jaxwired
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| Replace my Usher be718 ? If you're willing to try a small floorstander then I'd recommend trying the Devore Super 8s. In standmount I'd recommend Dynaudio Contour S1.4, PMC TB2i, Fritz Carbon 7, or Volent VL-2. | |
| Benchmark DAC 1- Pre People that value truth over pride are my favorite people. Ivrrobinson is a stand up guy.Benchmark Media should really do a better job of differentiating between their models. Lots of people find it confusing. Another tid bit that people don't kno... | |
| Pros and Cons of "Staying with" Analog and Vinyl For people that primarily listen to pre 1990 music, it makes sense to stay with vinyl. No doubt that the engineers back then and in the early days of CD new how to master for vinyl and not CD. Since the mid 1990's, the recording studios figured it... | |
| Benchmark DAC 1- Pre Wow, a lot of mis-information here. I've owned benchmark DACs for a few years. I started with the plain DAC1 and now own the DAC1 pre. The DAC1 pre has the same upgrade op amps throughout the analog stage that are in the HDR model. It also has the... | |
| alternative to maggies? Why not try Martin Logan electrostats. Some people think they are even more open and airy than maggies and they do not have fabric socks over them so no cat issues.Possibilities in box speakers would be: ATC, Spendor, Theil. These speakers are ver... | |
| Which Cables Are of Most Importance? IC and Speaker are far more important than power and HDMI. The later two provide questionable benefit. | |
| Benchmark Dac 1 Pre Volume pot? Way late on this, but maybe someone can benefit from this response. The Benchmark HDR has a much more sophisticated volume mechnanism than any of the other three cheaper DAC1 offerings. The DAC1 pre does not have the same volume POT as the HDR. Wi... | |
| Amp for Focal Scala Utopia Bryston 28bsst2 monos with a Placette Active Preamp. Will shame anything else on the planet. | |
| Spendor A9 : Your first impressions Hi guys, used to own the A6. The A6 was gorgeous for natural timbre. voices and acoustic intruments sounded dead on. However, all the new A line spendors lack bass. They roll off at 50hz. This is big problem IMO. Even the A9 with 2 bass drivers is... | |
| Best treatment for speaker feet???? Hey Don,I've used herbies dots myself for stand mounted speakers. Work great! I also like plain old museum putty for that.I am going to try outriggers as a solution. I'm willing to spend $200, but not $800. I'm placing and order with loudspeakerst... | |
| Best treatment for speaker feet???? The Symposium Svelte Shelf looked like a great solution UNTIL I saw the price. $800 for a pair? Ummmmm...yeah...no... | |
| Cd players, Transports and DACS Oh MY How about upgrading to a music streamer? I use an Apple TV2 and stream from iTunes to my DAC. Great sound and never have to put a disc in. OR, how about the new peachtree iDAC. Put all your music on a 160gb iPod classic (uncompressed) and again, a... | |
| Review: Dynaudio Focus 220 Mk2 Speaker Congrats on an amazing speaker! Love Dynaudio. I've owned the Excites, Contours, and now Special 25s. They are simply the best. I'll be a C2 owner eventually, just waiting for relatives to die, lol. I also think the NAD 375bee is one hell of a goo... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? I agree with HiFisoundguy. I have a pair of the 901 series 6 and they do wonders for me. I play them for people and then I play my Dynaudios. It helps people understand. Also, the top is large enough to mix martinis on. Try that on a harbeth. Ain'... | |
| Looking for Integrated Amp for Dynaudio 1.3 MkII's With those speakers I would not go with tube gear. They already have a beutiful smooth sound. Special 25's are very different. For contours I would go with solid state. You will definately get significantly better sound with a better amp. The NAD ... |