skimrn
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| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! I totally agree with you. In my 25 years of audio upgrades and changes, my Marantz SA-11S3 too was the biggest upgrade that I have ever heard. It is built like a tank and the sound. Truly amazing!Due to this thread, I had a scenario in my mind.... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Another upgrade update on my system. As a skeptical cable fan, I decided to take a chance on upgrading the connection between my Marantz PM-10 Amp to SA-11S3 SACD Player, from Audioquest Cobra RCA interconnects to Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7 XLRs. ... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Thank you for the inputs. I did not expect this discussion became a hot topic. I am enjoying everyone’s perspectives.@oem-wheels & @curiousjim-I could not test the Dynaudio + Marantz SA11S3 combo since I had to sell the Contour 30 & Oppo 2... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! @larry5729 "Wasting money on Marantz. Not audiophile quality?" Sorry, I beg to differ. I think for the money I spent, they truly sound amazing! Marantz PM-10 Amp (2018 Sound & Image Product of the year)-https://www.avhub.com.au/news/sound-imag... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! @whipsaw: Yes, the new CD player costs 8 times more than the older, but again check out the budget breakdown.Contour 30 @$7500 + CD 5005 @$500=$8000Concerta2 F36 @$2000 + SA11S3 @$4000=$6000.Speakers are $5500 cheaper, $2000 cheaper combo, SO much... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Thank you for your inputs. Past few months these are the scenarios until yesterday which changed my perspective forever: Dynaudio Contour 30 ($7500) + Marantz 6005 CD Player ($500)=$8000 Dynaudio Contour 30 ($7500) +... | |
| Full range tower speakers with bass under $10k @m-db, My amp is Marantz PM-10, it does have "Power Amp In" for Preamp, would that work? I thought I needed an "Out" for sending signal to the powered sub L&R. BTW, the PSB 3Ts does look nice! | |
| Full range tower speakers with bass under $10k @dweller, thank you for the tip, but unfortunately my sub only has RCA Line In & Out only. | |
| Integrated amp for my Dynaudio Contour 30s! How do you like your BAT 3000? Did you get a good deal? Out of my range... | |
| Integrated amp for my Dynaudio Contour 30s! Moon 600i is out of my range :)I really was going for Plinius, but has no headphone jack!Out of many great suggestions, my 3 finalists are:Anthem STR Naim Supernait 2Simaudio 340iI am surprised that nobody suggested Classe 2200i. | |
| Integrated amp for my Dynaudio Contour 30s! Man, some of you audio nuts have serious tastes! Pass Labs? A little out of my range.Started reading Plinius Hautonga reviews since that’s within reach. I heard Classe 2200i has some display issues somewhere.I didn’t hear anything regarding Krell ... | |
| Cambridge Audio 751 BD or Oppo BDP95? I chose Oppo 95 due to proven numerous awards and awesome reviews. But another major reason was the dedicated XLR Stereo output.One of the best upgrades I've done in my system! |