helomech
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| Maggie 1.7i's lack detail. Ideas? Magnepans without the true-ribbon tweeters, such as your 1.7is, do lack some detail in the highs. Doesn’t matter what amp you pair with them, they will always lack some amount of treble detail compared to good dynamic cone speakers. Even when pair... | |
| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... The only amps that don't have a sound are those that are turned off. …and Benchmark’s amps. | |
| Thinking of taking the plunge. Since you already own a good DAC there is no reason to get anything costlier than the Bluesound Node. | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? 12:14pm For those that say they are overpriced I would be interested in which less expensive speakers sounded better to you. Vandersteen 1Cis and Magnepan .7s are two speakers I would much rather own than the 3X costlier C7ES3s. The Vandys wit... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? @avanti1960 Harbeth woofers struggling to keep up and becoming compressed seems to be online urban legend rather than how they truly sound in practice- at least the latest versions. I have to disagree on the urban legend notion, unless Har... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? Putting it in perspective, Harbeth is a tiny company with 15 employees. Here is their UK business filing (link). Their budget is shockingly small to me (but I work in the tech industry). Hardly what I would call a "powerhouse in marketing". I t... | |
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) Of the more mainstream brands (Focal, B&W, KEF, Polk, Paradigm, Goldenear etc.), Revels are definitely some of the best. A $3K Revel speaker will generally outperform a $6K B&W or KEF speaker IME. There are better speakers but determining... | |
| Would appreciate a group consensus on Agon purchased amps Sellers should disclose whether a component includes the original accessories and cables. And sometimes the manufacturer-supplied cheapo cables perform better than aftermarket boutique stuff. | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? As for listening to Harbeth, the only local high-end audio retailer specializes in big projects, like wiring houses for complete audio-video systems, though they probably carry some individual speakers. I feel a bit uncomfortable going there just... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? All but the largest Harbeths struggle when pushed. Seems their mid-woofers simply aren’t designed for high power handling. Their similar competitors often sound better and can play louder before compression sets in. Similar to Focals, their midran... | |
| Appreciate Some Dac Advice Even the Ares II is better sounding than the Qutest, so the Pontus is a good option. | |
| I had a question related to Class D My experience is that in practice, class D amps generally sound about half as powerful as an AB counterpart of the same power rating. This isn’t to say that will be the case with any class D amp, but it’s a pattern that was prominent in the early ... | |
| Magico A5, Wilson SabrinaX, or PS Audio FR30? PS Audio of course. Grandpa Paul’s content-marketing machine will convince you. | |
| Tube preamp: Cary SLP-03 vs Schiit Freya+ Try a Bel Canto Pre5. Sounds more like a good tube preamp than the Freya+, regardless of what tubes are rolled into the latter (even the overrated Ken Rad 231s). Yeah, it’s more than twice the price but the leap in sound quality is worth every pen... | |
| Tube preamp: Cary SLP-03 vs Schiit Freya+ The problem with the Freya+ is it doesn’t really provide the sound characteristics tubes are known for. Its tube stage sounds like what you get with a tube buffer, i.e. a very slight increase in “bloom.” Doesn’t matter what tubes you roll into the... |