re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

Wow! Good for you man!

I am interested in you take on the differences between the 2. I know you were a B&W owner in the past, and they pulled out all the stops when they redesigned the new series.

I have heard the Sopra and they are fantastic as well.

The Focal Utopias are simply amazing, but the recent iterations have driven the cost up considerably...the new versions of mine are now $41,000–Holy price increase Batman!


Look forward to your post...glad you are a part of the audiophile thread.

This chick Kelly Ellis has some pipes... maybe I’m drunk, but it’s a concert on the qello app. Playing with Bryan May.... good stuff
Got the wife and the dog pissed at me...

Man I wish. That sounds like fun.




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Marco... my buddy is building a house right now. He is going to have a dedicated listening/tv room. It isn’t super big (listening room), but the frame of the house is up. Is there something I should tell him to make sure gets done?

Alright, so i ended up purchasing a Hegel H160 the other day from my friend instead of the Quad Vena (which I really liked). Now I'm wondering what speakers to use with it? I have some old cambridge audio speakers that will do in the meantime, but would definitely like to upgrade those at some point.

Speakers will be placed on a desk, so bookshelf sized. under $2k, and used is fine if there is a specific model(s) i should keep an eye out for. Would those Kef ls50's posted above be a good match? I've heard great things about them based on their cost.

And finally, do you have any general rules or guidelines you follow when matching amps to speakers? Feel free to point me in the direction of an answer you may have already given in this thread. Thanks sir.



Hegel H160 specs:

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Power output: 150W + 150W into 8 Ohms, 250W + 250W into 4 ohms
Analog inputs: 1 balanced (XLR), 1 unbalanced (RCA), 1 home theatre (RCA)
Analog outputs: 1 fixed line level (RCA), 1 variable line level (RCA)
Digital inputs: 1 coaxial S/PDIF, 3 optical S/PDIF, 1 USB, 1 ethernet (RJ45)
Frequency response: 5Hz-100kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: More than 100dB
Crosstalk: Less than -100dB
Distortion: Less than 0.005% @ 50W 8 Ohms 1kHz
Intermodulation: Less than 0.01% (19kHz + 20kHz)
Damping factor: More than 1000 (main power output stage)

I would give Zu Audio Omen bookshelf a chance. Call and talk to Gerrit - he is the founder and ofter answers the phone - and make sure they fit with what you are trying to achieve. They will be right at the upper end of your budget. Very high-end cabinetry in addition to sounding great, and you can in-home them for 60 days with a no questions asked return policy.

Boooo this man

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Yeah I’ve never experienced anything like that before. My body is spent. I think I finally passed out at like 9am and just woke up a few hours ago.

That is pretty cool mine should be here tomorrow.. I've been reading all weekend I think I'm going to save up and grab those Odyssey Stratos monos, if anyone sees a used pair pop up let me know I've seen some that went cheap. I really think that might be best for down the road

Yes.