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My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!
Great information, thanks for sharing. My question is how did you manage to go though so many amps in such a short period of time? Buying and selling on-line is a hit or miss approach at best, at least in my experience. Not mentioning how expensiv... 
Dipole Asymmetry
maplegrovemusic, Same thing happened to me. I was doing a double blind listening test with a couple of friends comparing interconnects. My wife happened to step behind my left Aerius i speaker to switch on the little spot light on the floor and my... 
RMAF 2016................Boenicke W5
The last time I checked, the law of physics was still alive and working. I have no doubt those little speakers would have sounded awesome in my college dorm room but I bet the guy who invented them was not even born back then. That aside, let's ge... 
Bluesound Node 2
Thank you guys. I'm also quite impressed by both their product as well as their customer service. It is practically a complete preamp/DAC, even with a subwoofer output, of course with the limitations noted above. They spent literally two hours on ... 
Bluesound Node 2
Will the Roon upgrade be pushed to existing units or only on new models? Also, has anyone tried using the USB port to play music from a computer? So far I've only used mine for wireless streaming. Thanks. 
Adcom 555 SE owners .. Any reviews?
This must be NOS Adcom amplifier. I thought Adcom was no longer in business. By the way, I still have my GFA545 amp and GTP400 preamp I bought new back in 1987 and use it daily in my office set up. The earlier Adcom components were built to late. ... 
Questioning the need for a DAC
OP, you say you have a "modified" Oppo 103 maybe the DAC in your Oppo is really very good indeed. Any response you'll get from current "regular" Oppo owners will not be relevant to your question. If you're asking a general question, I'd say why no... 
Dipole Asymmetry
If it were me I wouldn't worry about it too much. You could try putting a diffuser panel (as opposed to absorption) behind the other speaker to even out the reflections compared to the rack. The GiK suggestion is a great one. If it matters (to you... 
MBL omnidirectional speakers. How do they sound ?
I heard the MBL "system" during one of my travels in Dubai in a store that looked more like a luxury HiFi supermarket, a few stores down from the Ferrari dealership. The demo room was acoustically optimized and the presentation was simply unreal. ... 
Please help ...integrated amp under $1200
bbarlow690, are you seriously comparing the Krell KAV 300i with the PS Audio Sprout...! I had the Sprout for one week and couldn't wait to send it back. I suppose cables and/or system "synergy" could have major impact but in my opinion they're not... 
Anyone with Benchmark ABH2?
Not sure how to interpret "very pleased with it". Is it as great as the measurements seem to suggest? The reason I asked the original question was that to me this particular component is a great example to see how the measurements can actually sou... 
THE WALL---Why?
Got a pair of these puppies from a friend who manages electrical supplies/equipment for local hospitals and were upgrading their equipment and getting rid of the old. Had to use a dolly to bring them into the house. They put out a constant 125 vol... 
Improving 2- Channel Soundstage
Thanks. Sorry if I'm asking the obvious, but by front corners I assume you mean the corners behind the speakers not the corners near or on the sides of the listening position. By the way, I'm also having the same (soundstage) challenge with my Def... 
California Audio Labs – Icon Mk II CD Player - HDCD
With the company no longer in business and the age of these players, do they have a good reliability history to be a viable purchase option? Would you buy one for $500 or its better to look for something new for that price? If so, what? I'm partic... 
Improving 2- Channel Soundstage
Erik - Thanks. I've tried the speaker placement approach and did get some improvements and will play some more with room acoustics. I was just trying to see if there was a way to cheat Abdul get even deeper soundstage by using an HT receiver. Rega...