tomcarr
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| Suggest some integrateds for my Monitor Audio Silver 2 Sorry, I meant those in addition to the above-mentioned Rotel, Arcam, Yamaha. Plenty of choices...Cambridge, Rega, Marantz, NuForce, NuPrime, ELAC, Bryston, Musical Fidelity, Pro-Ject, Music Hall... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Hi Erik, thanks for starting this thread. Another + for class D. Bought a NuForce integrated for a bedroom system. It sounds unbelievably good considering its cost. Without regard to cost, it sounds quite good. A little on the warm side, no sibila... | |
| Suggest some integrateds for my Monitor Audio Silver 2 NAD, Vincent, Croft, Parasound, McIntosh, Pass, Belles, ARC... | |
| Recommendations for CDP < $300 If you can find a used Oppo 103 or 203 get it. | |
| Another Speaker Recommendation Request Close your eyes when you listen, you'll forget about how they look. | |
| Another Speaker Recommendation Request Another vote for Vandy Quattro Woods AND room treatment. | |
| Are these hooked up right? Insert your two B&W speakers into your other much nicer system. If they sound good then, then you know it's your second-system front end that is the culprit, not the speakers.Tom | |
| Are these hooked up right? The speakers appear to be connected correctly, using the jumpers and not bi-wiring. Perhaps they are not connected to the FR and FL outputs of the pre-pro?Tom | |
| Bi-amp through receiver vs pre out to 2 channel for fronts +1 @soix ... | |
| Filling speaker Stands? OP, nice post! Posters, lots of good ideas/opinions! I needed this to remind me to go get sand for my stands...Tom | |
| What should I hear as my amp breaks in? +1 @mitch2 Unlike others here I've only owned a few amps over 40+ years in this hobby (Pioneer, Denon, PS Audio, NAD, Krell and currently Vincent). I agree w mitch2 that I've also only heard small improvements in SQ as the hours add up. IME mine a... | |
| What is needed to build a tube amp and what non? Lost me at "non"... | |
| Filling speaker Stands? I still am curious why no one mentions the use of BBs? | |
| Filling speaker Stands? Does anyone know why lead shot is always mentioned, but not BBs? | |
| Bi-amp through receiver vs pre out to 2 channel for fronts I believe it is Richard Vandersteen (Vandersteen Audio) and Jim Smith (Get Better Sound) who both recommend a single good amp.Tom |