vthokie83
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| Receiver I think you are referring to an integrated amplifier? If it were me, I'd really look hard at: (1) Hegel H400, which is an all in one solution: streamer, DAC, preamp, amp, 250WPC 8ohms and stable to 2ohms. Reviews have been great, and apparently w... | |
| Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets squared80 I too did not know if receptacles would make a difference, but instead of just accepting that fact; I ordered 7 different receptacles and did a many month comparison in my system and home. I kept the receptacles I liked and improved th... | |
| Dealers of High End Equipment From ANY dealer I'd expect: fair pricing and discounts if commonly available on line, honest opinion (not hype), a friendly approachable attitude, and a trial period if needed. | |
| $8k for speakers - new or used Revel Salon 2s or Joseph Audio Perspective Graphene, both can be found used right now for $8K to $9K | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs Pindac Thanks for the response. I'll do some more research that you suggested, and probably reach out to you for some more help. I can surmise that like in all things (resistors, caps, connectors, inductors, etc.), higher quality will yield bette... | |
| Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets dbt I went through about a 9 month comparison with high end receptacles, and in the end there are 4 I can recommend: (1) Furutech GTX-D (G) - Gold plated and my favorite receptacle (2) Oyaide R-1 - Gold plated, really close to the GTX-D (G)....... | |
| LAIV Harmony A Pontus with an Iris DDC is a killer combination. I'm still running a 3 year old Pontus II with I2S to an Iris DDC.....total cost just a tad over $2,100 invested. Not the last word in detail, but really really good in most areas. Enjoyable, fun, ... | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs Regarding copper cable quality, there are lot's of good options that make great cables....some recommendations here are UPOCC (Ultra Pure Ohno Continuous Cast), which is commonly from Neotech.....great cable. Others to compare: OCC (Ohno Continuo... | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs OP For affordable OCC copper cables, look at Zavfino....excellent copper and geometry and affordable. Also Anti-Cables Flex 4.2 are excellent and reasonable | |
| Who Gets Left Out? troutstreamnm I do not own a sub, but I would not plug it into a power conditioner. I run all of my "low amperage" components into my power conditioner: preamp, CD transport, DDC (digital to digital converter), DAC, streamer. I do not run my var... | |
| Bookshelf speaker recommendations Used Fritz speakers | |
| Is there Tannoy Magic / Should I buy a pair of Tannoys as "accessory" speaker? OP Not sure if you are close to Upscale, or can travel there. They carry the Tannoy line (and have a nice sale right now), and they also carry Fyne Audio......which you mention you are aware of. When I've heard them on the same day, I personally ... | |
| AUDIOQUEST BANANA PLUGS Look at WBT and Furutech connectors, all of them that I've used were excellent. I've also had surprising results with some Viborg spade connectors (gold over copper), but have not tried their banana plugs | |
| Suggestions on improvement scott22 First off, I do not yet have hearing loss; so no suggestions there.....and some good suggestions so far. I can see where a few tweaks could be helpful though. (1) Equalizer such as the Schitt Loki or Lokius (2) Since you cannot risk get... | |
| New speakers for a new start? OP Thiels are great speakers, I've owned 5 different pairs up to the CS3.6s.....which were the best by far (though I still own a pair of 2.3s). They can be very hard to drive and to set up, but once they are can be beautiful. I'd look at used Re... |