In my opinion Sim Audio without a doubt. If the Titan turns out to be a little pricey for you, Sim Audio has a less expensive newer multi-channel amp out. I think it is called the Aurora. You can check it out on their website, which I think is www.simaudio.com.
Check out the JMlab Sibs. This is a website for JMlab North American distributor. Go to their products, click on JMlab and then to products under that and you're looking for the JMlab Sib&Cubs. You can also find a local dealer where you see them on this site as well. www.audioplusservices.com...
Check out this site for used A/V gear. I would recomend that you may want to sell it on this rather than on ebay. www.audiogon.com Good Luck, Brandon p.s. What part of Birmingham are you in? Where is you favorite place in town to shop/buy your A/V equipment?
For some good seperates in your price range check out Audio Refinement Pre-2 DSP and their Multi-5 amp. They retail for $1395 and $2495 respectively, and would a very big upgrade over your Denon. On the other hand though, I do agree with Bob that you would probably get an even greater...
Used to own the B&W Nautilus 805's, they are very good speakers and I was always happy with them, but after hearing the JMlab speakers I sold them and made the switch. I got the Electra 906's and I absolutely loved them. To me they sound better in every aspect as compared to the Nautilus 805's...
My favorite by far on your list is the JMlab speakers. Go with whatever sounds best to you, but definitely give the Chorus speakers a good audition. Good Luck, Brandon
Yes they can be mounted on a ceiling very easily. I have done it as well as putting them on walls and they work very well in both aplications. They are truely an incredible speaker pair for $350. I can promise you would be happy with them for both music and HT applications. Actually, you can get...
Hey David,
No need to go all the way to Atlanta. Their is a new store here in Birmingham that has been open for about 4 months. It is called Audio Forest and is actually a branch of the same store in Atlanta. For years I've always had to drive to Atlanta to buy all my A/V equipment, but this...
My personal favorite speaker company JMlab makes some of the best stuff there is. They have several different lines at different price levels. For what you're looking for check out their Chorus 715's (retail=$895) or their Chorus 725's (retail=$1295).
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Check out JMlab speakers. They make some of the best stuff you can buy and their in-wall and in-ceiling stuff is very good. Here is a website, follow the link to the English version and then to Home Audio.
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If I may, I'll give you a couple of other options you may want to consider. Not that I think that there is anything wrong with any of the stuff you're looking at. But, these are a couple of brands I personally prefer that you may want to try and listen to.
Audio Refinement
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Since you like the Audio Refinement why not stay with it. I've had nothing but good experiences with the Audio Refinement stuff I've been around in the past, and that has been a good bit too. I would keep your AR Complete 2 channel amp, add a AR Pre-2 DSP pre/pro (retail $1395) and an AR Mutli...
Roger,
Sounds like you've got a great start to that Dream System. I just wish I could afford a system like you're looking at. The B&W Nautilus 800's are great speakers and i'm sure you'd be very happy with them as well as the Krell's they are very good electronics as well. I'm not gonna try to...
Audio Refinement Mutli-3 would with a doubt be my choice for a 3 channel amp. This amp is 125 watts/channel at 8 ohms and 200 watts/channel at 4 ohms. It retails for $1395.00. Here is the website for Audio Plus Services the North American Distributor for Audio Refinement. They a really good...
check out this website to find out more info on dealers
www.audioplusservices.com
This is the distributor for JMlab for all of North America, they have a dealer locator on their website and if that doesn't work I beleive they have a phone number or email address you can use to find out...
If at all possible try to demo some JM Lab Utopia speakers, I promise you will be VERY impressed. I used to own a pair of B&W Nautilus 805's and an HTM-1, which I very much liked and thought that they were about as good as it got, boy was I wrong! I demoed some JM Lab speakers and was absolutely...
I own a pair of JM Lab Electra 906's and an Electra 901 CC and have posted quite a bit on this forum about the JM Lab speaker lines. I used to have a pair of B&W Nautilus 805's and HTM-1 and sold them very shortly after I demoed the JM Lab speakers. This was by far the best upgrade/change I have...
To me it would be a no brainer. Go with the better sound everytime. I've heard the Conrad-Johnson amp many times and come away more and more impressed everytime. They make very high quality stuff and I don't think you could go wrong with it, especially if it matches the amp you already have...
I've gotta agree with Larry; that while the N805's are good speakers there is a lot out there that sounds better. I had a pair of B&W 805's and an HTM-1 for about 2 years, I always thought they were as good as it gets, then I heard some JM Lab speakers and was blown away. I replaced my 805's...
Its a little more expensive, but I really like the Audio Refinement Pre-5 DSP. It retails for $1395, but plays like some much more expensive processors I've heard.
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Brandon
Adam, I'd strongly recommend looking away from the Bose stuff and I'm sure many more on this board will too. As far as what you're looking for there are literally dozens of brands and options you could go with. Everyone has a favorite and the biggest thing is to narrow it down to a handful of...
I really like both of them, but no question the CJ is my favorite. CJ makes some VERY good equipment and are one of my favorite power amp manufacturers. Good Luck, Brandon
In my opinion, there is no comparision between the CRT and the LCD. The LCD are way better in every aspect except it is not quiet as dark in the black. Even this is way overstated in my opinion. If it is calibrated right you don't even notice it. If you're willing to spend a little bit more you...
The only ones on that list I've heard were the two Cambridge Audio CD players. I was very impressed with both and thougth they sounded very good for the price. They would be worth going out to audition. Good Luck, Brandon
The only one of those I've heard is the Audio Refinement, but I have been very impressed by it every time I have heard it. The shop near me that carries it, had it hooked up to JM Lab Cobalt speakers when I heard it. I'm sure you'll want to hear the others, but I don't think you'd be going wrong...
Yes, Keith is very correct on all points. I went on a little bit of an assumption that we are talking about a lesser Sony CD player, not one of their top players which would probably be better. -Brandon
JM Lab makes some really good in-walls. They are called Cache I beleive, and they have several different levels of them. I heard the very top end ones hooked up as the sides and rears in a 7.1 system and I was VERY impressed. JM Lab in general makes very good stuff and has gotten great reviews...
Hey Paul,
Phil is right, you'll be using the DAC on the H/K, which I imagine would be better than the Sony's.
How are you liking Birmingham so far? What part of town are you in? I'll be graduating in Dec. and it looks like I'm gonna end up back there afterwards, depends on a few companies...