Recent content by arrabon

I recently attended a KEF showcase event, a fair number of their speakers were demoed with Marantz components, KI-pearl lite and PM6004 with pretty good results. Given that others have recommended the Arcam A19, I have a feeling that the R series speakers do well with amplifiers that veer...

The brackets are there because reviewers generally use price as a rough indicator of quality, so there should be a difference. As to whether you will see a noticeable difference, it really depends on your ears and how demanding you are as a listener. Perhaps you may want to opt for the more...

In terms of the order of upgrade, here's what I think (highest to lowest priority) with some suggestions: 1. Speakers - I've never heard them personally, but I think most people on this forum would agree that speakers from Sony all-in-one systems are generally not considered "audiophile"...

Cool setup! I used to run connections like that before getting a dedicated AV receiver, It's a great way to make the most of the equipment you have. Do you use the TV speakers together with your stereo speakers when watching normal TV or do you just mute the TV? If so, do you find that there's...

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Had you previously performed any Audyssey calibration with the Onkyo before connecting the Audiolab? In the Onkyo settings, try checking the levels for your front speakers and reducing them if they're boosted or just recalibrate the receiver with the Audiolab set to fixed gain. Does it happen...

Hi everyone, At the moment I have a pair of refurbished/upgraded Mordaunt-Short MS25i's as the fronts of a 7.1 setup with a Marantz SR5003. I also have an old Audiolab 8000A stereo amp that's currently not being used. I've recently been reading about the advantages of active bi-amping over...