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| Recommend me a DAC under 3k I recommend Metrum's Onyx DAC. It is a huge upgrade over my Teac DAC. Much better tone and sibilance control without being soft. I paid $2,500 for it new from the U.S. dealer, although you could buy it direct instead. The sound I am getting is... | |
| Metrum Dac owners I agree about the long break in period with Metrum's Onyx DAC. I did not believe that it would take 4 weeks, until I experienced it for myself. My Onyx DAC has around 280 hours playing time at this point. I have had the DAC for 4 weeks, playi... | |
| Favorite cable brand. Moon Black Dragon digital coax and speaker cables.Cardas USB and XLR.Audience power cables.This all copper combination is smooth. No unpleasant edginess.Six of the Audience Forte 3 power cords provide a subtle emphasis on the lower midrange and b... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? I think the critical comments are coming from people who do not like the sound of Mac amps that have the big autoformers, which make the sound smoother than what they prefer.I have a McIntosh MA252 integrated amplifier. It is solid state with a tu... | |
| Impressed by Pangea Audio AC-9SE I noticed some sibilance and plosives again today. It happened for the first 60 to 65 minutes of playing music from a cold start.Then, I replayed the same music and noticed the excessive sibilance and plosives had abated to the point that they wer... | |
| What are your top three live concerts of all time? Arlo GuthrieJethro TullRobin TrowerPeter FramptonBlue Oyster CultHeartMike SeegerSarah K. | |
| Impressed by Pangea Audio AC-9SE I have had a positive experience with Pangea's power cables and power strip in getting control over excessive sibilance (Sssss sounds) and plosives (such as the letter "T"). I swapped out the power cords on my DAC and amplifier with Pangea 14SE M... | |
| Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ? Here is the Pioneer receiver I had in 1980, the SX450. It had only 15 watts per channel, but it could play loudly. Andrew Robinson on YouTube said it is a good match with Klipsch speakers, with treble rolled off a bit.He said he only got it prof... | |
| Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ? Andrew Robinson said that one of the amps/receivers that sounds the best with his Klipsch speakers is a Pioneer that he had restored. So, that could be an option for your receiver. | |
| Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ? Zero Fidelity has a review of the Sony STR-DH190 Stereo Receiver. Price: $170. He says it is neutral and does not have tipped up treble. And he said it plays well with Klipsch speakers. It has tone controls so that you can reduce the treble if... | |
| Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ? Free: Aim the speakers straight ahead with no toe in. This will decrease the perceived treble at your listening position, assuming that you sit centered between the speakers.Free: Position the speakers at the best distance from the front wall beh... | |
| Opinions of GoldenEar Triton 1 I have the GoldenEar Triton 3+ speakers and McIntosh MA252 amplifier. Contrary to what others have written here, I don't find the speakers flat, dull, boring or harsh. I listen to music mostly at 60 to 80 dB. I don't know what they sound like a... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Lamentations by Banco de Gaia.Acquiescence by Banco de Gaia. Also, the same song's Tripswitch Remix.Everything is Free by Gillian Welch. A great song about how most artists are left with almost nothing in the age of free downloads.I'm Not Afraid ... |