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| Upgrading from Thiel 2.7 to Sonus Faber or Focal??? For my smallish room, I demoed the Magico A3 and was also considering the Kanata 2 because of the ease of placement (never demoed it). However, I went with a used Thiel CS3.7 (that I completely rebuilt), I think it is still a great choice and defi... | |
| No preamp? I added a preamp and it was much better than DAC direct. The DAC was the Benchmark DAC3 HGC to AHB2 amp and later a Parasound A23 amp.I then switched to the BM HPA4 preamp to the DAC3B to 2 AHB2's. It was much better. Especially at low volume. I t... | |
| Killer used integrated for <$500? Go up to $900 and get a used Peachtree Nova 150. I owned it and sold it after a few years. It served me quite well. | |
| Speaker cables I just got some 1 meter Audience FrontRow speaker cables and they sound great with my Thiel CS3.7's and all Benchmark stack. I love the Audience cables because nothing stands out. I feel like you are hearing everything that is there in the record... | |
| Which Component Has the Greatest Affect on Low-Level Listening My Benchmark HPA4 preamp had the biggest positive on low level listening. It has a volume control with 256 settings and it is quieter than any other source component you will use with it. Once of the reasons I got it was for late night low volume ... | |
| Recommended speaker pairing for ML 585.5. The Magico A3 was very good with the ML 585. | |
| The Decline of the Music Industry KCRW out of Los Angeles made me like living in Southern California. The best radio station I have ever heard. Eclectic to the extreme. | |
| Amps to match kef blade2 I should have added that Mola Mola has a new integrated that has the Tambaqui DAC inside of it. It does not use Purifi but some other Class D. Check it out on GTT Audio YouTube channel. It is a little expensive but checks of a the things you wanted. | |
| Amps to match kef blade2 Congrats, that is a speaker I am striving to get.Do not put the Luxman 509x on the Blade. It is not enough power. The m900u is so much better though maybe still a little power shy for the Blade.I heard the Blade2 with 2 Hegel units, the 360 integr... | |
| Have you heard these 3, Kef Reference 1, Kanta 2 and Sopra 1s. The Reference 1 are likely to getting the META upgrade this year. So either a great time to buy the current Reference line or not too long a wait for the upgrade. I think the REF 1 is great and is not fatiguing with the gear I heard. I did hear it... | |
| LS50 + Amp Power I told a dealer to order me the KC62 yesterday whenever that is possible. I am thinking of using the wireless connectivity kit from KEF for this.So Krell K-300i + LS50 + KC62 sub (maybe wireless)"KW1 Wireless Subwoofer Adapter Kit | kef" https://u... | |
| AES48 , is there a test to determine? Maybe Mr Siau will see this thread and post a response. He is a member on A'gon.Just saw this review on Sereophile. https://www.stereophile.com/content/benchmark-hpa4-headphone-amplifierline-preamplifier | |
| AES48 , is there a test to determine? @testpilot You should email the designer of the BM gear. I won't do that since I already bugged him with a few emails on compatibility of the AHB2 with my Thiel CS3.7's. John Siau - JSiau@benchmarkmedia.com - designerRory@benchmarkmedia.com - ... | |
| AES48 , is there a test to determine? Yes, our units do support the AES48 standard. Rory RallSales Mgr.Benchmark Media Systems, Inc.203 E. Hampton Place, Ste 2Syracuse, NY 13206http://www.benchmarkmedia.com800-262-4675fax 315-437-8119 | |
| Peachtree Nova 150 vs NAD M10 Buy a used Nova 150. I sold mine for maybe $900 about 6 months ago. For that price is it great.The weakness of the Nova 150 is the preamp section. I have compared each part separately. I must say though when I owned it for 2 years it did the job a... |