kalali
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| Used Audio Research Preamp Options At the risk of showing my ignorance, I went ahead and hooked up first my CD player and then my Bluesound Node wireless DAC directly t my MC2200. I put those two separate gain controls on the amp to use and the sound quality is quite good, maybe ev... | |
| Used Audio Research Preamp Options Well, there's definitely some truth in both the perception of the glamour and more ARC owners upgrading to newer models. Could be explained as brand loyalty or great marketing but either way, it helps with both desirability and resale value. Anoth... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 mahler123 - Out of curiosity, when you say awful do you mean sound quality of the user interface? I do occasionally listen to western classical selections in Tidal and in most cases I find the SQ worse than a standard CD. The jazz selections, espe... | |
| Integrated for Vandersteen 2ce sigII The questions you're asking can only be answered by you. It boils down to how much money are you willing to spend, all at once or in increments.An ARC VSi60, if you can find a nice one, will set you back at least $2600K-$3000K. Adding a Vanderstee... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 Thank you guys again for your great input. I feel I'm really spoiled by the ease of using the Bluesound/Tidal combo to play any music I like, or don't like, from my mobile device. It has allowed me to explore the music genres that I never knew I l... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 Thanks. I actually don't have much of a need to store my existing CDs in a separate storage device mainly because I can listen to almost all of those CDs using Tidal. At this time, I'm primarily looking to upgrade to another device that can play t... | |
| Used Audio Research Preamp Options I looked for the Vincent SA-T8 a little while back and it appears that it is no longer sold, at least here in US. The closest model I could find is a hybrid unit and the upgraded version sells for ~$1500. In general, I think their products are und... | |
| Used Audio Research Preamp Options Thanks. There was an LS25 MK2 here for $2500 but it is no longer available. The models that I see are mostly SP16, SP17, and an LS26. I see an LS3 for $900. I assume it's not a popular model. Are SP models generally better than LS? I know the REF ... | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma I’m going to experiment with some bass traps in the corners - cylinder, wedge, etc., but I think a 15’ equilateral triangle speaker placement and listening position is a challenge for most speakers, even not considering the very high ceiling. Reth... | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma Thank you guys. Great suggestions. Regarding the corner requirements, I have the MLs at 1.5' from the side and 2' from the front walls. That's about the practical placement limits of the speakers. I tried pulling the speakers more forward - while ... | |
| Bi-amping Rules At the minimum, you need to be able to control the gain of one of the amps in order to make the bi-amp approach work properly. Even then, the results can be very mixed. My NAD preamp allows for changing the gain on the second pre-out output. Some ... | |
| JBL L300 - true myth? So, what is this so called "west coast sound" that as referenced earlier? I still have my L40 that I bought new back in college in my second system and it sounds fine but nowhere near the higher end speakers that are out there. By comparison, my o... | |
| McIntosh unsound, just do a Google search on "McIntosh Autoformers". Plenty of great information out there. | |
| McIntosh The McIntosh Autoformers have been discussed ad nauseam in many audiofile sites. Whomever says it does not make sense should first educate themselves on why their designers chose this design option before making comments. If they didn’t make sense... | |
| Bi-amping Rules Thanks for all the inputs. I have experimented bi-amping my Aerius i using few different amps, all SS, and could never get it to sound right or better than a single (good) amp. |