jamesdowningelliott
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| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. After having been through a ton of gear (all the Harbeth and REL S series included), I am confident that nothing will outperform Fleetwood Sound DeVilles. For those of us that like a slightly warm presentation, they give you that musicality but do... | |
| Capital Audiofest, save thyself! I spent about half a day wandering around - and it never ceases to amaze me how etched and bright the same 5 songs can sound! I'm not going to call out the offenders, but let's just say there were a number of rooms I would pay to shut it off (so I... | |
| Fleetwood Sound Company I really love my pair of Fleetwoods and have never found there to be any roll of in the top end at all - I think they are quite even from bottom to top. While they are true to source, and an honest speaker, they maintain a little bit of a glow tha... | |
| Just received my new Luxman CL-1000 pre-amp. I recently got myself a CL1000 to run with my Zanden 6000 amplifier and Fleetwood speakers. All I can say is that it is a serious upgrade in terms of musicality from the C900U I had before. The C900 is awesome, but the CL1000 is like moving from d... | |
| If I could afford, I’d purchase 100% Oswald Mills Audio gear I second that point and question about what mijostyn has demoed. People love to give OMA a hard time because it is expensive. Having heard mostly all of it, I can tell you that for me, it is worth the asking price. | |
| If I could afford, I’d purchase 100% Oswald Mills Audio gear As somebody who owns Fleetwoods and has spent extensive time listening to other OMA gear, all I can say is that you owe yourself a listen. It is absolutely top notch in both performance and design. Is the industrial design for everybody? No. Can a... | |
| Fleetwood Sound Company All I have to say is that these are the finest speakers available in this size range for anything close to $10k. Good luck finding something for $30k that sounds as good. They play with delicacy, but can go deep and play loud - an extremely engagi... | |
| Building a new system for about 5 grand There are a lot of options out there, but the most important things are:1. The system should be balanced unless you plan on constant upgrades (eg, don’t buy a $4K integrated and $500 speakers). I think in general components should cost about the s... | |
| All-in-one integrated, 10-15K range, class A/B only @essrand - if you are looking for the opposite of your current system, I feel there is an answer that is both hard to beat sonically, but also a phenomenal value and beautiful to look at. The integrated has been mentioned before, but I just can’t ... | |
| Affordable alternativ to the PS Audio DirectStream DAC I have owned several high end DACs - the Luxman DA-06, the PS Audio Direct Stream with Bridge II, and currently the Esoteric D-07. I have been using a bluesound as a streamer for several years and have found it much better than the bridge ii in te... |