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Might I recommend saving a few thousand and getting the PS Audio Directstream DAC and plugging it into their Power Plant 20. :D

agree with @peng, and sorry if off-topic (Buckeye vs VTV), but where the class D amps shine IMO is the power level. I've had both Bryston 4B3 along with 7B3s... quite powerful amps, but still seemed to struggle somewhat with demanding speakers and high volumes - then I purchased a Purifi amp...

I was looking to try either the M16s, Polk R200s or Elac DBR62s... to replace a pair of Elac Uni-fis in my 'music transcription system' (it sits by my guitars/amps, with a SVS PB-1000 pro), and just decided after reading this thread to go with M16s (also knowing how well my F208s and M106 sound)...

This is what I'm hoping, as I have 7.4.4 system and have no intentions of expanding further - but would like to further/continue to optimize. My current Marantz SR7013 is fine for what I need currently - still using an Emotiva XPA-3 G3 for the LCR; which in light of the current AV discussion, is...

Well I'm a guitarist, and always on the lookout for the best 'dirty' tube sound. ;)

Are you using a monitor riser with sound pads? The center channel stand I currently have has metal base and platform, but mdf legs, I plan on cutting them, as precisely as I can - to produce the slight upward angle and lower height that I need. If that doesn't work, I will build a custom stand...

Thought I'd share some early, anecdotal observations on using a M106 as the center channel. I'm currently running a 7.4.4 HT system with a Marantz SR7013 as the processor, Nvidia Shield Pro as the streamer, an Emotiva XPA-3 G3 as the LCR amp, Revel F208s for LR, combination of various Martin...

This... the PS Audio DirectStream DAC is obscenely priced for what it is... then again, so is their whole lineup of below avg, but audiophool-targeted items.

This is ASR, 'function OVER form'... aesthetics are secondary, if not generally, lower priority considerations. But yes, I do agree, the Infinity R series are not the most visually pleasing - that tweeter waveguide, ack. (I'm still currently running the RC263 with my Revel F208s, as I'm still...

I'm a rehabilitated audiophool... and I've gone through numerous "high-end" class A, A/B amps over the years. The most recent were a pair of Bryston 7B3 monoblocks - as I've always needed bit more juice to power my favorite, but demanding speakers - in a large room, with a personal affinity for...

Take a chill pill man... I meant that often times, there's usually too strong a focus for the bottom line by manufacturers. (let me offer an analogy in another area of personal interest: cars... Porsche knows the Boxster/Cayman is a better design: mid-engine vs rear-engine, but for many years...

This is probably the truth, welcome to the annoying world of excessive capitalism.

This is true, I'm a team of one peasant. (thank goodness for the casters built-in to the Sound Anchor stands)

God almighty... those would make my Aerial 10Ts (with Sound Anchor stands) at ~250# each feel like Edifiers.

The question as it has been posed already: 'it can't be measured, but can you hear a difference'... if you can, then how much of a premium do you want to pay for your perceived faith, and of your unique hearing. (along the lines of 'measurements do not matter, it's about making a decision based...

Lots of 'certainly's posted... so I'll add some more: certainly looks the business, and based on testing: sounds the business; but also costs and takes up space the business. Anyone know how these compare to Revel C208? (I have its lil' brother: C205, and its cousin: RC263)

I've been looking in the aftermarket (eastern half of US) for these for about a year... most were too far, but prices were fair = ~$2500 - $3200 for a pair. I ended up buying new from Crutchfield a month ago. ~$2750 each, as delivery to me was easy. ('easy' being relative, as Crutchfield is only...

Yes noted... my mistake as it was quickly noted in context of this discussion (the review still has 'lsr305p-mkii' in the thread name). I shall always refer to the speakers as 305P MkIIs going forward, now that we've spent this much timing on the naming, back to the discussion of the 305P MkII...

Right, I have a pair of LSR305P MKIIs. (I've returned one because of significant amp hiss, and the pair I ended up with seems 'near' dead silent ;))

Let me correct my statement with more detail. The LSRs are set up on my PC rig on the left half of my desk (the right half is a Mac Pro setup with another setup), and for the purposes of noting hiss/hum from where I sit (1-2m away) - you can't discern any (unlike the Emotiva powered Airmotivs on...