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| Noob! Please help me replace my old power amp, some candidates listed. I have owned the ADS L1090 speakers for 40 years. I have never driven them with very much power. Started with a NAD 3155 integrated, went to a Linn Classik integrated and currently am using a Naim Uniti Atom (40W per channel). They sound pretty... | |
| Ayrelink help (QX-5 ^20, KX-5 ^20, VX-5 ^20) You may want to call Ayre. They are very responsive. I called a couple of weeks ago and left a message with a question about how the remote worked on the KX5-twenty and they got back to me in the same day. In the meantime, some things to check.... | |
| I haven't been this excited in a while! I had the same experience with Wilson as you. Nothing sounded better than my Sophia 2s. Even the Sophia 3s. The newer Wilsons became a little strident on some tracks. The current Watt Puppies fixed that and they sounded like the Sophias but more b... | |
| What is your experience with Magico A3 or A5 speakers and the company as a whole? @scm I had Wilson Sophia 2s and before that Magneplanar 3.5s. | |
| Want to start a great looking quality vintage setup Congratulations on the Mc gear. That will look nice. What speakers are you going to use? I have less high end tastes and for vintage would have just gone for the look and gotten an NAD 3050 integrated with the BluOS module. New but looks old. ... | |
| What is your experience with Magico A3 or A5 speakers and the company as a whole? I was in a similar situation to you two years ago looking to replace speakers I had lived with for 15 years and still really liked their sound. I was in no hurry so I listened to a lot of speakers, including Magico, Rockport, YG, Vandersteen, Est... | |
| Pre amp suggestion Ayre or Audio Research Do you want the features of the Ayre KX 8, like built in DAC and network module? If not, maybe look for a used KX5 twenty. I have listened to the EX 8 with my speakers and it had the Ayre sound so I assume the KX 8 would as well. It is the sound... | |
| Is 7 feet way from wifi access point (ceiling) to stereo risky for noise? I use the U6 Mesh access point sitting about 5 ft from my preamp and DAC and have no problems. I don’t use tubes or a turntable and the connection to my amps are XLR. I doubt there would be a difference with the Wifi 7 AP you are considering. You... | |
| Bookshelf speakers on a wood cabinet What works without damaging the cabinet or the speakers depends on the finish on each. I have had the mats or tool box drawer liners leave marks on both lacquer and oil finishes. I would consider felt. For electronics and speakers I have made co... | |
| Help! Advice and Recommendations please (system sounds bad) Something like this may help https://www.soundacousticsolutions.com/product/pyramid-diffuser/ Not the prettiest but you get the concept. | |
| Help! Advice and Recommendations please (system sounds bad) I agree the room is probably the culprit, especially the ceiling. They are called acoustic ceiling tiles for a reason. You may be able to replace the existimg tiles with less absorbent tiles or even diffusers. Some other things to consider, whe... | |
| I need help with initial setup on my recently acquired used Naim Uniti Nova @caphill Try installing the Naim app on your phone. It will work there as well. | |
| Improve RFI @mahler123 shielding the RF receiver will not work. It needs to receive a 418MHz from the remote control to act as an RF to IR controller. It uses 418MHz narrowband to limit the effects of RFI. Try unplugging everything electronic in the basemen... | |
| Is there a ROON sound? @reimarc You may want to look at your ROON Settings/Audio and select a different device. You should not need to use AirPlay for Roon in your system as indicated in your last post. "ROON via ApplePlay (FLAC)" I don't think Roon has a sound per se... | |
| Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy @eteitelman The B&W's are very nice speakers. If you are using the Octave amp then it sounds like they are a nice match. I am not sure the Wilson's are achieving their best performance with a 70W at 4 ohm tube amp even though it says 25W min... |