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Emotiva equipmet, how good is it?
Prefer a new integrated?-Including a DAC-Give the Nuprime IDA-8 a listen (if you don’t have a local dealer, check out the Sonic Unity website with a 30 day trial), or the NAD C368, which is the start of their modular designs and has an impressive ... 
Emotiva equipmet, how good is it?
My experience with Emotiva was limited to their powered speakers. The good- exceptional sound for the dollar spent and space required. The bad- reliability. One speaker woofer failed in the first 60 days. The Emotiva response was friendly and fast... 
New McIntosh MA252
 I realize it’s more complicated than I assumed, and involves transporting & maneuvering a 64lb chunk into your setup. You just got the MA 252!Please let us know if you ompare them down the road. Thanks for sharing your experience with the new... 
New McIntosh MA252
Greginnh- How do you think the MA-252 compares to the PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium?Thanks 
Any Paradigm Persona 3f and GoldenEar Reference comparisons?
Your responses are interesting. I don’t live in an area with a lot of brick & motar stores. One that I patronize carries Paradigm, Focal, and Goldenear. The staff strongly favors Focal (Electra, Kanto, Sopra) or the Personas, (not so much the ... 
Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range
Whoops I have to read more carefully, Sorry- The GE Reference has been mentioned, but not much discussion of its positives or negatives 
Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range
Interesting that the Goldenear Reference gets no mention in the discussion. Full Range Class A rating in Stereophile, above many of those being considered in this discussion. Are the strong reviews from a couple of “elder statesmen of audio” -Tony... 
Amps for Paradigm Persona 3f
Gnason & jafant- thanks for the Anthem 225 recommendation. It would free up a good portion of my budget for power conditioning and cable upgrades. 
Amps for Paradigm Persona 3f
Thanks “Dmance” From your other posts, it kind of looks like you moved up to the 5f & 9h fairly quickly (specifically the 9h- I envy your re$orce$).Did you get a fair idea of how the 3f performed with the LTA? They are really at the top of my ... 
Amps for Paradigm Persona 3f
OEM- I appreciate the specifics of your system & experience. I think it would be easy to slip into overly analytical detail with the 3fs. 
Amps for Paradigm Persona 3f
Thanks George-helps narrow the field, 
Tom Petty: It was an "accidental" OD
Been awhile since I checked in on this thread.Reading jim94025’s contribution, (and response to my initial entry), I realize how oversimplified and cavalier my comment about opioids appears- I apologize.In terms of overall pain management (especia... 
Amps for Paradigm Persona 3f
Audiotroy-What interconnects would you use with the Anthem STR separates, and what speaker cables do you find to be synergistic with the Persona 3fs? 
Amps for Paradigm Persona 3f
Whoops-Think you answered that question earlier! 
Amps for Paradigm Persona 3f
Contuzzi-How about the integrated? Thanks