wswright20
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| Why did you lean one way or the other I prefer the detail of a SS system as well as not having to worry with tube paranoia. The downside is that it has taken a significant amount of time and trail/error to get my system dialed in. I prefer to be able to discriminate between good/bad... | |
| How important is an LCD screen on your streamer? My streamer is not visible from my listening position and screen is turned off for SQ. For parties I cast the iPad app image to an 85" TV to show cover art/track info. | |
| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp I have Focals and agree the setup is important to realize the benefits without being fatiguing. I didn’t audition Coda but I actually moved from Mc to Luxman monos to improve detail/clarity without the harshness I found with several other compara... | |
| Local network HiRes storage and player I have a QNAP NAS setup with mostly FLAC files for my CD library. I am using an Esoteric streamer/app that integrates seamlessly with the NAS for cover art, sorting, searches. For me a NAS made sense because I also use it for other purposes such... | |
| The verdict - Burmester 232 is worth MUCH MUCH MUCH more than its price!!! How to go from great to a laughable disaster in a mere 3 posts!!! | |
| Optimized Center Channel If you are using Audyssey to balance the system you might consider some manual adjustments instead. I have a Mc AV processor and the Focal Viva center and had poor dialog using the auto setup because the relative center gain was simply too low. ... | |
| Footers under new speakers @buellrider97 , Appreciate the comments, at least music and wine are legal vices! The sliders are nothing special. I just ordered a round set off Amazon that had a diameter just slightly larger than the podium feet. The feet are just sitting on... | |
| Footers under new speakers I purchased a set of Townshend Podiums about a year ago and was quite surprised at the level of improvement in "clarity and detail". A number of upgrades I have made I have to talk myself into an improvement because it is in the right direction b... | |
| Focal Diva Utopia active speakers less than impressive. To be fair you should not compare the Diva’s to $40K speakers but rather to $40K systems. Focal is betting on a growing market for higher end lifestyle digital systems. I have numerous friends that appreciate "higher quality sound" but look at t... | |
| Gain level on a REL sub Have been through a progression on a number of different subs and several Rel models. Totally agree with a number of posts that Rel subs are most compatible for 2 channel and not the best choice for HT. IMO the best Rel for HT and music combined... | |
| Have JBL K2s...best Amp pairing please? Consider a used pair of Luxman M-900u monos. Good chance you can stay within your budget. Did a comparison with the M10X and can't say there was a discernable difference. The new pre, however, does provide an improvement over the C-900U. Best ... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal Have both and haven’t been able to convince myself that there is a consistent quality difference. Some master tracks sound better on Tidal vs Hi-Res on Qobuz and others just the opposite. User interface for both are different but equally intuitive... | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... It's amazing that denial, ignorance, pettiness and even wishing for a human to die finds its way into a supposedly hi-end audio forum. How sad we have become. Thank God the people have spoken! | |
| No bass on B&W 800D2 Have experience with both 802 and 800 D Series with same Mac amps and do not consider the bass to be deficient on the 800's in the same room setup. A stretch but, if you bought used consider if previous owner had modified crossovers? I expect no... | |
| IsoAcoustics GAIA From my experience isolation resulted in a significant improvement in "clarity" compared to spikes. GAIA's are a great product but in my case I moved to Townshend Platforms to minimize the impact on tweeter height. Focal Scala EVO's do not provi... |