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| Holo MAY KTE DAC/ Kitsune Hi FI, Lynnwood Washington I love my Holo Audio May KTE DAC. I bought it with the knowledge that it is made an serviced in China, so if I have a problem I’m screwed, or at least without DAC for many weeks. I decided it was worth the risk, and over a year in couldn’t be ha... | |
| DAC recommendation in 5 to 10K range The Holo Audio May KTE is in your price range. I really like mine—very accurate and detailed while being incredibly musical. You can find lots of reviews/accolades here and on other sites. | |
| Aurender N100 or X100? I have an old Aurender S10, so can't comment on your specific question on N100 vs X100, but I find the iPad proprietary app very convenient to use. The iPhone app is a bit quirky and seems to need to be deleted and reloaded occasionally, but othe... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings @lordmelton several newer servers can do higher than 128 DSD, by my S10 can’t. Do you hear much difference higher than 128 DSD? | |
| Most Realistic Recordings I heard a few albums from High Definition Tape Transfers when demoing the Taiko Extreme. Their Pure DSD recordings are direct transfers from the master tape with no editing or processing. As a result they are both very realistic, and also with "fl... | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta I'm interested in your findings, as I was in a similar situation (AtmaSphere MA1 amps driving Sound Lab speakers--very toasty in warm weather). I am a week into trying out a pair of Benchmark Class H amps, but looked at the Peachtree and other ne... | |
| Hans Theesink I discovered him about 6 months ago. Absolutely agree about the sonics, and the music is great as well. Reminds me a bit of Doug McLeod in both sonics (Reference Recordings) and style. | |
| 2 Subwoofers or 1? Two (or 3) smaller subs located strategically (multiple subwoofer crawls) would give smoother bass response in a primary listening position than a single sub. | |
| New York Times article on Charo I read the same article. This album seems to have decent reviews: https://www.allmusic.com/album/charo-and-guitar-mw0000348718 | |
| Considering buying a used Gryphon Diablo 250 Jay posted this the other day on the hidden costs (especially now) of buying large amps that might need to go back to the factory. I wouldn’t let it scare you, especially if you’re able to audition it and there is a transferable warranty, but ship... | |
| Looking for Blues with High Fidelity Hans Theessink, Robben Ford, and Robert Cray as mentioned above. I also find Tedeschi Trucks Band albums very well recorded (and great playing). Keb Mo’s albums are also some of the better blues recordings out there. | |
| Electronic Bass Trap Experience Watching... I'm also interested in this tech as I'm running out of wall space and still have a couple deep modes to address. | |
| Hana Umami Red or Lyra Kleos? @skyscraper The Sound Smith Hyperion is just more fleshed out than the Kleos—more “real”. It has a better/stronger bass foundation, and everything else just seems to build on that foundation. | |
| Hana Umami Red or Lyra Kleos? I can't comment on the Hana Umami Red, but the Lyra Kleos is an outstanding cartridge. I had it mounted on a Well Tempered Reference tone arm and turntable and it was great. I then moved it to my DIY Lenco with a TransFi Terminator air bearing l... | |
| Subs and room nodes You might find useful information here on the "subwoofer crawl". It is quite effective, especially when combined with REW and a calibrated microphone to fine tune levels and phase delay after placement. https://www.svsound.com/blogs/subwoofer-se... |