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| Has anyone purchased the new Elac Adante floorstanders yet? Btw,Sound treatments, using balanced cables thruout, and substituting the Brooklyn dac in the main system, all contibuted to improving the sound quality considerably. The “air and sparkle” is there, especially in the near field. Happier me. | |
| Has anyone purchased the new Elac Adante floorstanders yet? Jond,Good suggestion. Already tried it. Scorpios sound about the same in mids and highs. But in the larger room, the Triton Ones have more solid base lines. So the Tritons seem better for the main system.Btw, preliminary comparison of Cary SLP-05 ... | |
| Has anyone purchased the new Elac Adante floorstanders yet? Thanks for all the comments on Adantes and suggestions for my system. Followed @djohnson54’s advice for using the Brooklyn as a preamp, and performed several other swaps with second system components separately. Observations and conclusions:1. The... | |
| Has anyone purchased the new Elac Adante floorstanders yet? Thanks to these suggestions, I will try moving various eqipment from the less expensive rig to the main system, as an experiment. If the Cronus Magnum improves the sound, then preamp/amp is the culprit, for example. If nothing improves it, then it... | |
| Has anyone purchased the new Elac Adante floorstanders yet? Thanks for the comments, Audiotroy.Speaker cables - Acoustic Zen Hologram IIInterconnects - mostly Kimber Silverstreak, also Crystal Cablefront end - Roon on laptop into Ayre Codex dac. Tube-modified Marantz SA-11. Oracle Delphi Mark V with Sumiko... | |
| Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next Thought I would add my 2 cents since I have the CM 2 and used to have Vandy 2CEs.I have 2 systems. The first is based on pricey Passlabs amps, Cary top of the line preamp and Goldenear Triton Ones. The second is a more modest system built around a... | |
| What's the weak link in my system? Agree with Handyman. The front end is probably your weakest link - both analog and digital. I owned the Bellari and found it lifeless. Did not keep it. Get a good solid state phono preamp, like a Dynavector DV-75, used. I prefer tubes, but good ... | |
| PassLabs 350.8 versus Ayre MXR Twenty Cary Audio SLP-05, Passlabs XA60.5 driving Goldenear Triton Ones.Detail, spaciousness, and clean tight Bass to die for with the Triton's built-in 1600 watt sub amps and six bass drivers. | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? I think that the sonic effect of replacing fuses depends on the particular circuit design, and the position of the fuse in that circuit. When the entire audio signal passes thru a fuse, the effect of the fuse on sound quality can be marked. In the... | |
| Pass Labs Good things come to those who wait. I've been trading up since the mid 80s. Started with kits and low priced gear. Now have a system I could never afford all at once -- including Passlabs XA mono amps and top of the line Cary tube preamp. Total c... | |
| Please Critique my Setup and Recommend Upgrade(s) I recommend the Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, or the Prima Luna Dialogue Premium, if budget permits. The ELACs should shine with a gutsy tube inegrated. The Magnum II has an improved phono stage over the original, by the way. No phono in Prima Lun... | |
| Wife trouble Guess I'm just lucky. Wife has her own 50-pound tube amp in bedroom, with floor standing Audio Physics speakers.hence no problems with the living room system, which is normally quite un-WAFy. |