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| Assistance in selecting new speakers… I love KEF. I like companies that have a big research budget and make their own drivers. Not just buy drivers and put it in a box. I wanted to buy the KEF Blade 2 Meta. But did not due to concerns that they would not be safe in my Livingroom (no ... | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? I listen every workday at least until 12PM. I am lucky that one of the worlds best stations is local to me, KCRW.com. The amount of music discovery for me from this station is amazing. My latest KRCW discovery are: Island in the Storm - Mia Do... | |
| What to ask when buying used speakers? I had a nightmare used speaker experience with a Thiel CS3.7. It turned out to be fun in the end because I made the speaker perfect, but it took 2 months to fix it all. 1) Find out if the drivers were ever replaced. If so, by whom. 2) Are replac... | |
| Floor to Bookshelf Magnepan LRS+ for $999. I have them in a treated room (office) that is 12 x 11 x 9 (+4 feet extra where I stuffed a desk in a closet). You need 2.5 to 3 feet away from the front wall. You also need a powerful amp Way more than 100 watts even in a... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE @jfmerk Almost any new DAC is going to do a decent job. It will come down to your personal preference in the sound you like best. Another huge factor is the sound of your system minus the DAC. Is it warm, bright, neutral, etc. When you see comment... | |
| Speaker and amp advice needed Acoustic treatments and room measurements should be done before you spend money on gear. If you need help GIK Acoustics will remotely help with the room treatments. They did some great work on my small office. Another option is this one. I know ... | |
| Aurender or Lumin streamer only? The Lumin streamer is great. The Leedh volume control on the streamer is almost as good as the volume control on my Benchmark LA4 preamp. The Leedh is not perfect at very low volume. Lumin has a new $9k streamer that seems like the internals of t... | |
| Opinions about Daniel Hertz The review I linked to was a bit confusing to me. I am under the impression that the Maria amp is a Class D amp (maybe GAN) with the digital conversion done in a chip. The chip does more than a standard DAC chip I am thinking the Maria is somethi... | |
| Opinions about Daniel Hertz First Impressions on Daniel Hertz Maria 350 Integrated Amplifier and Eva Speakers (youtube.com) | |
| Robert Plant Now that I have some excellent gear in dialed in rooms, I am listening to a lot of known music and realizing I have never really heard these songs before. I was also quick to realize about 35 years ago that Classic Rock radio is the death of rock... | |
| Speaker for 11x12 room I have the same room and used the KEF LS50 Meta and KC62 sub to excellent results. I replaced the speakers with Magnepan LRS+. I needed some very powerful amps to run the LRS+ (unlike the LS50 Meta). I use a Sanders Magtech or a CODA #16 for the L... | |
| Thiel Owners That's my old CS3.7. The guy who bought it from me seems to have done a nicer paint job than I did. There is a long story on this thread of how I fixed this speaker to brand new status. It is sonically perfect (at least when I delivered it to th... | |
| Musical subwoofer under $2000 The KEF KC62 ($1500) is the only sub I have ever used so I do not know much about other subs. However, the KC62 is fast enough to keep up with my old KEF LS50 Meta and now the Magnepan LRS+. My understanding is that most subs are not good with th... | |
| Preamp for First Watt F7 I owned the Schitt Freya+ and sold it. The Schitt Mjolnir I now have is better to my ears. | |
| Preamp for First Watt F7 Schitt Mjolnir ($1199) I was planning on getting a First Watt to use with the Mjolnir but wanted to try the Schitt Aegir first (also Class A). The Aegir was a great match with the Class A Mjolnir. The First Watt is reviewed to be a bit better but... |