spinaker01
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| Which to Upgrade first? My Amplifier or Speakers I’m with Mozartfan...speakers make the system. Easily proven. A great set of speakers (and a good room) fed from a ok mid fi CD player will still sound very good. You can’t fix crap speakers with a great front end. All of this of course in my opin... | |
| BEST UPGRADE regardless of cost? Last-lemming. This man speaks the truth, also revrob | |
| Is There any Consensus at all amongst Audiophiles? Geoffkait, you are always good for a giggle or two. My gear is not nearly as large as you think but I do get what you are saying. HOWEVER, I was not necessarily speaking of myself. I have been happily single for the past 19 years so I get to do wh... | |
| $30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous? I can only concur.... | |
| $30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous? Revrob knows of what he speaks. Speakers hands down determine the overall presentation of a system (that and a good room). So yeah, 30G on a DAC in a 70G system is folly. 30G on speakers? I can get behind that. | |
| Hooking up my JL sub Yes. That’s why the preferred method is using a line level connection which both passes the sub info to the sub while removing this information from the mains. | |
| Audiopile hyperbole, reference, SOTA, ultimate and more... Every cable advertisement. Ever. | |
| Seeking help finding the weak link(s) in my system and offering suggestions please. Well, I’ll be the contrarian opinion in the discussion; cables and tweaks won’t get you from where you are to where you want to be. In 90% of the cases, what you are hearing is 90% the speakers/room combination. Assuming this to be true, and you r... | |
| Is There any Consensus at all amongst Audiophiles? Also, some of are not willing (or allowed) to turn our living rooms into recording studios which some treatment schemes can seem to do. Good to see that some companies are offering more aesthetically pleasing decor-friendly options these days | |
| Lumin D2 or Mytek Brooklyn Bridge for Tidal, Quboz Petware; in a nutshell, the Sabre chips are perceived as brighter and livelier while the Wolfson's are thought to be warmer and more musical. This is a generalization that not everyone agrees with and the common wisdom is that the overall implemen... | |
| Help with Mezzo Utopia I’m not sure of anyone who has the capability to redo a tweeter surround. If Focal has a different unit that will fit your speaker, I might be tempted to go that way as it’s just a matter of generally using the correct power resistor to get the un... | |
| Lumin D2 or Mytek Brooklyn Bridge for Tidal, Quboz I have heard both the Lumin and Mytek products in my system and both are worthy contenders. I think I preferred the Lumin (it was a D1) by a small margin. You won’t go too wrong either way but I like the simplicity and ease of setup of the Lumin b... | |
| Krell KSA100 MKI power consumption Used to have (and loved) a pair of the KMA100s and they could certainly heat up a room-especially at idle or low volume. Would not be at all surprised if your KSA100 drew 7-8 amps at idle. | |
| Help with Mezzo Utopia Cerberus79...I wish I weighed 180 lbs. take Audiotroy’s advice and contact Focal, they may be able to suggest a replacement. Barring that you’re looking at a crapshoot with aftermarket suppliers. There is a reason you got these speakers at an incr... | |
| ... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY? DIY solid core 12awg (minimum) is the only way to make a 100% lossless powercord. Shielded.Unfairlane, Unfortunately you are 100% incorrect. 10awg unshielded stranded is the only correct implementation. Everyone knows this... |