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| Non-Audiophile Audiophile question! You might consider some surface mount speakers, I use Vandersteen VSM-1s mounted on the ceiling for my rear channel in my video system. | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid I guess a more general question might be are speakers today (>$15k) better than their 25 year old equivalents? Some are, some aren't. I still use older speakers - Wilson, and Vandersteen and ML CLS that perform very well and I have heard an... | |
| Solid State preamp Brands I have no experience with the Classe Delta, but I like Classe in general a lot - I still run Classe DR3 VHC power amps (x3) and one DR7 preamp which was an over the top model made in small numbers in the 80s with a separate power supply that looks... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade My suggestion is to do what I did - rip all of your CDs and put the files (in FLAC of course) on a network drive that can be accessed via a streaming unit. I still have a CD player in one system but haven't used it in ages - I can audition materia... | |
| An integrated bargain? Moon equipment is a lot nicer than people give them credit for. You can listen to SimAudio at Safe and Sound in Chicopee MA I agree. It doesn't have as high a profile in the US as it does up here in Canada but the units I have auditioned have... | |
| Are REL the most Musical Subs? Let me put a word in for the much more affordable Hsu subs. In my opinion they are musical and very economically priced. I use a pair in my video system but have also listened to them in the main audio system. https://hsuresearch.com/product... | |
| $8k for speakers - new or used Try listening to some Wilson Watt Puppies - they might do the trick for you. They can be had used in that price range. | |
| Small speaker advice Some of the small Totems I have listened too did a very good job - try and audition some Dreamcatchers if you can. | |
| Speakers that disappear In my experience the best speakers at disappearing tend to be planar - the original Quads were quite good and ones that I still own, primarily because of this particular attribute, are Martin Logan CLS. | |
| Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable What was there about the SME V that you weren't satisfied with? I run that arm on my primary (VPI TNT V) and secondary (Sota Cosmos) systems and have been very happy with them. Thought of trying a Graham at one point but decided that the differe... | |
| What did you add to your 2 channel system to do HT? I use a completely separate system for video - Marantz AV 7702 Mk2, Rowland 5, Mission Cyrus 782, Vandersteen VSM-1 (x4), Hsu VTF-15H Mk 2 (x2) and a 110" screen and Queen Bee projector. | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room I've had the chance to listen to a couple of models of the Totem bookshelf speakers. Results were very good, though not sure what you price range is. They might be a fit for you. | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps I use a pair of bridged Classe DR3 VHC monos in one of my systems and feel that they still hold up very well to current amps. I'd be inclined to stick with them if I were you - any improvement might be infinitesimal but at a far from infinitesima... | |
| VPI Industries---Love the Company as Much as their Turntables I am still using a TNT V in my main system, and I always found VPI responsive to queries. | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Here you go: https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/quad-303-amp-33-preamp/ |