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| Integrated Amplifier for Monitor Audio Silver S2 Speakers Happy Thanksgiving to you too! I have not heard the Hegel with MA speakers but it is a good amp. Two other good solid state integrated amps in the general price range of the Hegel are the Naim XS 2 and the Rega Elicit r. If your are able to affo... | |
| 2.0 Stereo speakers on a $2000 budget? The ProAc jumps out at me right away as interesting choice.speakers I have heard and liked with that NAD amp or close relative:-Vandersteen 1cDynaudio Audience (82 and 122 both available now on Agon used)-B&W 683 S2-Focal Chorus 726note these ... | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Monitor Audio Silver S2 Speakers The Monitor Audios are great sounding speakers for the price point. Perhaps not the most revealing in the upper treble, but their pitch, tone and timing can be quite good when matched with the right electronics.I have some MA Apex 40's which I be... | |
| Vinyl and subwoofers Since you are experiencing this with two different turntables and multiple cartridges, acoustic feedback and physical set up in the room must be part of the problem. Can you try wide frequency response head phones capable of very deep bass with th... | |
| Please help ...integrated amp under $1200 In addition to the NAD you suggest there are several nice solid state integrated amps for sale on Agon now at or below that price point including: Creek Discovery 50A, Naim NAIT 5i, Hegel H70, Vincent SV-256 mk, and Primare I22. Depending on your ... | |
| Linear power supply for Arcam irdac Ok, I ordered a Main Cables R Us linear power supply from the U.K. for Arcam irDAC, upgraded at factory with rhodium IEC socket and fuse, and silver DC supply cable. It is currently connected to Wiremold power strip by a Nanotech 308 AC cable with... | |
| Jeff Beck Loud Hailer mapman - haven't heard Rock and Roll Party, will check it out. I was doing some digging yesterday and listened to Jeff Beck Truth again from 1968 with band including Rod Stewart and Ron Wood - terrific bookend to his latest work. | |
| To Power Condition or Not to Power Condition? Thanks for following up nutty. | |
| To Power Condition or Not to Power Condition? nutty, the standard 8 place Wiremold has worked well for years for me, but I wonder about the current limiting part. Yes, no limiting from geometry and lack of conditioning or switches in the line. But the Wiremold's fixed supply cable is 14AWG, ... | |
| To Power Condition or Not to Power Condition? artemus_5, did you buy the Shunyata Venom package, or did you go a different way? Curious how the Venom strip and cable worked for you or others. | |
| To Power Condition or Not to Power Condition? I saw the Venom package from Shunyata and was intrigued too. I am using their Defender in a simple Wiremold power strip and find that it seriously quiets my analog front end that consists of an old Thorens TT, Grado Platinum cartridge and Grado ph... | |
| Need feedback on loudspeakers I have not heard the Spendor or Tannoy's listed, but of the others, I would suggest the ProAc's for your preferences. | |
| AMR DP-777, what am I missing ? My experience has been (with less expensive DACs than you are using) there is a clear difference in the sound of different USB cables. But also that low cost is not a guarantee of weak sonic performance - some $10-$12 cables sound much better than... | |
| AMR DP-777, what am I missing ? essrand, what did you end up using for your cable from source to DAC? | |
| When is your Hifi good enough? When Stereophile arrives and you blow by all the equipment reviews and go straight to the record reviews. Two months in a row. |