Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-14 Thread tank121
Picked my Arcam Diva A85 amp today sweet! Picking up my Dynaudio Audience 70 Floorstanders tomorrow. Will they be a big improvment with this amp over my Mourdant Short 914i's ? -- tank121 tank121's Profile: http://forums.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-13 Thread OldCoder
JezA;440201 Wrote: > A Cambridge Audio Dacmagic is an excellent upgrade to an SB, and a good > building block for further future upgrades. You can get one on free > trial, so you've nothing to lose. I upgraded my Duet with a good DAC, and later compared it to the Cambridge Audio DacMagic. The D

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-13 Thread mac
Gazjam;440271 Wrote: > I'd go with a Beresford 7520. > Better than Dacmagic to these ears and cheaper too. > > I've changed the Opamps (5 minute non-soldering job) and its a step up > again.. > > > fantastic kit. Some say it's better than the Benchmark too. LOL. http://forum.ecoustics.com/bb

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-13 Thread Gazjam
I'd go with a Beresford 7520. Better than Dacmagic to these ears and cheaper too. I've changed the Opamps (5 minute non-soldering job) and its a step up again.. fantastic kit. -- Gazjam Gazjam's Profile: http://forums.s

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-13 Thread JezA
A Cambridge Audio Dacmagic is an excellent upgrade to an SB, and a good building block for further future upgrades. You can get one on free trial, so you've nothing to lose. -- JezA JezA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevice

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-13 Thread Rodney_Gold
A good stand alone DAC will imporove your setup - the Sb3's dac is not that good - lacks air and extension compared to something better. -- Rodney_Gold Sb3/Z-sys RDP1/meridian DSP5500's TP/X-cans v3/Senns 650's TP/TACT 2.0/SCM 50a's TP/Meridian DSP5000's "The nicest thing about smacking your h

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-11 Thread Grahame
Assuming you have a powerful enough server, have you considered the inguz DRC plugin? http://inguzaudio.com/RoomCorrection/ might be what you are looking for, and a lot cheaper if delivers what you are looking for. -- Grahame -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-11 Thread SuperQ
The only big improvement you're going to see for those price ranges is going to be the speakers. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-11 Thread tank121
Speakers up to £400.00 Amp up to £600.00 Seen an arcam diva a85 £240.00 2nd hand good buy ? Big improvement ? -- tank121 tank121's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17169 View this thread: http://

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-11 Thread Phil Leigh
tank121;439681 Wrote: > My current set up is > > sb3 quad interconnects into (flac files) > > Arcam Alpha 7 amp > > Mourdant Short 914i floorstanders > > Impressed with general sound but want to improve. Would like better > vocals and more distinctive instruments. > > Do i get a beresford

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-11 Thread tank121
Anyone help ? -- tank121 tank121's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17169 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65476 ___ audi

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade advice

2009-07-11 Thread tank121
My current set up is sb3 quad interconnects into (flac files) Arcam Alpha 7 amp Mourdant Short 914i floorstanders Impressed with general sound but want to improve. Would like better vocals and more distinctive instruments. Do i get a beresford 7510 DAC Or a 2nd hand Arcam Diva A85 AMP Wil

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] upgrade advice for nad 320bee and B&W currently

2007-10-29 Thread cgull
sub may be your best bet but if I were looking at floor standing speaks then I would probably get the Rockets from av123 ... http://www.av123.com/products_category_brand.php?section=speakers&brand=3 -- cgull cgull SB3 > SP7 > Onix Ref-1: http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img6721et3.jpg

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] upgrade advice for nad 320bee and B&W currently

2007-10-29 Thread honestguv
morrillt;238194 Wrote: > Hello all, i am trying to figure out where to put money into my system: > > Currently > NAD 320Bee Integrated AMP ($400) > B&W 602 8 ohm bookshelf speakers. ($500) > Squeezebox v3 > > i would like to get more bass out of my speakers, also my speakers are > able to give

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] upgrade advice for nad 320bee and B&W currently

2007-10-29 Thread morrillt
hmm equilizer? perhaps i should get an equilizer? turn up the bass a bit? any advice on choosing one? Also i have a seperate set of jbl s310 speakers, that are floorstanders, that i paid about 300bux for 5 years ago, the mids and highs are not so good, but the lows are nice how could i hook

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] upgrade advice for nad 320bee and B&W currently

2007-10-27 Thread davidcotton
You don't mention if the speakers are on stands. If not get a good pair and see what difference that makes first. -- davidcotton davidcotton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4588 View this thread

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] upgrade advice for nad 320bee and B&W currently

2007-10-26 Thread opaqueice
Changing the source or the amp won't have any effect on the bass. If you want more bass you need bigger speakers, a subwoofer, or equalization. -- opaqueice opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] upgrade advice for nad 320bee and B&W currently

2007-10-26 Thread slimkid
morrillt;238194 Wrote: > Hello all, i am trying to figure out where to put money into my system: > > Currently > NAD 320Bee Integrated AMP ($400) > B&W 602 8 ohm bookshelf speakers. ($500) > Squeezebox v3 > > i would like to get more bass out of my speakers, also my speakers are > able to give

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] upgrade advice for nad 320bee and B&W currently

2007-10-26 Thread Pale Blue Ego
I would say spend $300 - $500 on a subwoofer. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39679 __

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] upgrade advice for nad 320bee and B&W currently

2007-10-26 Thread morrillt
Hello all, i am trying to figure out where to put money into my system: Currently NAD 320Bee Integrated AMP ($400) B&W 602 8 ohm bookshelf speakers. ($500) Squeezebox v3 i would like to get more bass out of my speakers, also my speakers are able to give incredibly great vocals, wondering if i wo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade Advice

2007-02-02 Thread P Floding
toaster75;176993 Wrote: > Thanks for all your advice, much appreciated. > However managed to replace Audiolab with cyrus 7 off ebay. What a > difference! So much more low end grunt... and upgrade options. Not sure > if the latter is so good but hey iam a happy camper. So much so id > rather stay

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade Advice

2007-02-02 Thread toaster75
Thanks for all your advice, much appreciated. However managed to replace Audiolab with cyrus 7 off ebay. What a difference! So much more low end grunt... and upgrade options. Not sure if the latter is so good but hey iam a happy camper. So much so id rather stay in and listen to my music rather th

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Upgrade Advice

2007-01-26 Thread toaster75
Hi there, I have had my SB for a few months and am very happy with it and it's functionality. However I have noticed that compared to my Marantz cd 52se the sound is a little bass light. My system consists of an SB3 connected to a Audiolab 8000a using Van Den Hul 102mkIII, and a pair of mission