Drop THX Panda, HD 6xx, or Jubilee 58x?
I have always been into music but new to the audiophile scene. I am deciding whether or not I should get the Drop THX Panda, Jubilee 58x, or the HD 6xx with the schitt Magni 3+ and Modi 3+. If I were to get the Panda's I would not get the DAC or AMP. I listen to a wide variety of music but mostly Hip-hop, R&B, Gospel, EDM, Classical, Reggaeton, Rock, and more. I do like bass to a certain extent and I have read that the 58x have more bass than the 6xx. Due to Covid, I have been doing a lot less traveling but I also have a pair of Bose QC25's and Airpod pro's that I use for when I do need to travel. However, after upgrading my phone it no longer has an aux cord and I have noticed a drop in quality with the lightning to aux adapter and it has bothered me quite a bit. I used to get goosebumps when listening to certain tracks but I just don't get that anymore. This has led me to do more research and luckily I was able to find this great community. I am very picky when it comes to many...
Jan 13, 2021
Components: 65” LG C7 OLED TV; Denon AVR-X4300H Receiver; Klipsch Reference Premiere 7.2.2 speakers(RP-280F fronts, RP-450C center, RP250S surrounds, RP-160M rears, R-112SW subs, & CDT-5800-CII in ceiling); Samsung UBD K8500 UHD Blu-ray player; XBOX One X; Sony CDP-CE 500 CD changer; TEAC TN-400 turntable (just upgraded – my old TN-200 is in the pictures), Sennheiser RS-160 wireless headphones (x4).
Performance: The outcome has been fantastic. Best picture quality I’ve ever experienced, and my home theater sounds MUCH better than any of the actual movie theaters near me. When it comes to movies, just as with music, the mastering and source quality are critical. This setup does a nice job bringing out the potential of every soundtrack. Clear dialogue, enveloping ambiance, excellent localization, and room-shaking explosions all play clearly if they are in the mix. Lessons Learned: The biggest lesson I learned was the value of acoustic treatment. While the Audyssey room correction on the Denon definitely helped, finding creative and attractive ways to treat the room itself made a huge difference. I’m not exaggerating when I say that it gave the system at least a 50% performance boost.