zkidd
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| upgrade from Peachtree Deco 65 to Nova 150s (with Reference 3a MM de Capo-i speakers)? Is there something that you feel you are missing and hence the change or is this more of the "audiophile I have to change because I have not changed anything in awhile" feeling? No shame in that as we all have done it, are doing it or will do it s... | |
| BAT VK 53SE vs ARC Ref 5SE Unless I have missed my hunch here both units use the "Super Tube", which is the 6H-30 tube I believe. As someone who has owned over 30 preamps (yep, I am OCD in this area and I know it) I have a pretty good idea of tubes, and tube amps, plus I o... | |
| Need insight on these amps Like all things audio, I would make sure that you can audition these amps before you buy. As a former owner of a Krell amp and you notice I said former, I was very underwhelmed with it. Power yes, music, nope. I also use to be a huge fan of ARC st... | |
| i'm looking for something that may not exist MP3 and vintage vinyl are two mutually exclusive terms that will never be used together. Perhaps an "oxymoron" would be an appropriate word.... | |
| How good can it get, really? - my stereo sounds amazing! LOL! Ha! Very well put dweller2! And I will add another thing that my financial adviser likes the say and that is "Act your wage"... | |
| How good can it get, really? - my stereo sounds amazing! This is a difficult question to answer since you did not post what it is you have for a stereo system. You might have some wonderful pieces, or you might have some items that could use a change. Again, difficult to answer.IMHO, far too many people... | |
| Wilson Audio for a 1600 sq ft space I am going to agree with Ozzy62 here for what I read from the OP's posting, this very much sounds like he wants a dance floor and not a listening room. This is going to be a party atmosphere and all the large dollar speakers are going to be a wast... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? I have to go wit the "made no difference at all" crowd. I have tried this in my systems as well as having others I know try it. Not many of us as there were only four total but not one of us heard a difference. And if there was actually some diffe... | |
| Which balanced IC between pre amp and power amp? I run balanced ICs between everything I have. IMHO the balanced cables are not much different than anything with RCAs., and I mean by the brand such as Silnote XLR is sonically not much different than Silnote RCA. Others will argue than XLR's are ... | |
| What's up with TMR Audio? I order and do a lot of business with TMR. They have really expanded over the last year and have moved to a new location as well. I have never known them to be anything but professional and usually very prompt on everything. I know we all want wha... | |
| Synergistic Research XOT Carbon Crossover Transducers Yes, if you bi-wire then in theory and according to the manufacturer you will need four pair which will set you back around $1K. Not cheap but there is a trial period. Heaven forbid they sound good for then what to do other than fork over the $1K. | |
| Best used DAC under $750. Mytek Liberty and the built in DAC in my Marantz UD7007. I find the ifi to be as good as the Mytek for a 1/3 of the price... | |
| Best used DAC under $750. Without a doubt the giant killer DAC for even less than what you stated is your price range is the ifi Micro DAC2. I cannot believe what I am hearing with this! Buy it and save the extra money for a good cable. I cannot believe others out there ch... | |
| How much of your free time is dedicated to listening to your stereo? I am in the retired category as well. I used to do shift work and was also on callouts so I became a night owl. When everyone is in bed at one end of the house I can go to the other end and listen for as long as I care to. So, for perhaps four to ... | |
| Black ice Audio owners, pet peaves I think even foreign countries have punctuation.... |