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| AUDIO PRICE INSANITY PRICE VS. PERFORMANCE WORTH IT? One of the big changes has been how accessible great sound is at bottom-basement prices these days. Something like a pair of the new Elac Debut 2.0 B6.2s, an Emotiva A-100 integrated, and a Chromecast Audio will give you a great sounding little s... | |
| Crown XLS 1502.... real life test. I've been powering my Infinity Intermezzo 4.1ts with a Crown XLS 1502 and I've been happy with it. The price can't be beat, it puts out a ton of power, and it barely gets warm even after a spirited listening session.Are there amps out there with ... | |
| JBL everest? @chrisr Music Direct had the new L100 Classics set up in their room at AXPONA. They have a warm tonality, aren't incredibly detail-focused, throw a wide if somewhat indefinite soundstage, and have fat punchy midbass. They sounded pleasant, but n... | |
| Integrated amp for my Dynaudio Contour 30s! I’d go for the Anthem STR as well. It offers true bass management in case you ever want to add subwoofers for extra oomph, plus Anthem Room Correction, and I’m convinced proper use of room correction is one of the best ways to improve the sound o... | |
| JBL everest? They’re in the ‘old school’ JBL camp, designed by Greg Timbers who did a number of iconic big JBL designs over the years. I havent had a chance to hear them, but I’d like to. From on my understanding the ‘new school’ JBL pro designs measure and ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Since there have been a number of string concertos mentioned in this thread, I figured I'd recommend something a bit different:Tuba Concerto by Edward Gregson - John Fletcher on Tuba with the Besses o' th' Barn Band (Chandos Label 1982 Recording)I... | |
| Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!) @kennythekey I get what you’re saying about service. Dennis Murphy of Philharmonic Audio posts extensively and is always happy to answer questions from owners and potential buyers over at AVS. Jim Salk may use off-the-shelf drivers, but his cust... | |
| Amp / Speaker combo ~5k Here are some options for speakers:Salk Song3A - $3,895Philharmonic Audio Phil 3s - $3,700These pre-owned Revel F208s on Audiogon (no affiliation to me) - $4.000https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis8hg7a-revel-performa3-f208-hg-walnut-trade-in-ful... | |
| MQA through Toslink It looks like the Mytek Liberty DAC should do it, it has an optical input and says it has a hardware MQA decoder (and a light on the front that will light up when MQA is being decoded).The manual doesn't explicitly state MQA decoding via optical, ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Here are some of my favorites:Charles Ives Symphony No. 2 - NY Philharmonic conducted by BernsteinBernstein’s Mass - Sony Classical remastered 1971 recording conducted by Bernstein at the Kennedy CenterShostakovich Symphony No. 5 - Royal Philharmo... | |
| MQA through Toslink @lalitk The Node 2 will do the first unfold via digital out, but the full untold requires using the analog output. The Node 2 does have a digital optical input, though I’m not sure if it can unfold MQA content from the digital input or only throug... | |
| Magico A3 @sciencecop I don’t know if I’d agree about the similarities with the S5. I heard the S5 in the Synergitic room and thought they were amazing. The A3 just didn’t wow me. It didn’t sound bad by any means, but compared to the Paradigm Personas an... | |
| Axpona 2018 @chrshanl37 The first Ryan Speakers I heard were the R620s in the Aurilac room on the first level, and I thought ‘these are the speakers everyone raves about? These don’t sound great’. The S610s in the upstairs room were a completely different st... | |
| Revel Salon 2’s (used) or new Magico A-3 (new) ?? I thought the Revel F228be was superior to the A3, and the Salon2 should be a step up from the F228be. If you can get a nice pair of Salon2s for $9,000 I’d jump on that all day long, provided you have a big enough room for them. | |
| In need of advice: amplifier Since you already have it it wouldn't hurt to try it out and see. Focal rates them at 89db efficiency, which is slightly above average. I can't find an impedance/phase graph for that particular speaker online, Focal says 8ohms nominal, 3ohms min... |