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| Recommendations for small desktop speakers under $1500 Some of the active speakers have DSP for desktop placement. The isoaccustic stands really help on a desk for passive speaker. Likely active speakers with DSP too would be helped. IsoAcoustics ISO-200Sub Isolation Stand; ISO-200 Sub - The Music Ro... | |
| Anyone using 2 preamps in their rig? @oldrooney I think there are not many preamps that DO NOT color the sound to a large degree. It seems to my ears that the more expensive the preamp the more the color. Obviously, people like this and the gear could be sold for more money. That is ... | |
| Raising Subs? | |
| DAC Advice - Benchmark DAC 3 @decooney Interesting observation. It is either preference or lack of synergy with the gear you were using. The DAC3B is a little 'hot' on top. I can tell that by listening on my uber revealing SR1a headphone, It is fatiguing on that gear with 2... | |
| Raising Subs? I bought a 23' inch tall bar stool to try this out, but the ding dongs at KEF Support sent back my KC62 sub badly packed last night and the sub does not turn on. I wanted to see try to reproduce a physical representation of the KEF LS60 speaker,... | |
| Anyone using 2 preamps in their rig? I did that with my Benchmark LA4 preamp and CODA 07x preamp. One was neutral and clean and the other was a bit warmer. I had a real complicated setup there. There were 2 DACs going into each preamp with RCA and XLR, 2 tuners, one by both RCA and X... | |
| Recommendations for small desktop speakers under $1500 LSX II | KEF USA | |
| Are the KEF Blade/Blade 2 Metas a Significant Upgrade from Blade? @audiobrian He did say that he sometimes likes the old Blade more. I forgot the reason for that but I do know that the changes in the new Blade are right up my alley. Not that I have an issue with the old Blade. The dealer confirmed to me that my... | |
| DAC Advice - Benchmark DAC 3 I made a mistake. I should have stated. I sold a $7.5K PREAMP to get another LA4 preamp. I never go DAC direct to amp when the LA4 to amp is better (for $2.5K) | |
| DAC Advice - Benchmark DAC 3 Do not buy the DAC if you want to use as a volume control. Get the DAC3B (no volume control) and buy the LA4 preamp (or HPA4). The LA4 will make the DAC sound better. That seems weird to add more signal path for cleaner sound but it will work like... | |
| School bus / Tiny Home Speaker Recommendation? How about some active KEF LSX II speakers. These are small and supposed to be great. LSX II | KEF USA If you can get them to fit, LS50 II (the active version with Meta). The KEF KC62 sub would be a breeze to integrate (even wirelessly) with the ... | |
| Are the KEF Blade/Blade 2 Metas a Significant Upgrade from Blade? I spoke with a KEF Blade and KRELL amp dealer today on the East Coast. The dealer loves the KEF Blade and knows it very well. We had a superb conversation about amps for the Blades. One of the most knowledgeable dealers I have ever spoken with. ... | |
| Review on Coda Technologies 16 Amplifier went live today @krell_fan1 Thanks for the contact info on Dennis. I spent an hour in conversation with him. We agreed for the most part, except his opinion that the CODA #16 was slightly warmer than the KRELL. I thought the KRELL was slightly warmer than the COD... | |
| Review on Coda Technologies 16 Amplifier went live today For the money, there may be no better option, though many would state my Krell DUO 300 XD might sound as good or better. When I heard the CODA #16 I thought it sounded a lot like my KRELL DUO 175XD. The 175XD cannot go down into 2 Ohm as strong... | |
| Review on Coda Technologies 16 Amplifier went live today @krell_fan1 I spoke with a KRELL dealer today in WA about the new amp. His partner had demoed the KRELL KSA i400 at a WA show and loved it. The guy I spoke to found the KRELL XD not as warm as he prefers (he is more of a PASS fan). He had not hear... |