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| Looking for turntable for under $1000 Bob - Check the KUBUSA site for the Technics. Many folks think highly of them. Also, I just ordered a 2Xperience. There's a thread on it started by "reddmadder" on the Vinyl Asylum. Here's one my replies:I just went through this exercise and ended... | |
| ARC Pre + which SS amp? I'd recommend you try it with your Bryston for a while and see if that works for you. As an alternate, I'd try to give a listen to the ARC solid states. Some of them are quite good - D240, 100.2. You just never know what is going to sound great in... | |
| Cambridge 840c There's a recent thread on AA regarding theis cdp. Check it out. | |
| Best integrated for B&W 704 and Rega Apollo See if you can find a used Classe CAP 151 (I think that's the model no.) You can get them for about $1200. The phono section isn't half bad. They seem to work well with the B&W speakers. In fact, I'd think that it would be a great match for th... | |
| Mark Levinson 434 's enough power for N804??? Alpha3 - FWIW, if you're concerned about the power, I used a Krell KST-100 (100 wpc) for about a year with N804's. They were plenty powerful enough for me, also listening to jazz, lite rock, some classical at low to moderate levels. Unfortunately,... | |
| Good tube amps to consider wit Spendor S5e Maybe a VTL 150. Check out their website. VTL claims they are a good alternative to SET's. They sell used for about $2,200. | |
| B&W 805S vs Wilson Benesch ARC vs Dynaudio S1.4 Jim is right-on with his comments on the WB's. I heard both and actually auditioned the ARC's in my listening room for about 2 months. I currently have N804's in my system. The ARC's are very balanced tonally, had wonderful soundstage, and had "pr... | |
| Parasound JC-1 and B&W 803d IMO, you have many options. Last Saturday I listened to the 802d and 803d with Classe 2200 and one of the new Classe pre's. Spent only about 30 minutes with each speaker. Both were very good with the Classe equipment and the music seemed pretty ef... | |
| "The B&W Sound" Ben - There is a "Metal Dome" thread on AA. Check it out. | |
| "The B&W Sound" I'm actually an N804 owner. I auditioned some Thiel 2.4's that sounded awfully good and some ML Aeon's that I liked but not as much as the Thiels. I was able to do this in my own listening room. The thiels have a metal dome, so I don't know if you... | |
| "The B&W Sound" Ben - Maybe you've already thought about some of this but....What about your room? It can, and likely does, have a huge impact on the sound of your system. What about speaker placement? Try listening with them straight ahead, then toe them in slig... | |
| Krell KAV 2250 Great Amp or Good Amp ? I have the N804's with a KAV2250 and a VTL 5.5 pre. The combination works very well. Maybe a smidge on the lean side in the midrange, but overall a fairly full, musical sound. I think the tubed pre has a lot to do with that. You can check a poster... | |
| Help finding Hi End in Denver Sorry to hear that Moondance is going out of business. I've purchased a fair amount of equipment from them over the years. (I relocated to the New Orleans area earlier this year.) In addtion to Audio Unlimited, you can try Denver Audio Designs, (K... | |
| How's aboutnthese new Diamond B&W's??? FWIW, I listened extensively to the 803S at 2 separate dealers and thought they were well worth a trip home for an audition. Full, smooth with good driver integration. Then Katrina struck and wiped out the dealer. He'll be back, but the audition i... | |
| How's aboutnthese new Diamond B&W's??? Reviews are just one data point in the long road to find suitable equipment. Some folks place a fair amount of value in them and some folks place little or no value in them. I just enjoy reading them myself. As one poster above noted, there is no ... |