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    Listening test tomorrow

    Definitely the amp pairing made a difference, but it was just never the sound I was looking for, and previously, pre-listen, I was convinced they would be the ones :)
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    Listening test tomorrow

    I'm sitting in front of it all, right now actually still very much enjoying the overall sound. I bought the demo units of the Focals as it would have taken to long to get "new" ones in the colour I wanted, so I have the advantage of them being already run-in. I've been reading through the rest...
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    Listening test tomorrow

    Thanks all for your input, I took 3 very different LPs in there with me, the Ziggy remaster, Florence + the Machine and Welcome to the Jungle (treasured since its release, hence more than a little crackly); so that's a remaster from original analogue source, a "modern" Lp and an original 80...
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    Listening test tomorrow

    So I'm still mid-cogitate on the upgrade of speakers & amp in my system (for reference the current combo is Denon AVR 2113 & Q-Acoustics 1050i) Tomorrow I'll be combining the following Floorstanders: Kef R500/700, Focal Aria 926 & Minas Anor IIIs 2.5R (Polish manufacturer spec here...
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    System upgrade advice

    Just FYI, I'm currently looking at Rega Elicit-R and B&W 683 S2 Oh and my ACE SL cart is MC, not MM, so I'd be really interested in a good integrated amp with and MC phono stage. Or is it better to keep the Tube Box for that?
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    System upgrade advice

    Hi all, newbie post here, apologies for any etiquette I'm inadvertantly not following! So, my current system looks like this Turntable: Pro-Ject 2Xperience Classic Cartridge: Benz Micro Ace SL (MM) Pre-amp: Pro-Ject Tube Box DS Amp: Denon AVR 2113 (for vinyl used in Pure Direct mode) Disk...