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Looks great, but why no HDMI ARC input? I think they have missed a trick there.

The review matches my impressions of the M10. I had an extended demo session last year. Excellent clarity and detail, very good interface, in fact everything about it is spot-on except that it lacked the kick / drive / grunt / impact or whatever you like to call it that I love about my Naim...

longmanjon, those look really nice. Good job there. I've already decided that building a pair of IPLs will be my next project. I'm still undecided though... it's between the smaller M1tlm or the S2tlp model like yours. I would love to build the S4s but that might be pushing it a little too...

You've gotta admit though that some of those nearfield monitors look like they only belong in a working studio and not a living room. My wife would never settle for such 'functional' looking speakers :). I still think 185 EUR for that Marantz PM5004 amp is a bargain. I would buy the amp and...

I thought that looked pretty cheap for a pair of 2020is! Thanks for clearing that up.

300 EUR is very little if you want decent quality sound but is definitely doable. If it were me spending the money I'd be looking at something along these lines: 1. A pair of Q Acoustics 2020i speakers. A quick search via Google NL shows they can be bought for 145 EUR -...

I used to have a pair of RX2s and before buying them I also auditioned the RX1s. I prefered the RX2s but that's just my opinion. It's strange you say they don't sound good at low volume. To me this was one of their strengths. It's worth pointing out that the RX2s need space to perform at...

I auditioned both and ended up with the Concept 20s + matching stands. The R100s are good, make no mistake, but so are the Concept 20s. One of my friends has the R100s so I get to hear them regularly and I never leave his house thinking I'm missing anything but then a lot comes down to room...

I have a Raspberry Pi and installed Squeezeplug which sets up a Logitech Media Server & player (aka squeezebox). For me the main advantage to using LMS is the excellent 'Tiode' Spotify plugin. LMS gives you to access your own music, spotify, internet radio, and a whole bunch of other audio...

Generally, standmounters are better than floorstanders at creating a 3d / projected image of the music. But floorstanders usually go deeper. That is not to say you don't hear the lower bass notes with standmounts, you do, but you don't feel the bass as much. I haven't heard the Zensor 3's or...

I found my RX2's to be quite bassy straight out of the box. I own a BK XLS200 sub which I NEVER use when listening to music, the RX2's definitely go down low enough. Try playing a tune such as Groove Armada's Suntoucher and you really should be feeling that deep bassline. If you don't then...

A little late to reply but hopefully this helps someone else.I bought a pair of Atacama SL500 stands for mine. The speaker fits onto the stand perfectly (in width) and it looks gorgeous.I almost bought the SL600's, but I think they're a tad too high. The RX2's are big speakers and I think they...

The living room is approx. 4m x 6m. I have a CA 640A v2 with Diamond 9.1 speakers on solid stands. Digital outputs on the CD player (CA 540c v2) and TV are fed to the amp via a CA Dacmagic, then fed to the sub through the HF inputs. The spikes on the speaker stands and sub are perched on top...

I spent a good few weeks researching the subject and I couldn’t find a bad review on the XLS200. I finally bought one after much deliberation (also had to convince the wife!) and I can truly say that it is a quality product. I don't think you will find a better sub for the same price. I...