rlovendale
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| Why so many used focals? I am not familiar with their electronics, but know it was a solid state amp the dealer had set up. Can you please clarify? | |
| Paradigm Persona series I agree with the audition advice. But these speakers measure with a large peak at 10 kHz and another one even higher. See: https://www.stereophile.com/images/918ParaP5Ffig4.jpg.Buyer beware. :) | |
| Why so many used focals? Agreed. The Kanta No. 2 sucks, and I could only take 10-15 minutes of it, turning the volume down (on McIntosh electronics no less) constantly. I feel the same way about the Paradigm Persona 3F. It's not the beryllium. I use Focal Utopia headphone... | |
| Paradigm Persona series Chain was Luxman DA-250 DAC into my Schiit Audio Ragnarok integrated amp. Ragnarok is neutral and resolving, so what you’re saying makes sense. What I thought was strange is that I hated the Persona sound, yet use Focal Utopia headphones on the sa... | |
| Best used speakers under $10000 I would add Aerial Acoustics 7T to your list. I have heard the 6T and think they hit all your criteria perfectly, so assume their bigger brother would too. I preferred them to Spendor D7, Focal Kanta No. 2, Paradigm Persona 3F, and the KEF R11 I h... | |
| Paradigm Persona series The Persona was also my least favorite speaker out of the handful I demoed at a local dealer a few weeks ago: Spendor D7, KEF R11, Klipsch Forte III, KEF LS50, and my favorite by a mile the Aerial Acoustics 6T. Paradigm were detailed, but so uninv... | |
| Audioquest new Storm series power cables thunder or tornado @ricred1 totally agree. I ask because I run Alpha HC/Analog/Digital and think I’ve noticed the same negative effects you mentioned, especially the masking of low-level detail. The dealer where I took my amp to demo speakers recently had everything... | |
| Audioquest new Storm series power cables thunder or tornado @ricred1 Could you elaborate on why you preferred the Audioquest cords to the Shunyatas in your system? Are you still using the Audioquest cables? | |
| Thinking about a new, lower end CD Player Schiit Audio has announced they are working on a CD transport, and will likely focus more on it once their turntable is out. The latter is nearing production. May be worth watching. | |
| RMAF 2016 "No Schiit?" http://schiit.com/news/news/schiit-previews-2-channel-line-at-rmaf | |
| Has anyone tried Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 RCA IC? riffer, would you mind elaborating on the differences you noticed between the LC-1 and the Cardas Golden Reference? | |
| Power cord feeding a power conditioner/regenerator Biggy, you never posted your findings once the 20A Cardas GR came in. | |
| Clear Day Cables Speaker Cables Any more impressions? Especially interested in anyone that has compared these to Cardas speaker cables. | |
| C7 power cable for Blu-ray player? The solution is easy: buy an Oppo (even a refurbished BDP-103) and then you can use a fancy power cord with the standard C13 connector if you want to upgrade. Spending nearly 50% the MSRP of an Onkyo Blu-ray player on a cable with a limited second... | |
| Cardas Power Cords / Furutech vs Cardas Terminations You could also consider getting Golden Reference power cords. I know it's a minor qualm, but I really don't like bright blue cables everywhere! For reference: Clear Beyond use 3x10AWG conductors; Clear use 3x11AWG conductors; Golden Reference use ... |