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| Stereo Amp recommendations for Legacy Audio XDs I’ve owned Focus XDs and also recommend the Coda S5.5. I finally got fed up with the heat generated by tube amps in the AZ desert but couldn’t find anything solid state that was better or equal to the Zesto Bia 200 Select stereo 100W/channel class... | |
| Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs? Yes, they are for the most part. | |
| For the love of...kits? I love my Pi 4 speakers built from kit. Both GR Research and Pi Speakers will be at the upcoming (June) Lone Star AudioFest. I believe the Pi Speaker designer/owner is one of the show organizers. Pi Speakers | |
| A good cd transport for my Chord HugoTT2 DAC with Chord M-Scaler The Shanling ET3 has been a recent, well regarded choice. Shanling ET3 CD Transport | |
| Transport Recommendations Interesting thread: Shanling ET3 | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! I've resold several Coda pieces. They go fast. Folks that know this product line generally keep their purchases. | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Sounds like a winner. Thanks for the heads up, Terry. I just ordered one for myself. | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! The S5.5 currently retails for $6400. | |
| Bel Canto CD3t transport replacement Many folks consider the Shanling ET3 the best reasonably priced CD transport currently available. Here's one recent thread. Shanliing ET3 CD Transport | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport Shanling has just released a SACD transport, the SCD1.3 for $1279. Shanling SCD1.3 SACD Transport | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker Thanks for that, very interesting. The NS5000 sounds like my kind of speaker and a relatively good value. I would love to compare it to an ATC SCM100P, a very similar looking 12" 3 way although the retail is $9k more. Being in the pro audio busine... | |
| ATC SCM40 @soix +1 | |
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... I can't speak for other active speakers but know that ATC designs the internal amplifiers for their active speakers. Each amp is designed specifically for each driver. I use a pair of ATC SCM20ASL active monitors in my studio and would not descri... | |
| Fyne, speaker cables I use WireWorld bi-wire Silver Eclipse 8 speaker cables on my Fyne F703 speakers. I previously used WireWorld bi-wire Eclipse 8 cables with the same speaker. The improvement was slight, not worth the extra money IMHO. So, I would recommend the Ec... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K @atmasphere is correct. No reputable recording studio would pick monitors that favor one type of music or another. ATC, especially their active speakers, can play very loud with very low levels of distortion while being extremely reliable; why the... |