soix
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| Where to hear ATC speakers It's almost as if the Wilsons push the image towards you, whereas my Thiels tended to create a solid image at speaker position and behind - more of an audience position.I hear ya. I'm in the same boat sonic wise. Have you heard the Vandys yet? ... | |
| Looking for Recommendation for AVR Accessories4less.com is a good source for discounted AVRs. I'd recommend Yamaha because they sound good but also seem to be a step up in reliability relative to most others. If you don't need all the absolute latest bells n whistles, you can sav... | |
| Which atmos reciever/preamp / integrated has the best room correction built in and atmos? What’s your thing with 10" drivers??? Yeesh. That’s a tough ask for a center channel speaker and most likely a bit of overkill, no? But since you asked, by far the best and most dynamic and neutral center channel speaker I’ve ever heard is the ATC... | |
| A decent preamp to complete my setup? If I'm you, I'd take a look at the Schiit Saga preamp and Mani phono preamp, which are $350 and $130, respectively. The Mani will handle MM and MC cartridges, so you're not constrained depending on which cartridge you eventually choose. The cool... | |
| A tubed integrated amp for Joseph Audio Pulsars? Great speakers! There's a nice VAC Sigma 160iSE available here (with extra tubes) now for $7500, which looks like half of retail so you can probably resell at little loss if for some reason she don't work out. Reason I'm recommending VAC is I be... | |
| Advice on bookshelf speakers (Sierra 2, Buchardt, Monitor Audio, LS50) Given you listen standing up a lot, I’d probably avoid speakers with a ribbon tweeter as their vertical dispersion tends to be limited. The Buchardts sound interesting but might be a little darker sounding than you might like given the review that... | |
| Which atmos reciever/preamp / integrated has the best room correction built in and atmos? +1 @erik_squires -- Anthem has excellent room EQ and sounds great, and from what I've seen they seem pretty reliable too -- something sadly very few AVRs out there can claim. Marantz was bought I think last year by a private equity firm (along wi... | |
| Seek non-ported speakers - $700 to $1500 To stop the port-itis in my room! Big ++1 for @millercarbon and others. The room is a HUGE problem, especially if your room is not on a basement or concrete slab. I had a 15x15 room on the second floor, and it was an absolute bass NIGHTMARE!!! Fortunately it was a temporary res... | |
| Kef Blade or Kef Blade Two for bigger room I'd consider getting the Blade 2s since they're virtually identical from the lower bass on up, and with the $7000 saved I'd get two good subs and some form of sub integration system (i.e. DSpeaker, etc.). You'll get better and deeper, true full-r... | |
| Intervention... I need help... @big-greg I don't have quite as much stuff as you, but I have 4 separate systemsHa! That says a lot right there. see what you like best and then start thinning the herd.Ha ha! Amen.I guess I was hoping there was someone on here who would plug al... | |
| Intervention... I need help... Spontaneous and compulsive to a fault.Yeah, I'd say that's a pretty fair assessment. And not rich or stupid by any means.Well, these are more relative. Just by the sheer amount of gear you've amassed I'd say you'd skew more to the well-heeled end... | |
| NOS DAC Journey - SW1X DAC III STd Thanks @jdavis37. Everything I'm hearing about this DAC is exactly what I'd be looking for. I especially appreciate your depiction of how "layers" of sound become more evident and that you focus less on details bet more on the overall presentati... | |
| Upgrade from Oppo Sonica DAC Agree that sending the Oppo to Ric at EVS would be a huge improvement and may be your most cost-effective option. However, as Oppo is effectively out of business you have to consider that investment if you have a problem in the future. If if it's... | |
| Dac selections +1 @nekoaudio -- What DAC are you using now and what aspects are you looking to improve upon with the new DAC? | |
| Is there an rca input selector box audio only 2ch in 1 out? I just have to ask, if you have two sources why oh why would you buy a new amp with one set of inputs? Now you have to insert another component into your signal path, which will at least somewhat compromise the sound of BOTH sources. Why would y... |