Thanks for the responses. I really want to buy the ET5 but I feel like its lacking of balance connections may present a problem down the road. A couple of more candidates are the SimAudio P7 and Ayre K-5xe. Although I have not heard these but knowing their sound, the Ayre K-5xe probably will be slightly more cooler sounding vs. the P7.
Simaudio P5 or Conrad Johnson ET5
I currently have the CJ 17LS and like it a lot but I do feel like it may be the bottle neck in my system. Therefore I am looking to replace with something that can provide better detail and dynamic. The ET5 seems like a natural candidate but its weakness is that it does not offer balance connection which in itself could be the bottleneck. The P5 is a two chassis design and has the sound somewhere between tube and solid state.
The P5 used would be around 2K and the ET5 would probably around 4K or a bit less if I am lucky.
My current amp is Simaudio Moon W3. The DAC is Ayre QB-9 DSD.
What are some of the alternatives with about the same price?
The P5 used would be around 2K and the ET5 would probably around 4K or a bit less if I am lucky.
My current amp is Simaudio Moon W3. The DAC is Ayre QB-9 DSD.
What are some of the alternatives with about the same price?