Recent content by alienmango

Sorry if double post. Short version: new speakers, focal 726v. I have a broken c370 (intermittent crackling, but otherwise fine) and a bust alpha 9 (blows new fuse as soon as turned on). Which should I repair? Source is arcam rdac (gen1). I like the sound of the alpha 9 but it used to overheat...

If you want a lot of bass for cheap get a pair of valdus 500's and the best second hand nad you can with the money left over. ^Only relavant if you listen to dance music/rock etc, they are tuned for high bass not rap/hip hop etc. If you want deep bass a reasonable choice is the wharfedale sw...

Hi, I'm planning on seeling the nad and getting a pair of studio monitors in the near future (adam sx series/event opals/something similar). I wanted to know what cables I should use for my dac (arcam rdac, series 1). I understand the well documented history of arguements, currently I'm using...

Currently sitting listening to a pair of CM1's powered by a Nad c370 with an arcam rdac with my homebuilt 18inch subwoofer playing oceanlab's siren's of the sea album. The voices are silky, the highs are attacking but not grating and the bass is smooth and powerful but not boomy in the...

Congrats dude glad you're happy. If you want to upgrade then simply buy a alpha 10p and biamp, but you won't really need to unless you drop a few grand elsewhere. Best of luck!

I listen only ever for fun so I normally run my sub to play at 30hz and below (36db/octave crossover) above and just leave it at 50%-reference just to boost the physical sense of the track, even at low level listening. Having said that I do leave my nad normally on tone defeat, but often I also...

Arcam alpha 10 would be my choice. I preferred the sound of my alpha 9 over my nad c370 until I blew it. Alpha 10 is an absoloute stormer. (alpha 9/10/nad c370 are roughly the same level of sound quality, more of a presentation difference, alpha 8/9 would also work). all the alphas had the...

So for some reason it won't let me post a new forum topic here?? |( :read: :read: :read: :doh: :? :? :? :? :? :shame: :shame: Anyhow I thought you guys might appreciate the more budget version of this system!! (Nice one megawatty ;) I don my hat) :dance: Anyway here's where £800...

For £300 get studio monitors or if you want something upgradable in the future: Nad c370/c350/c352/c372/ (I see you have arcam alpha's ..... another of those will do nicely) (£120-200 ebay) Wharfedale diamond 9.1 (new) /other bookshelves for £100-180 second hand. Depends how loud you want...

To be honest I've always found underpowered amps kill amps....

http://www.adam-audio.com/en/pro-audio/products/s3x-v/description Adam s3x. Louder, cleaner, better. (3K, leaving 1K for a DAC, think the chord you mentioned was 1K). Obviously won't look as nice as monitor audio. Depends how much sound matters to you. 4K is a lot for a setup that's ugly in...

If I were you I'd sell the arcam and buy a nad c370/c372/c375. I used to (and still do) thrash the #### out of speakers and have several times pulled the cutout on 200w rms speakers' tweeter protection. The nad c370 stood up to everything and is operational after abuse. Cannot say the same...

Thanks for the suggestions! I actually have yellow - flag but haven't listened to it for years! Yer the consistent reggae bass was why I spent much of last summer listening to bigupraddio 24/7 haha. :cheers:

Going home soon to my coffin sized speakers....anyone recommend some good electronic (or otherwise) music with lots of deep bass, no dance music with a 120-140 bpm beat. Open to pretty much anything! Thanks in advance!!

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