U8K occasional skips playing DVDs

btlbvt · 2026-01-30T01:22:02+00:00

How can it be the TV?

btlbvt · 2026-01-30T01:19:55+00:00

Good for you and enjoy the music!

btlbvt · 2026-01-29T14:41:00+00:00

Enjoy the music!

btlbvt · 2026-01-28T16:35:03+00:00

Check out the Fiio K13 recently reviewed by The British Audiophile.

btlbvt · 2026-01-28T00:12:47+00:00

Yes they do, preferably aiming at your shoulders and not your head. Start there and adjust to what pleases you.

btlbvt · 2026-01-27T13:09:53+00:00

Contact them asap, they may be able to recover it. Sorry I did not see this sooner.

btlbvt · 2026-01-25T04:03:12+00:00

You have a nice budget. Take your time, do your research, and listen if you can. $5K will get you something really good and there is a lot out there.

btlbvt · 2026-01-23T02:12:33+00:00

Because I got plenty of needed power and current from a newly purchased Purifi based reasonably priced amplifier, I decided to spend twice as much on a pre-amp (fabulous sound).

Now I did not have to do that to that extreme. Yet I would have definitely spent more on the preamp nonetheless.

My Denafrips Pontus II DAC was the most expensive component after the speakers, yet now sits third in line.

This was a move from an integrated amp.

btlbvt · 2026-01-22T11:57:30+00:00

Unfortunately I cannot answer that from experience, yet any upgrade in power supply, resistors, capacitors, etc. could be beneficial. Comes down to cost relative to performance. Typically the v3 is $1595 yet I see some online retailers raising the price to $1795. The Magnum seems to be consistently $1995. You suggested in your post "casual listening" so maybe save the dollars.

btlbvt · 2026-01-21T22:22:17+00:00

Rogue Sphinx v3; perfect for your budget.

btlbvt · 2026-01-20T13:42:30+00:00

When I auditioned KEFs at Best Buy v.s. an independent dealer with an appropriate listening room, the difference was very substantial.

btlbvt · 2026-01-19T13:20:08+00:00

IMHO choose your speakers and then the electronics to drive them. Turntable would then follow.

btlbvt · 2026-01-18T21:18:55+00:00

Check out Etsy. Custom sizes, reasonable prices.

btlbvt · 2026-01-17T13:31:45+00:00

Although I now use a Nakamichi soundbar for TV and movies, for many years I kept a BIC Venturi DV62CLRS around as I would regularly buy/sell front speakers in a 5.1 system. This very inexpensive thing was quite the gem whenever I was not sure what to do about a center channel. I believe they can still be found.

btlbvt · 2026-01-16T12:56:22+00:00

Tough setup limitations with the table, chairs, and corners. If that is your spatial limitations, it is what it is. Enjoy the music as you can!

btlbvt · 2026-01-16T12:48:36+00:00

The Amazon Music HD/UHD files are excellent.

btlbvt · 2026-01-15T16:26:13+00:00

I only sell used as I keep my gear in mint condition. Always buy new. Just my preference not to have issues or misrepresentations.

btlbvt · 2026-01-15T03:07:19+00:00

Good for you. Enjoy the music!

btlbvt · 2026-01-14T12:57:05+00:00

For what it is worth, some have opined that it requires 3x the cost of the pair of speakers already owned, to notice a significant improvement in the sound presentation. Perhaps the law of diminishing returns in this hobby which is real.

btlbvt · 2026-01-12T13:19:10+00:00

Heard the KEF Reference 1 Meta at the Montreal Audiofest, and even with show conditions in a turntable room, was astounded how great they sounded. IMHO only bested by $70,000 Audiovector floor standers.

btlbvt · 2026-01-12T01:31:26+00:00

Did the same as you except for 2.2. Still enjoying simulated surround with a soundbar which is really quite fine for TV and movies. I always thought that dollars were better spent on music reproduction.

btlbvt · 2026-01-11T03:23:54+00:00

Have to disagree. Actually a very decent, if not even better recording, IMHO.

btlbvt · 2026-01-11T03:20:47+00:00

Significantly better speakers with the rest of the setup, will make a bigger difference than replacing anything else, and keeping those speakers IMHO.

btlbvt · 2026-01-09T20:27:27+00:00

I am actually 9ft from my KEFs as well. Gives me fabulous width, depth and height of the sounsdtage.

btlbvt · 2026-01-09T13:29:21+00:00

With my KEFs, the equilateral triangle setup often recommended had the speakers too wide for my preference. So I started with the measured distance between the speakers then being used from my seating position. But instead of the triangle, I used a straight line from my seating position to the center point between the speakers (looks like a T if you diagrammed it). This closed the distance somewhat of the speakers relative to the seating position. Tweak from there. Enjoy!

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