yakbob
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| Tempted to buy a Macintosh Jamitloud, you're likely to find c2700 owners and opinions on the audioaficionado forums.I've not heard the 2700 but own the c2300. The 2700 looks like a great solution if your long term plan is an all in one solution, meaning, pre amp, DAC, and ... | |
| Spatial Audio open baffle speakers, who has them? Worthwhile change from Maggies? dbt, between Spatial and PAP I would lean towards Spatial. When I owned the Spatial M3 I had considered the PAP Trio 15 as well. The main drawback (as I saw it) with PAP, was the build it yourself format (except for the Classic...which are gorgeou... | |
| O.K., downloads, streaming and more....but I still like many of my CD and SACD disks If used is a consideration, the Yamaha CD-S2100 would fit the bill for the functionality and qualities you list. Check out the reviews online. | |
| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less @ruleof72 , I've been using the Musical Paradise MP-D2 (Mk2) for about 2 years now. I was consiering the Doge 7 unit mentioned earlier when I happened on the MP-D2 on Audiocircle.The biggest advantage to the MP-D2, is variability and flexibility ... | |
| Complete Set of Five 2013 Anthony Gallo Speakers (Excellent/Mint) Sorry to hear of your financial situation and wish you the speediest road to recovery.Unfortunately, rare doesn't always equal collectable...or desirable.Vintage Tannoys, Altec Model 19s, and Harbeths are collectable. Gallos, not so much.Most used... | |
| Mcintosh Equalization Since you're considering McIntosh level of quality/cost, why not run an experiment with a cheaper option to see if it sends you in the right direction?Pick up a Schitt Loki for $150, try it out, and if it has either positive or negative results, s... | |
| Pass and ARC I own the XA30.5, also paired with a tube preamp (McIntosh c2500).The pass has been in my system longer than any other piece of equipment and i consider it a "forever" amp. I don't think you'll be disappointed. I've powered several speakers with i... | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey Here’s a review of the Larsen 4. Some relevant notes on width of sweet spot, and even comparison between an AVR (Denon) and higher end components.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://positive-feedback.com/revie.... | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey A lot of helpful suggestions here ( other than cousinbilly's feeble attempt to turn this into a digital vs. analog thread...really helpful cb)As others mentioned, you've got limited speaker placement options in your space. The loveseat isn't helpi... | |
| Full tube amp under $1600 Vacuum Tube Audio st-120 with attenuator meets your power requirements and at very near your price point.Not sure how many sources you need to plug in at the same time or if your streamers feed your dacmagic requiring only one input to your amp. | |
| Marantz Estate sale, bottom feeder, gear flipper, value or fair market value? | |
| How does this make sense, any sense? Any sense at all?? Click bait thread titles don't make sense either, yet here we are. | |
| Which DAC makers let you do in home trial? @hilde45 , since its within your price range, and you have some interest in tube dac options, I'd suggest the highly configurable Musical Paradise MP-D2 MK3 dac. It offers many rectifier and output tube options, screw in capacitor options, even s... | |
| CDP/DAC/NA Player Recommendations Sorry to say I don't have any experience with the equipment you list, but it sounds like you're giving up on the Node 2i before you've heard it. I'm not sure if you have a trial period with that piece, but maybe give it a fair shot before moving u... | |
| A Sonos Move or a pair of Sonos 1's I didn't mean to sound like someone who was burned by Sonos. With the exception of my river box, all my equipment is connected by copper. Ive never owned any of their products. I just didn't want the OP to make the mistake. If you're going to get... |