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| Proac response One SC or Proac response D15?? I enthusiastically support the addition of a REL sub to your 1SCs. I added a REL S-2 to my 1SCs and it made an enormous difference to the presentation. It takes a little experimenting to get them properly integrated, though. My room is about 22' X... | |
| Upgrade from Proac Response 1SC? So here's what happened: a local seller offered a pair of Proac Response D-2s at an irresistible price so it was an experiment I couldn't pass up. I've spent a couple of weeks with these, getting a sense of what they do and how they differ from th... | |
| Upgrade from Proac Response 1SC? Thanks for the responses and input. I am entertaining the idea of different amplification, but I'm not a big fan of the tube sound. I've heard some very high-end tube systems (Aesthetix, for one) and though I see why people like them, the sound is... | |
| Upgrade from Proac Response 1SC? I have a REL S-2 sub which adds a lot to the presentation of the Response 1 SCs. It may be that I'm just getting restless after 11 years with these speakers and looking to rekindle the magic somehow. Any opinions about Selah Audio's Verita or Temp... | |
| Upgrade from Proac Response 1SC? Further update, seven months later: I got the chance to hear two more speakers, one for an extended (week-long) in-home trial. The first of these, which I heard in the store, was a pair of Totem Element Fires, ordinarily out of price-range but bec... | |
| A visit to the 2015 California Audio Show It certainly made me appreciate my own system all the more. It's modest by high-end standards but it's comprised of components I chose carefully and makes the kind of music I want to hear. | |
| Why are so many people trying to sell Harbeths? Don't know if it's necessarily a love-them-or-hate-them proposition with Harbeths. I auditioned a pair a few months ago and while I didn't fall in love with them I could certainly hear the things they did well and why so many people do love them. ... | |
| Why are so many people trying to sell Harbeths? I guess it was the prevalence of the dealer ads that (mis)led me to the conclusion. There just seemed to be an awful lot of listings. | |
| Upgrade from Proac Response 1SC? Update: Since my original post, I've auditioned a few speakers, including several models from Fritz Speakers (he was kind enough to bring them over to hear in my own living room and though I found much to like in the Carreras, I still thought the ... | |
| Upgrade from Proac Response 1SC? Thanks, everybody, for the responses. Some very useful recommendations here. Some of these speakers would be a bit difficult to audition (for example, the only Merlin dealer anywhere near me is some hundreds of miles away in Southern California). ... | |
| PS Audio PWD II opinions? Thanks for the responses. It really does sound as if the PWD MkII is a big step upwards from my present DAC. Still thinking of doing this since the price range of the used ones is so tempting. | |
| PS Audio DLIII DAC Inverts Absolute Polarity Sorry to be some 7 months past this discussion, but I just bought a Cullen-modded DL III and was wondering if anybody knows how these mods affect the phasing issue, or if they are addressed at all. I have the unit connected to a Hegel H200 via XLR... | |
| Shopping for an integrated amp A long overdue update: I ended up finding a great deal on a Hegel H200. At first it didn't seem to have the right synergy with my Proac Response 1SCs, but upgrading to Clarus Aqua interconnects speaker cables made all the difference, and now I'm q... | |
| Shopping for an integrated amp Thanks to everybody for the responses. Vincent Audio is definitely on my list, and I'm intrigued by the Ayre7xe, which I hope to hear in the near future. | |
| Cambridge Audio 751 BD or Oppo BDP95? As Richardyc says, it's really a matter of what pleases your ear. I auditioned a 751 at a local dealer and promptly bought it because the sound was so musical, accurate, detailed and controlled. It's only a week old at this point, and I'm still pu... |