ejr1953
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| My exp. with Focal Sopra No.2 , Harbeth 40.2, Passlabs XA30.5 and Hypex NC400 I have enjoyed a pair of the Sopra No2's since they first came to the U.S. and have them paired with a McIntosh tube preamp and solid state power amp that sounds a lot like a tube unit (an MC452). I have heard the Sopra's powered with a few other... | |
| HEGEL - Is it really made in Norway ? One of my former work buddies, who is thinking of buying a stereo receiver in the $500-800 price range to drive his $500 pair of Elac stand mounts was horrified to see that all the brands he was considering (Marantz, NAD, Cambridge, Denon, etc.) w... | |
| Any Famous people on Audiogon ? I'm a long-time IT consultant and when I visit a client "in person" I usually must park in the lot behind the office building and sneak into my office, so the "IT consultant groupies" don't come after me! ;-) | |
| Upgraditis? I hope I'm not jinxing myself, but I went thru about five years of "upgraditis" and I think I'm pretty much "done" from the hardware perspective.My system is definitely in the "diminishing returns" category, in terms of return on investment with f... | |
| What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio? After paying my last tuition bill as a senior in college, saving up a bit, started with:Dual 1219 turntableShure V15MK2 cartridgeWollensack reel-to-reelDynaco PAT-4 preampMcIntosh MC225 power ampLarge Advent speakers | |
| Mytek Dac going Ac to DC power. That Astron unit looked interesting, but I couldn't accommodate the size in my cabinet.I ordered an sOTM sPS-500 power supply, when it arrives and I've broken it in, will report back.I have the "original" Brooklyn DAC and when I'm streaming thru i... | |
| Sirius XM Buying Pandora I do enjoy satellite radio in both of our cars. A friend has one of those home-based receivers and the sound quality is really pitiful for serious listening, OK driving down the highway! | |
| Yamaha? Welcome back! A few weeks ago I snagged a used A-S1000 for my daughter's finance, and since they swapped out their previous amp, have put a smile on their faces every time they listen to it driving his Tekton MiniLore speakers!Nice to see Yamaha importing high ... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 vs Sopra 3? cool_jeeves,Interesting dilemma. I have owned the No2's now for three years and have auditioned the No3's, and no matter what you decide, once you get these broken in, you will definitely enjoy your choice.The only recommendation I'd have is to p... | |
| News: Qobuz Hi-Res platform's debut is scheduled for this October. See Qobuz Links below From the Sound and Vision article, it looks like the hi-res streaming option will be $249 per year, which should give Tidal a good "run for the money". It also looks like they'll have Roon integration worked into the product by the end of the yea... | |
| Focal Sopra No 2 vs Magico A3 In my yearlong search for a new pair of speakers I stopped at one dealer and before they he fired up the first pair of speakers the salesman asked me if I prefer "analytic" or "musical" speakers. I thought about it for a second and thought "music... | |
| The Truth about Modern Class D Let me begin by saying I am by no means an "expert" on class D power amps, but here are my impressions.I first auditioned a class D amp around 10 years ago, driving a pair of larger, floor standing B&W speakers, and thought the result was some... | |
| Best used speakers under $10000 I have a pair of Sopra No2's in a 24x26' room and have no plans to change, love the sound of the Focal's! I've had some of my audio buddies over for some "ear candy" and all of them comment about the clarity of the midrange.I would recommend the ... | |
| Subwoofer recommendation for Dynaudio Confidence C4 I took over a year to decide on my last speaker upgrade, the Dynaudio's were "finalists" in my search, eventually bought a then brand new model, a pair of Focal Sopra No2's. IMO both these speakers' bass response is good, for as low as they go, b... | |
| Not enough power what does it sound like? Whenever I've upgraded to a more powerful amp, it's also been an upgrade to a higher priced unit with more sophisticated design and construction, so my observations might not be applicable, if you are comparing two amps of similar quality but diff... |