Comments on Profile Post by LetMeBeFrank

  1. fraggler
    fraggler
    Can't quite tell from your office pictures, what speakers do you have now?
    Apr 11, 2018
  2. drgumbybrain
    drgumbybrain
    Yep, I’m in the same pathway. Sometime coming back to headphones make me much less engaged to the music...
    Apr 11, 2018
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  3. LetMeBeFrank
    LetMeBeFrank
    @fraggler I have Micca MB42X and a 8" Dayton subwoofer. Tuned the sub right at the lowest FR of the Miccas and it sounds great. It honestly sounds better than my big Klipsch towers for music, which isn't all that surprising. Still I think something like a KEF Q100 would be much nicer. Amp is smsl SA-50, so probably the weakest link in my 2.1 system.
    Apr 11, 2018
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  4. zerodeefex
    zerodeefex
    how long have you had the system? It sounds like you're really enjoying it and you've found some good system synergy and have integrated your sub really well. It might make sense to enjoy it until you have a definitive list of things that annoy you then make a change.
    Apr 11, 2018
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  5. monacelli
    monacelli
    I think one of the tough things about the budget space is that it's easy to run into the problem of "too much amp, not enough speaker." There really aren't many compelling amplifier options between the SA-50, and say a Vidar. And does it really make sense to run a $700 amp with $300 speakers? I run the SA-50 with my BS-22s, so I'm in a similar boat
    Apr 11, 2018
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  6. LetMeBeFrank
    LetMeBeFrank
    That is good advice, thank you. I have had the Miccas since august 2016, and the sub since november 2016. However, I didn't do any serious music listening on them, preferring my Modi Multibit>jot>hd650s, until I got this turntable a couple weeks ago. I listened to the first couple records on the speakers and was blown away with how good it sounded. Before that I usually only used them when watching movies or youtube.
    Apr 11, 2018
  7. LetMeBeFrank
    LetMeBeFrank
    @monacelli I have been hoping for a Schiit 2-channel amp in the $250-$350 range, Jot size chassis and ~50wpc for exactly that reason.
    Apr 11, 2018
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  8. monacelli
    monacelli
    @LetMeBeFrank That would be rad, and actually fill a pretty good-sized hole in the 2-channel market. I've been poking around at some entry-level pro gear, like the QSC GX3, since the budget hifi offerings from Onkyo, et al. are a little underwhelming.
    Apr 11, 2018
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  9. Cspirou
    Cspirou
    Mb42x is probably the best $70 I've spent on audio. The cabinets are nice and heavy too. I'm working on a chipamp for it but it keeps getting delayed.
    Apr 11, 2018
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  10. LetMeBeFrank
    LetMeBeFrank
    I was looking at the Emotiva BasX A-100 but I can't get over how deep it is or the aesthetic.
    Apr 11, 2018
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  11. LetMeBeFrank
    LetMeBeFrank
    @Cspirou I'd love to read some more info about the chip-amp you're building if you could send me some links. Thanks!
    Apr 11, 2018