mzkmxcv
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| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) @jburidan Every blind demo I’ve found that included a Salk speaker has had Salk come out on top, even sighted ones I’ve found. Every single speaker they have mentions phase coherence, so I don’t see how you can make such a false claim, | |
| What solid amp to pair with DiaLogue Premium Preamplifier ? Not sure I want to go class d. No reason to not go to Class D. The only reason old or cheap Class D was/is bad is because the switching frequency wasn’t/isn’t high enough. PS Audio for instance uses an ICE Class D for their M300, ATI also uses Cl... | |
| What solid amp to pair with DiaLogue Premium Preamplifier ? Depends on budget. If you don’t mind light assembly (no soldering), the Hypex NC400 mono blocks would run you <$1500 USD I believe (more if bought them from a company, one sells them for $2000/pair I think, also bridged mono block pairs (4 mon... | |
| How are you hearing no difference? Because you are not listening blind. If you did demo blind, you’ll find a $500 DAC and a $2500 DAC (assuming cream of the crop for their price points) are not going to sound dissimilar. If an amp or preamp has good linearity, low distortion (TH... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) @gene3x Look at Stereophile’s measurements for Tekton. They are pretty neutral and have good imaging, they have a huge downside though due to the design, they have garbage vertical performance. I’m sure you’ve heard electrostatics like MartinLoga... | |
| Speakers for a very large room? 1) Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower with RAAL: <$3000 shipped, more for custom finish. 2) Add a subwoofer(s): If you can do bass management and have RCA output for the sub, get a Rythmik (their subs have less distortion than Velodyne chats costin... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) Salk, downside is long wait times, but that’s because the finish is custom order, and super custom ones add on >$2500 to the cost (one demo model they were selling said they used >40 panels of the veneer to get the design mirrored both left/... | |
| Just got the Focal Scala V2 at a great price You still didn’t state a budget. Either way, Nord One NC500MB monoblocks for <£1400. Comes in black or silver. For the preamp/DAC, not sure, the Parasound Halo P6 is great, comes in black or silver. Don’t let anyone tell you that you need £10... | |
| Tri-amping Qs: iPhone-based dB meter, A-weighted Being A-weighted would cause a discrepancy, C-weight should be used. On my iPhone I use the SLA Lite app, I have a calibrated mic but I haven’t compared the two to see how off the iPhone is. | |
| Tri-amping Qs: @gary7m I hope your peaks are never above 105dB, at that’s full scale, so anything abie that would cause clipping. Firstly, I would demo this speakers. Crossing a 1” tweeter with a 12” midrange at 1kHz is going to lead to non-stellar soundstage ... | |
| Tri-amping Qs: @almarg Doubling of distance does not reduce output by 6dB, that’s if you were in free space (so more applicable for live sound setups); For residential setups, the loss is 3dB to 4dB, almost the inverse of doubling wattage. Also, combing it both... | |
| Just got the Focal Scala V2 at a great price How far away to you listen? Budget and location? Would you ever want to add a subwoofer or do DSP? | |
| What Amplifier would you recommend to power KEF Q350’s? Why in the world would you be willing to spend $1500 to power $550 bookshelves? Your amps should not cost more than your speakers. I wouldn’t get better than a Yamaha S501. Even if you’d be upgrading speakers in the future, a $550 integrated is... | |
| Integrated Amp Recommendation Comparing the measurements on Stereophile of yours and the Parasound Halo, for sure just pay the $900 fee to fix it. Your device performs very well. | |
| End game speakers for Yamaha as2100 under 5k new or used If you don’t mind the wait, the Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower with RAAL upgrade is <$3000 shipped unless you want a more premium/custom finish. It’s really, really hard to beat this speaker for the price. |