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Post by odedia on Apr 23, 2013 5:25:25 GMT -5
Hi everyone, Just started my plunge into the world of "high end". I had an Onkyo 818 that died after 4 months and I was able to return it for a full refund. This was probably a good thing because I used that money to buy a second-hand XSP-1 and XPA-3. The sound is truly spectacular. I plan to add a home theater processor next (Although the UMC-200 doesn't seem promising to me at the moment). I'll probably be here a lot in the next coming weeks & months so, hi!  |
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Post by garbulky on Apr 23, 2013 5:32:44 GMT -5
Welcome to the lounge! What speakers do you run and what do you use for a source now that your onkyo is gone (sorry!).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2013 5:35:02 GMT -5
Welcome to the Lounge! XSP-1, eh? Very nice! You'll find a lot of great people on the Lounge and hope you find this community helpful and friendly. WELCOME!
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Post by odedia on Apr 23, 2013 5:37:11 GMT -5
Thanks!
I am using floorstanding Peerless speakers rated at 400watt max. They are considered fairly simple, but I cannot being to explain to you just how much they sound better in this new setup, it's like I bought a brand new speaker set. The person I bought the preamp from told me something that I now believe is true:
"You can drive 50,000$ speakers with a simple AVR and it'll sound bad. You can drive 500$ speakers with a good amp and they'll sound like a million bucks".
Still, that's my next thing for replacement, I'm eyeing the Goldenear triton two/three/seven, not sure yet.
I am currently only using a Rega RP3 turntable as source. I will start connecting the setup to my old receiver today (really old Kenwood, no HDMI ports but it does have multi channel input and preouts) and see how it sounds.
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Post by Boomzilla on Apr 23, 2013 6:38:05 GMT -5
Hi Odedia!
WELCOME to the lounge. I'm the official Lounge smart-alec and waste far too much time posting here.
Be at home!
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Post by garbulky on Apr 23, 2013 7:26:09 GMT -5
You seem to know your stuff. But in case you don't have too much experience with DACs, I can certainly vouch for them My UPA-2 was able to reflect the differences between several dacs. The one I prefer so far has been the XDA-1 but I haven't really experienced more expensive stuff. It will also integrate very well into your home theater through the XSP-1 home theater bypass plus you can use those xlr inputs  BTW the UMC-200 is considered to have good sound quality. $600 is high for my budget though I can't find anything cheaper but maybe a used one would be a good buy (they come with a transferrable warranty). I concur with what you said about speakers. With my upa-2 driven direct from the xda-1 I was able to get good quality coming out of a set of high mid end pc speakers that had just 3 inch cones. Better quality than they ever delivered really. |
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Post by geebo on Apr 23, 2013 7:30:39 GMT -5
Welcome to the Lounge, odedia!
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Post by creimes on Apr 23, 2013 7:43:19 GMT -5
Welcome to the lounge
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Post by ÈlTwo on Apr 23, 2013 9:11:52 GMT -5
Welcome to the jungle lounge. ;D
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Post by Bruce on Apr 23, 2013 10:32:37 GMT -5
Welcome to the LOUNGE.You will learn a lot on this site as the Lounge covers a vast variety of material.
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Post by odedia on Apr 23, 2013 15:09:42 GMT -5
Thanks everyone, I already started getting answers to some initial issues over at the preamps section. Great help from very helpful people.
Have a great day.
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BTW the UMC-200 is considered to have good sound quality. $600 is high for my budget though I can't find anything cheaper but maybe a used one would be a good buy (they come with a transferrable warranty). I concur with what you said about speakers. With my upa-2 driven direct from the xda-1 I was able to get good quality coming out of a set of high mid end pc speakers that had just 3 inch cones. Better quality than they ever delivered really. 
