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I have had some Mistral Bow A3 speakers along with Mistral center and omnidirectional surrounds for awhile. The BowA3s dont go deep as they only have 5.25" drivers for lows and midrange but I have an SVS PC12 subwoofer. I thought I had good sound with a fairly basic Onkyo receiver....I had no idea how much difference a receiver makes. I bought an open box Sony STR-DB1080 for $380 including tax and shipping from Best Buy. Normally that unit runs $599 plus tax and shipping. It is absolutely amazing how much better music and movies sound....very crisp, large sound stage. From what I have seen, the drawback is that it has a bright sound so I set the crossover for the sub at 60Hz
Completely recommend getting one if they have the open box deal still. In my office I am experimenting with vacuum tubes. I bought a Modi DAC and Vali headphone/bookshelf tube amp. It's hard to describe the difference in sound quality. The office equipment just has this warmer sound like I am there in person...best way I can describe it.
Completely recommend getting one if they have the open box deal still. In my office I am experimenting with vacuum tubes. I bought a Modi DAC and Vali headphone/bookshelf tube amp. It's hard to describe the difference in sound quality. The office equipment just has this warmer sound like I am there in person...best way I can describe it.