twoleftears
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| I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged. When you have a spare weekend, 64 pages on the shortcomings of ASR. https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/audio-science-review-review.9827/ | |
| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 The Polk Reserve R200 standmounts sounded remarkable for their price at the recent AXPONA. You should be able to find floorstanding R500 at your price point. | |
| Spendor SP 100 R2 or Harbeth 40.2 sp100 r2 has a touch more forward treble and upper midrange bite, touch more air/snap I can confirm that this character continues on into Classic 100 model [=SP100 Mk 3]. BTW in the same room and system, the Classic 100s sounded significantly ... | |
| Looking to replace a CD transport... Bel Canto NuPrime | |
| Lose weight or buy better fitting pants What’s a goose pump? I think it's used by the French in preparation for the manufacture of foie gras. | |
| Spendor SP 100 R2 or Harbeth 40.2 I've written in posts before regarding a comparison of the Spendor Classic 100 (successor to the Sp100 Mk2) and Harbeth 40.2. Unfortunately not auditioned in same rooms or systems. They struck me as a lot more similar than different. The Spendo... | |
| finding the weak link No obvious weak links. You could try going to a separate pre and power amp. | |
| Does anyone know the name of the Class D amp manufacturer based out of Gardena, CA? Starke Sound. | |
| Are Black Ravioli products sold in the US? This place in California seems to have them in stock. https://www.theaudionerd.com/products/black-ravioli-the-original-pad-isolation-pad-and-feet-sound-dampeners-new?variant=994289103 | |
| Audio By Van Alstine DVA M225 mono amps Head over to AudioCircle. There are several long and detailed threads about these specific amps. | |
| Competitive class D amp suggestions Don't overlook this, too; there have been very good reports on its sonics. https://www.dedicatedaudio.com/products/bel-canto-design-ref501s-stereo-amplifier | |
| GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager? Over on the other selling site, there's someone unloading their LSA right now for $1700. They can't have had it for very long, wonder why they're selling. | |
| Speaker Stand Height And Recommendations For Spendor SP100 Speakers Harbeth 40.2 owner here. My experience is that open-topped stands are better than ones with a plate, and my preference runs to wood stands rather than metal. I went with custom stands from a local woodworker because everything commercial placed th... | |
| GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager? @niodari Have you checked out thoroughly the terms of purchase of the LSA unit? ASAIK, Underwood operates a no-return policy. | |
| Audio Hungary Qualiton X200 Integrated @jcoehler Ah yes. I'd forgotten about that long-running ad on usaudiomart. Got marked as "off" when jerryg suffered his latest namechange. |