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| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! The LRS+ I had were relatively close to the side wall. The most interesting aspect was that the acoustic panels on the LEFT and RIGHT for the first reflection point were NOT needed. They were needed for all other cone speaker and the Audience 1+1 ... | |
| RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis Live Stream With Danny from Raal discussing their new headphones the Imminas and Magna!!! (youtube.com) | |
| Raal Immanis top of the line headphones Live Stream With Danny from Raal discussing their new headphones the Imminas and Magna!!! (youtube.com) | |
| Solid State preamp Brands Classe is pretty good gear though I wonder if they are still the same company I remember back in the day when I lived in Canada. I have used a few SS preamps in the past, they include: Benchmark LA4 + HPA4 (use this now with a Schitt Aegir amp... | |
| Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me @atriya The IsoAcoustics Aperta are what I used on my desktop with KEF LS50's. They really helped but putting them on dedicated floor stands was better and then putting them on stands placed BEHIND me was even better. When I avoided all obstructio... | |
| Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me @atriya Congrats and are you going to put the speaker on your desk? I just spent $170 buying an open box AudioengineUSA A2+ to be placed on my desk. It sounds exactly like I expected. It does the job to some satisfaction, but it is very hard to p... | |
| What Power Amplifier Should I Buy? The CODA 07x preamp also has dual XLR outputs (I think it also had an RCA). It is a warmer tubey sounding preamp than the LA4. I kept the LA4. | |
| A question about the Bryston BDA-3's HDMI inputs I think this is the only thing that can do DSD from SACD disks via HDMI. GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital BreakOut Box (OPEN) – Upscale Audio I use it to play my SACDs from a cheap OPPO. I use a Benchmark DAC3B to do the conversion of the digital ste... | |
| Help needed with new integrated amp. The LRS is a badly flawed speaker. A change of amps will not improve its sound. Go to Audio Science Review and read the test report. Yes, ASR is anathema to folks here but speaker measurements don't lie! those folks likely measured it incorrec... | |
| Anyone at home at Krell? @rcg412 Congrats on the KSA i400. That amp must be incredible given how good the lower end Duo XD are (on the KRELL scale). | |
| Oh my goodness! I just bought an AudioengineUSA open box desktop speaker as my new office speaker. Cost me $170. I learned a long time ago fighting a room is possible but a lot of work. I do not have the time anymore. Headphones are also a way to avoid a room. @... | |
| What Power Amplifier Should I Buy? Once the A21 warms up for a couple hours it just sings. I prefer it to the $6K Coda No.8. I never heard the A21, but I was very impressed with the A21+. For the cost it was an excellent amp. I sold that to get the CODA #8 and thought it was mor... | |
| Oh my goodness! I am done with my audio gear and super happy with the results. I still have a headphone upgrade to do but that is a long-term item. One thing that I did was sell some very expensive items for much cheaper and better to my ear's replacements. My be... | |
| Anyone at home at Krell? George Meyer Audio in Los Angeles can repair KRELL gear. I sent mine there instead of shipping across the country for a minor repair. Mine was under warranty too but Meyer was recommended by KRELL to avoid the shipment. @bulldogger I agree on you... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade If you have a good DAC then the D.BOB DSD/PCM converter is hard to beat. It cost $700-$1000. I use a $150 used Oppo player as a transport to the D.BOB and the D.BOB connects into my DAC via SPDIF. You connect the D.BOB with the transport by HDMI. ... |