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The Bryston is the more expensive one. :D:D

I have already done that a long, long time ago. The Bryston cable won the contest. Thanks. Happy New Year to all!

I do in fact have Belden speaker cable. Right now, I'm using Bryston speaker cable to go with the Bryston amp.

interesting...

Ok.

I see. That's really bad. :( Sorry to see this.

So it's just regular monster cable inside? :)

That's exactly what mine look like! :D

Just kidding...yeah, that's pretty bad. :eek: Was it shipping damage? :(

ok.

That's fine, but the Onkyo preamp is a very good unit regardless. Other people say it compares with preamps costing more.

haha too expensive for me martin! I actually heard those amps at CES!

Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm probably going with the Pass Labs because it's one of the few brands out there that is US made. The Parasound amps are pretty well built and use good parts overall,...

Ok, sounds good. The JC-1 is another set of amps I've been looking at too. Have you compared them to Pass Labs?

Ok, granted, I will look into that sooner or later. But, I dunno the first thing to...

That's exactly what I was getting at. And thanks, I appreciate that.

Yes, I'm aware of that. There is some drawbacks to that preamp (no balanced and no adjustable phono,) but at $1699, I don't expect to have it all. Anyway, there's not too many, if at all, preamps at...

Ok, cool. Thank you sir for your response.

I agree, but I had one amp (Levinson) in my old room (going back 20+ years ago) that sounded like the room was troubling, when in fact it was the amps inability to control the speakers properly. The...

Ok, fair enough. I'm probably not hearing the full potential of the speakers. But, amps imo, do make a difference. A big one, in fact. I heard it myself on systems I had in the past. It could sound...

Martin: I like the Onkyo preamp and Pass Labs amp. Have you heard both of these units? I have, and I like them quite a bit. I don't have the money to spend on the megabuck stuff. And besides, most of...

I see, haha. Not bad though...

Perhaps. I've been looking at this amp lately: https://passlabs.com/products/amplifiers/x.5/x350.5

and this preamp:...

Thanks for the info.

Ok, cool, good to know. Also, nice photos!

I think so too. Yes, I like them more and more.

That's ok, no big deal...but did you listen to the 1400 Array with the same amp as you did the S4700s? :D

Nice review of the S4700s...:coolness:

http://robbreport.com/paid-issue/home-entertainment-modern-sound-midcentury-vibe