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| Tube integrated amps -- new Value Leaders? Agree about Line Magnetic. I've heard that it punches substantially above its price point. However, I'm referring to the new (well sort of) value leaders that are garnering a lot of attention on YouTube. For example, I see that Wilsenton is sellin... | |
| Wilson Benesch-Great or just Okay? I have the latest Fritz Carrera BE speakers in mahogany finish. I actually did a detailed comparison between the Carreras, Harbeth m30.1 and Proac d2r a few months ago. You can find my review in the members review section. let me say this spea... | |
| Sound System on $10K Budget @buddyboy1 +1 Great suggestions. The only change I’d suggest is that instead of Ares, up the budget a little and go for Denafrips Pontus 2. Otherwise, this is a system I won’t mind owning myself. | |
| Please recommend speakers @tsushima1 Little ol me wearing another Breguet my 1475 … you may find it on The Watch Sub section of a HiFi forum far across the great water … I can see why you don't wear watches with metal links. I feel your pain too, bro 😁 | |
| Please recommend speakers @tomic601 Kef will sell more LS50 in a year than Tekton has sold since inception. Words of wisdom. KEF has a pedigree that Tekton can not even dream of. The have built some of the best drivers in the world. There’s a reason the LS50s are... | |
| Wilson Benesch-Great or just Okay? Another thing, these speakers are very transparent and faithful to the source further upstream. I could hear a difference with amps and cables very easily. | |
| Wilson Benesch-Great or just Okay? @chorus congrats on acquiring the Fritz Carreras, great value for the money. Make sure you run them for 100 hours before listening critically. Initially, the tweeter might sound a little hot but that’s just because the other drivers have not cau... | |
| Musician pegasus DAC or Denafrips Aries 2 @lobinero My recommendation is to keep your DAC and streamer separate. You'll have more flexibility in the future, i.e. you can upgrade DAC and/or streamer separately if you wish to. Having said that, Auralic makes some fantastic products and neve... | |
| Musician pegasus DAC or Denafrips Aries 2 You might find this video interesting. If it were my money I’d go with Ares for the stellar reputation of Vinshine Audio and the amazing resale value of Denafrips dacs. I’ve been trying to buy a used Ares 2 for my home office. Even the ones listed... | |
| Can recommend some non-fatigue SMALL bookshelf for near-field listening? +1 to all who recommended Harbeth P3esr's. That's probably the only speaker I regret selling. For nearfield setup you don't need a sub, but just in case a REL T/Zero is very compact and goes surprisingly low. Another option is Fritz Carbon. Can't... | |
| Your tube amp related Harbeth experience. @jjss49 -- I have two system setups in my house. The one in the home office has a glass door plus the usual home office stuff (desk, bookshelves, etc.). However, the SHL5+ are, and always have been, in the media room which has no windows, has a ca... | |
| Rogue Sphinx V3 interconnect recommendations OP I can tell you from experience that interconnects do make a difference but the trick is finding one that will synergize with your system. Take a look at Silnote interconnects. They range from 300 to 3000. I had the Morpheus line and it was very... | |
| Raven Audio and Beyond... @tsushima1 you have to realize this thread is more about validation of a preconceived idea. You’re simply wasting your time trying to shine a light on reality … ie 20 watts are 20 watts. Heck they’re not even pure class A tube watts. If someone wa... | |
| Just getting into Streaming, need help and advice By the way, Bluesound does support Amazon HD. | |
| Raven Audio and Beyond... @tomic601 man, I love your sign offs 😁 |