vineman55

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Emotiva equipmet, how good is it?
"XPR amps were slightly soft and cold sounding due to the stock fuses they had in those amps..."So I have an XPR amp that's been in a box for several years.  Should I break that thing out and change fuses?   
Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing?
Allan Taylor's "Colour to the Moon"... 
Aurelic G2 or Aurender N10
Running Tidal via Aurender N100H and RME ADI-2 DAC here in the house and I just picked up the Bluesound Pulse 2i Soundbar for my wife’s she-shack. Running both locations on Ubiquiti UAP-AC-HD with a Cradlepoint AER-1650 series on ATT LTE service. ... 
Integrated amplifier search
What about the new NAD D 3045 product?   
Amplifier for Sonus Faber Guarneri EVO's
Looking at these very speakers (in Graphite) and have been looking into the ARC VSi75 to drive them but happy to hear what you demo/ultimately decide on...Please keep us posted! 
cirrus vs volent vs the clue
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AV Receiver Underpowered?
I did this same thing just a few days ago...added Emotiva multichannel amp and now use my Marantz as a preamp. VERY noticeable change and wish I would have done this a long time ago. 
Determining exact power being sent to your speaker
Thanks for the responses...sounds like I am good to turn it up a bit more than in the past which is good because I was starting to think I might need to get some new speakers...(*grin) 
Amp preamp impedance matching...can anyone explain?
Thanks for clearing this up here... 
Amp preamp impedance matching...can anyone explain?
Reading this as well and I wanted to add my specs from my Marantz PM-KI-Pearl Integrated that I would like to entertain using as a preamp and then adding an amp...tube or ss still not determined.The testing of this Pearl unit shows "The output imp... 
What to do with this Pioneer Elite 47Ai...
Disregard...I just bought the 5400ES...This hobby is A) never ending and B) getting expensive...and I have yet to even to start my homework on turntables or speaker cables yet... :) 
Elite DV-47Ai or move on is the question...
Agreed this is good idea...not sure who would do that mod but open to suggestions if anyone here has a good resource it would be appreciated... 
Elite DV-47Ai or move on is the question...
Thanks for the guidance here, it looks like I will keep it for now and maybe pick up some good headphones and a darkvoice as next add-ons...Much appreciated...