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| New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan Specs and information: 1.5″ THICK BAFFLE CRAFTED FROM SOLID AMERICAN HARDWOOD OR PAINTED MDF DRIVERS: TWIN 12 INCH DIA. STUDIO-GRADE BASS/MID UNITS ONE 1.125 INCH DIA. WIDE-RANGE SILK DOME TWEETER WIRING: JUPITER TWISTED PAIR IN COTTON FREQU... | |
| New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan Tweak1, I am blessed in the fact that I kept the speakers I've previously owned, because I couldn't bring myself to let them go. The Infinitys are from 1987, the Thiels from 1999, the Buchardts from 2022. This thread seems the perfect place to st... | |
| New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan Well, I jumped in and ordered my pair in Maple. It sounds like I am in the December production run, so a couple of months out. Add to my current staple of speakers: Thiel CS2.3s, vintage Infinity RS Kappa 7s (GR Research updated crossovers), and B... | |
| Looking for intermediate-step Streamer: better than BS Node and not @ Bartok level pricing A used Aurender N150 might fit the bill, several can be found if you search...at around the $3,000 level | |
| Is there a way to switch one set of speakers between two sound systems? OP, Pine Tree Audio seems to have a nice switch, and for a great price. https://sites.google.com/view/pine-tree-audio/devices/spsx-2-speaker-selector Maple Tree Audio does as well https://www.mapletreeaudio.com/index.html | |
| Is it worth it? DAC question OP, It really depends on which Node you have. The Node 2 and Node 2i DACs aren't very good as previously mentioned, the DAC in the Node 130 is better. Some have recommended the Teddy Pardo LPS, but at $425 is rather expensive. I use an LHY LPS wh... | |
| New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan The Caladan's sound really interesting. I have never owned an OB design, though wanted to add one.....at an affordable cost. These look to fit the bill | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! Short answer, yes it does.....greatly. I started with a Node 130 into a Denafrips Pontus II using several different connections, and thought it sounded great.....but this was my first steaming set up. Added a Denafrips Iris DDC at the recommendat... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation OP, Hard to beat AntiCables 3.1 ($250 6 foot pair) or 4.2 Flex ($460 6 foot pair) speaker cables for the money. Just remember that the 3.1s take at least 150 hours to settle in, and the 4.2s at least 100 hours. I haven't completed testing, but th... | |
| looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range OP, Agree with what some have said, higher efficiency speakers might help. That said the Buchardt S400 MK1 already has a "mid bass hump" that works well, but takes some guts to get that passive radiator cooking. I'd suggest sending Mads Buchardt ... | |
| budget diy tube preamp beating many expensive preamps... problem with my system? Smodtactical, You have tens of thousands of dollars of gear, do yourself a favor and replace the cheap RCA cables. Really good cables can be had for not a lot of money, look at: Morrow Audio (MA4), DHLabs Air Matrix, Zavfino Arcadia or Fusion, La... | |
| Speaker Recommendations Fyne Audio 501SP (used), Zu Audio (Soul 6, DW6 Dirty Weekend, Union Supreme), Fritz, Rogers/Falcon/Spendor LS3/5A.....all easy to drive | |
| System advice All in one speakers (including DAC, streamer, amps, room corrections): Dutch and Dutch 8C, KEF LS 60......would be worth auditioning. Just speakers: Fyne Audio, Tannoy, and Joseph Audio (but you'd have to buy used for Joseph Audio. | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? MMCGill, (1) Decide what type of system they want: separate components (easy to upgrade), integrated amplifier and speakers (simpler but more expensive to upgrade), or even all in one speaker systems (Buchardt Audio A10, Dutch and Dutch 8C, KEF L... | |
| new to streaming- help! OP, Keep at it, for the average person even an entry level dedicated streamer will best a computer based system.....though some techie types have figured out how to do it well. The BlueSound OS is excellent, and the Node X is a talented streamer.... |