There’s no lack of bass in my system with 866.
@rexie sounds as if the 866 might not be a good match in your system
Boulder 866 experience? Users?
Hello,
Is there any Boulder 866 owner? How is your experience? :)Almost finalizing my next year setup, my last consideration becomes All-in-One solution.
- So far my consideration is Pass Int60 + Bryston BDA 3.14
Then these three candidates come in.
1) Devialet - Honestly, I haven’t thought about it.
But I heard a recommendation that this can work as preamp+amp+dac+streamer
2) darTZeel LHC-208 - ironman from Swiss, looks exotic
3) Boulder 866
My first interest is Boulder 866 because it’s from the US. (I live in the US, so expect to be easy to fix or do something).
My questions are,
1) How’s your impression? (Especially compared to Pass, Devialet and dartzeel)
Not just better/worse but how’s different?
2) Do you experience any technical glitch? (In terms of touch screen, wireless integration)
3) Can you use Apple Airplay? (It’s important to me, I use apple music/idagio and need to stream it.)
Positive feedback review mentions NO airplay capability but other reviews mention it’s capable.
Thank you.
Is there any Boulder 866 owner? How is your experience? :)Almost finalizing my next year setup, my last consideration becomes All-in-One solution.
- So far my consideration is Pass Int60 + Bryston BDA 3.14
Then these three candidates come in.
1) Devialet - Honestly, I haven’t thought about it.
But I heard a recommendation that this can work as preamp+amp+dac+streamer
2) darTZeel LHC-208 - ironman from Swiss, looks exotic
3) Boulder 866
My first interest is Boulder 866 because it’s from the US. (I live in the US, so expect to be easy to fix or do something).
My questions are,
1) How’s your impression? (Especially compared to Pass, Devialet and dartzeel)
Not just better/worse but how’s different?
2) Do you experience any technical glitch? (In terms of touch screen, wireless integration)
3) Can you use Apple Airplay? (It’s important to me, I use apple music/idagio and need to stream it.)
Positive feedback review mentions NO airplay capability but other reviews mention it’s capable.
Thank you.
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I owned an 866 with DAC for several years. It’s a wonderful integrated and the DAC is fantastic, especially given the relatively minor up charge. To better the sound, I looked listened up the Boulder line to separates, before settling on D’Agostino. I still miss the ease of use of the 866 (and lack of cables) — streaming was seamless, and being able to control it from anywhere in the house was a bonus. |
Thank you, @audphile1 , there is no lack of bass in my system now as well. As much as I have loved my bi-wire Signal Cable Silver Resolution cables from Frank that I have used for over 20 years, they met their match on the combination of Boulder 866 and MBL 120's. A used pair of Wire World Platinum speaker cables solved the problem--all bass one can hope for is in the system, plus a lot more. The Seven Year Itch is now officially scratched--except maybe a new power cable and ethernet cable. |
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