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| SimAudio Moon North Collection The T+A top end line and the North Collection do not sound similar at all. At the opposite ends of the sonic spectrum for me. I prefer the North Collection over the T+A. | |
| room treatment gurus, please I have used GIK acoustic panels, and it worked great. I have also used DSP using convolution filters remotely created by the acoustic guru behind this company. Digital Room Calibration Services, Convolver, Headphone Filtersets It was even better... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! An interesting observation for me today with my Mini. I switched over to my Schitt Aegir monoblock amps which run at 70 watts 8 Ohm in Class A. Not sure about 4 Ohm. All other gear was the same. The sound was a little more rounded than my Sander ... | |
| Upgrading my integrated amplifier for my Magnepan 1.7’s Every step up in the Magnepan line provides a significant improvement in sound quality. The Mini Maggie's are supposed to be a miniaturized 3.7. My impression is that the Mini is definitely better than the LRS+ in terms of clarity and smoothne... | |
| Upgrading my integrated amplifier for my Magnepan 1.7’s I owned the PeachTree GAN400 2x for my Magnepan LRS+. The GAN400 has enough power but has a bit of hardness on top. The 2 amps that I loved with my LRS+ are the CODA #16 which is expensive and the Sanders Magtech which can be found for under $4k.... | |
| Reasonably priced preamplifier One of the quietest SS preamps you can find is the Holo Audio Serene. It has some similar sonic characteristics as the CH I heard this summer. I own the Serene. Though for many setups I had, I liked the Benchmark HPA4 or LA4 preamps more. I also ... | |
| Does old-fashioned necessarily mean out of date? Finally, my list must include some model of vintage amplifier. For a couple months now I’ve been using a Coda Technologies Model 11, and I’ve been so satisfied -- no, thrilled -- with its performance that I’ve found myself asking: How much better... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit If you use ROON try the digital balance control of ROON vs the analog of your next preamp. My Benchmark LA4 has a great Balance but not as good as the ROON setup. Though ROON only works for digital streaming. | |
| DAC connection to computer Use your computer if you have a streamer in-between. Better if your streamer uses fbre optic cable. I now have 3 of the Sonore OpticalRendu streamers and they are great. Especially if you want to use a cheap noisy computer like me in a different ... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! GIK did the treatments in my prior larger office. They were perfect with all the speakers I had except the LRS+. With the LRS+ I removed the panels for the first reflections and the sound was better (soundstage). I kept the panels behind the speak... | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp You should try the Holo Audio Serene preamp. I have the LA4 and the Serene. They are almost identical, except the Serene is a bit warmer but not too warm. | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! I have over 12 hours on my Blue Jean speaker cable and the Mini was bought used so it is broken in. At this early point I can easily say the Mini setup is sounding better than the LRS+ system. The top end is a bit better and there is more clarity ... | |
| Coda 11, Schiit Tyr, JC5 or ??? I am a big fan of Schitt gear. I have owned the CODA CSiB, #8, and now the #16. There was a great series on SoudstageUltra.com about Jeff Fritz searching for his new uber reference amp. He used a CODA #11 as a stop gap while he was looking for t... | |
| Are Metal Speaker Grilles an Issue? I think some speakers use the grills for tuning, such as the metal grills on the Paradigm Persona lineup. My Yamaha NS5000 have metal grills, and they only serve as protection. I guess it depends on the speaker. | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! @mclinnguy I am not making a general statement that speaker cables do not matter. I have been using the Audience FrontRow speaker cable on my now sold LRS+ (office) and my Livingroom systems. This cable can compete with any cable at any price. It ... |