartment. I have lost jaw dropping sound in exchange for very good sound and a wife who isn’t complaining. | |
| Time for a (reasonably priced) phono preamp... I am an MF dealer and Musical Fidelity is excellent quality and a good value. That being said, you are missing Vincent on your list. The PHO-8 was was phenomenal and Vincent just replaced it with a new model.I would go with one or the other. | |
| Advice please. You can do better potentially. The question is what do you want in terms of sound? Are you looking for enhanced detail or a better, more immersive soundstage or a bit of both. The two speakers you mention are wonderful in terms of detail. Not ... | |
| ???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End??? My experience with gear stepping up from Cayin/Yaqin/Connsonance-Opera/PrimaLuna, etc... is that you get significantly better transformers in the higher end amps. This shows up most at the frequency extremes and in terms of noise. The higher end a... | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k At least in a single ended system, the Art Audio Conductor is pretty great. I replaced a PS Audio BHK with it and it was a noteworthy step up. Not sure if it is the best under $15K but is fabulous and a good value at $8500. I am sure in a balan... | |
| Bookshelf/ Monitors for bedroom setup - Revel/ Dynaudio/ Spendor Revels with a Rogue Audio Sphinx would be my vote. It will give you a slightly forward sound profile with a wonderful soundstage. The Revels will be best about 2’ from the back wall. | |
| Seeking tales of speaker demos I was obsessed for about three to four years ago trying to find the right speakers as an upgrade from my old rig. My base system was Revel Performa3 M105s driven by a Rogue Hydra Power Amp and with an Ayre K-5xeMP Preamp, Marantz NA-11S1 DAC and ... | |
| What are the DACs that use good circuits in the Audio sections? There is no way to avoid a "chip" altogether. Something has to do the processing. That being said, Chord and PS Audio use a combination of hardware and software in the decoding process. Chord chooses not to change OS through time, but PS Audio ... | |
| Lively, fast & open sounding integrated under 3k? I would look at the Musical Fidelity M6si. Doesn't quite double into 4 ohms but it is comfortable driving speakers with lower impedance. Lively sound that will be forward without being bright. It is a dual mono design though it doesn't have two... | |
| Ayre KV-5 Twenty or Parasound JC 1 IMO...no comparison. Don't mess with your current setup and sell the Parasound equipment. I much prefer Ayre's sound profile. That being said, my opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it as it is my opinion. The only way to tell if you li... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? How much power do you want? A parallel 300B will get you a bit more power...20w. A parrallel 520B using EMLs will get you to 28w but these are not cheap. New, mine are $23K in Stereo but we usually have a used Argento or two floating around tha... | |
| Full Range speakers for a living space If you are looking for an immersive soundstage, Scansonic/Raidho would be my first choice. The issue is the depth of bass you are looking for is a challenge. Is there a reason why adding a subwoofer is not an option? You and I have very similar... |