mayoradamwest
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| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 @stringreen None of the dealers near me had Vandersteen, but I wouldn't have wanted them anyway. Not a fan of the aesthetics. As for cables, I'm currently searching for the right speaker cables and power cables, which I presume will make a bigger ... | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 Appreciate all the feedback, everyone. For those following along and perhaps missed my message on the previous page, I did order the 802D3 and McIntosh gear. I'm still pondering power cords and speaker cable though. Haven't seen much on Audiogon, ... | |
| Optimal Volume and Settings for Mytek Brooklyn That's exactly what MQA to non-MQA does on Tidal. MQA shows 96/24 while everything else is 44/16. That said, I still feel like the sound on my system is better when I back off the volume a bit on the Mytek. I have a McIntosh C47 preamp arriving ea... | |
| Optimal Volume and Settings for Mytek Brooklyn I certainly switch between 24 and 16 with MQA. Weird bug if that’s it. Thanks! | |
| Optimal Volume and Settings for Mytek Brooklyn I don’t always get distortion, though. | |
| Optimal Volume and Settings for Mytek Brooklyn MacBook Pro running Tidal and Roon, to Rotel RC-1590 preamp to McIntosh MC452. This happens at reasonable volumes on the preamp. | |
| Sopra N°2 I agree with the OP. The No 2 is a powerhouse in its price range. You can find them used under 10k. I'm not sure I've heard a better speaker at that price. The No 3 is amazing, too, if you have a large space, but you can also use the 5k extra you'... | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 Well, I will say, day one with a "fancy" cable, the AudioQuest Water, didn't go well. The left one (white) is about 8dB quieter than the right. Swapped back to the Mogami and all is well again. Very weird. I will say Magnolia was super nice about ... | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 This thread took an interesting turn ;-)As I mentioned above, I ordered 2 sets of AudioQuest Water XLR interconnects. That said, my system is currently around 40k, and there is no way I would spend more than around 10% on cables, let alone 30%. I ... | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 @audiotroy I've agreed with all your other feedback, but the analogy with cars I'm not so sure... I just happen to be somewhat of a subject matter expert in sports cars. The reality is that for ~99.99% of sports car buyers, they will buy a car and... | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 @joey_v did you get the B&W at Magnolia?@audiotroy let's chat in PM about cables. I'm interested. My setup will be as highlighted above: Mytek > McIntosh C47 > McIntosh MC452 > B&W 802D3 | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 @joey_v thanks. You're setup looks amazing, and I'm surprised you did it for 60! Is that mostly buying used? I am debating how much to invest in cabling and power. It seems like there are mixed results on power conditioners (even the PS Audio ones... | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 Thanks, all! I used Gik Acoustics for my home theater and was happy with the customer service. That said, I think, to my ear, the room is a bit over-dampened. Also, I wasn't thrilled with the quality of the materials, as the panels seem to be cove... | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 @mrdonSolid gold decisions are tough to make and i appreciate "the angst" that goes into decisions such as these as well as anyone else.This guy gets it :-)While I love reading about people with huge budgets, amps that cost more than the speakers,... | |
| Receiver for B&W 702 S2 You can hear a lot of the options in a Magnolia design center with the same speakers. I’d suggest just going there and listening to them. None of the options you list will sound bad. I’ve got a Marantz I use for music on my home theater and it sou... |