avanti1960
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| Requesting opinions about 4 specific amplifiers I was in a similar boat a few years ago and cycled through many amps when I was looking to upgrade in power from my Pass Labs XA25. Pass XA30.8 which sounds identical to the 150.8 was too overtly smooth and euphoric. The Parasound JC5 had exc... | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? Heard both the Caladans and Pure Audio Duet 15 at AXPONA. To me both speakers sounded enjoyable and appropriate for their price difference, the PAP being almost double the price of the Cals. The Cals are good but not giant killers. The Pure Aud... | |
| My new Borresen X3's I listened to the X2, X1 and X3 at different times. I liked the X2 at first but it had poor center imaging, drove me nuts. liked the clarity and dynamics though. Listened again a few weeks later to the X3 and X1- I heard the shifted center i... | |
| High sensitivity (99) with mid powered (50 to 100 wpc/tube) amps? @immatthewj I auditioned the Forte IV a couple weeks ago and cannot recommend them. I was looking at the possibility of a more full range bass response than my Spendor D7.2 towers and a more present, dynamic presentation. Unfortunately the Forte... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? IME $2K LOMC Cartridge- 10 / 10. The best sound I have heard vinyl make in my system. $2K MI Cartridge- 7 / 10. Tried a supposed excellent MI cartridge and it was a disappointment. $1K MM Cartridge- 6/10. Not bad but still did not compete with ... | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? I heard them at AXPONA and I liked their sound. Decently fast and plentiful bass, good 3d sound stage height and depth as an open baffle design would, a bit less refined in the midrange and upper frequency could use more definition. the bass an... | |
| Borresen Loudspeakers at AXPONA i stopped into the borresen room on the main level and the gentleman was talking. popped in several minutes later and still talking. kind of like going to a movie and hearing a description of it instead of seeing it. the X1 room was... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots Loving my Cary Audio SLP 05 with a smooth high power solid state amp. It adds dynamics, color, class a smothness and a very large sound stage. perfect with the lower gain setting on the bryston. | |
| Borresen Loudspeakers @scslite congrats on your X2s! i do think that when I listened to them they did not have enough toe in. Ill be checking the Borresens out at AXPONA this weekend! | |
| which gain setting for Bryston 4b cubed power amp using my RME ADI-2 DAC FS? listen to both. not enough gain sounds dull and lacks dynamics. too much gain sounds unrefned, slightly edgy, possibly too midrange forward and like turning up the volume will cause fatigue. regardless of specs trying and listening to each gain... | |
| Is positive reinforcement why things are sounding better? confirmation bias does not last very long. over the longer run is where you tell if an upgrade really is an upgrade. lots of listening to lots of music, often in a relaxed state not really paying full attention, something will make you take noti... | |
| Spendor D7.2 Pairing - First Watt F8 @norust I believe there is some risk because the F7 does not double its output at 4 ohms and the D7.2 has impedance dips to 4 ohms at key bass and midbass frequencies. What that means is you essentially have a 13 watt amp which will be challengi... | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? I recommend the Spendor D9.2. Currently running the D7.2 and loving their sound. The Spendor D series don't look super impressive at face value but they are the closest thing to a jack of all trades design I have heard and owned. Deep special... | |
| Borresen Loudspeakers I just listened to the Borresen X2 Model (2.5 way towers) and on familiar program material they sounded really, really nice. Bass was clean, clear and well defined, midrange and treble were like an open window the sound was so clear. My only c... | |
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change Thrill of the chase. |