vuch, yes the Harmon Kardon 930 is great. I have a friend that has one. I was at his house and we were hanging out in his garage, he has one of those garages that he turned into a man cave. Anyway, we had music on in the background and I kept getting distracted by how good the music sounded. Naturally I thought it was the speakers. I asked if I could borrow them. I hooked them up to my system and they did not have to same sound sig, or tone as I heard in his garage. Then I asked if I could borrow the HK, sure enough, there is was, that sound, that lush but extended frequencies. What an addicted sound that was.
Anyone Else Running Two Systems?
Sorry if this topic has been covered, I did a search and only found a little bit.
I have two systems in my house. In the main one I have a Pink Faun Scion as the source, McIntosh MCD 12000 DAC/CD, McIntosh MA 12000 integrated Amp and KEF Reference 5 Meta Speakers. Tai Hang power enhancer. Plus it is a treated room. Cabling is expensive too. It sounds fantastic.
My second one is a bedroom system, way simpler and cheaper. Source is a Blue sound Node going into a Vincent SV 228 integrated amp. The speakers are Wharfedale Lintons. This system is not as good as my main one. It doesn’t have the expansive stage or weight/3Dness and detail of the main system, but even so it is a whole lot of fun, very very enjoyable in its own way. If this system was all I had, I could seriously be content and happy with it. By the way, I have had a lot of integrated amps go in out my systems over the years. I must say from my listening experience, the Vincent SV 228 is underrated and a pretty good value.
Anyone else have two systems with one being "better" but still taking some listening time to enjoy a second less expensive system?
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For several years I used to compare 3 amps in my main system by using Tightening Banana Jacks. A pair of jumpers from my speakers to a wall hook easy to reach each side without bending. 3 sets of color coded speaker wires with these
1. McIntosh SS MA2250 (tested accurate at 305 wpc) 2. Fisher 500 C Tube Receiver (30 wpc) 3. Fisher Mono Blocks 80AZ, 1958 (30 wpc) Everyone chose the Tube Receiver over the SS, and the Tube Mono Blocks over the Tube Receiver. /////////////////////////// And the same music CD; LP; Reel to Reel (7-1/2 IPS pre-recorded) Everyone chose LP over CD, and R2R over LP. ///////////////////////////////// I’m gonna sell the Fisher 500C Tube Receiver, and I just found this gizmo which will switch two amps and/or switch 2 pairs of speakers. $120. I ordered one, comes Monday. I don't need to compare, I just want to demo the Fisher in my system for a 'local pickup' buyer. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZRMSHJB
Might be crap, might be transparent, I’ll get some friends to listen with me. |
I am fortunate to have two systems and a headphone rig. My main system is a pair of Forte IV and several tube amps that I rotate. Turntable , Streamer , CD Transport, DAC , I rotate the three tuners I own. Second system was the best thing I have ever done in this hobby. I was finding that I was falling asleep sometimes late nights with an all tube system That was kind of scary to me so I picked up a Cyrus XR integrated amp that was on close out. That plus a pair of Studio Electric M4 make up a great sounding , really compact system. I repurposed my Vault 2i and sub from my main system to round things out. I listen to this system 75% of the time. I also have a Quicksilver Headphone amp and a few different sets of phones. |
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