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| GoldenEar One.R vs. Wilson Watt Puppy 7s @welcher I appreciate your response. I appreciate your response. If you don’t mind me asking, what newer speakers (that doesn’t mean brand new or just coming out but some thing in the generation or two after the WP7s) do you prefer and think per... | |
| GoldenEar One.R vs. Wilson Watt Puppy 7s @audiotroy thanks - appreciate your take. (Bummer, I had hoped for more lauds for the legendary Watt Puppies.) You mention the KEF Ref 3s… What is your opinion of the KEF 205/2s? | |
| GoldenEar One.R vs. Wilson Watt Puppy 7s @mofojo Thanks, but I am already using an ss amp, the Mac MC312, feeding the speakers. And I am comfortable with the PrimaLuna + Mac 312 + GoldenEar One.R combo. For me, it's about exploring what I may get and the difference between that and a P... | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room You may find this helpful: Ten Standmount Speakers Compared | |
| Would McIntosh Auto Transformers affect speaker sound? @daledeee1 Thanks for imposing on us your personal view of why people love their McIntosh gear. It really adds value to the conversation and OP’s original question | |
| 32 pairs of speaker and RCA cables measured and listened to @dekay Your mention of Spandau Ballet’s “The Singles Collection” inspired me to pick up a (not so easy to find) mint/new LP. Can’t wait to spin it on my Rega P10 - that may even sound as good as your cassette version. 😎❤️ | |
| KEF LS60 WIRELESS + KC62 SUB OR HEGEL H390/KEF R7 META + KC62 SUB? If you browse through various audiophile and KEF-related forums you will notice that there’s an overrepresentation of issues with KEF’s wireless products. To the extent that I would absolutely avoid them. Go passive speakers plus a great amp. | |
| Diving into balanced To me the decision is also dependent on what sources you have in your system, and if they are providing balanced connections or not. For example my Moon 310 LP phono stage provides 6db more s/n ratio using a balanced connection to the preamp than... | |
| HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS @tablejockey, when your contribution to the thread is to force your opinion on others what you think is not good music, perhaps you should reflect on how you spend your time and why you are even in this thread | |
| Least expensive plug-in power conditioner that works This deal seems hard to beat: https://www.markertek.com/product/fur-p8proc/furman-p-8-pro-c-power-conditioner-20-amp | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier One approach would be to keep your Luxman as the power amp and add a tube pre-amp, like the PrimaLuna EVO 400. This way you don’t have to worry about driving your speakers yet you have the “tube sound,” which can vary widely but you can have a lo... | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range @sls883 Yes, still into bimmers. My first one was in 1995, a BMW M3 coupe, then followed by an M Roadster in 1998, then an M5 in 2000, then an M3 convertible with paddle shifters in 2003 (which we picked up at the Spartanburg factory with the Driv... | |
| Interconnects priority A big thanks to everyone for sharing their opinions, which interestingly varied quite a bit. “The phono stage to the preamp [as closer to the source is most important]” - 2+ votes ”The preamp to the power amp [because everything goes through tha... | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range @sls883, no worries and thanks. I ended up buying the Simaudio Moon 310 LP with the 320S power supply. To take full advantage of its balanced output I also upgraded my PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium to the PL EVO 400, as the Dialogue Premium only ha... | |
| Interconnects priority To format something as a quote just copy/paste what you want into the text box, and then with the cursor at the end of that sentence/paragraph click the quote icon at the top if the text box and that’s it Thanks @soix! |