acurus
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| SS integrated amp that has tube like qualities Pretty easy, Pass Labs INT-30 | |
| best $200 blu-ray for streaming Netflix ditto the Sony, I have the 570 and it is very impressive and cheap. | |
| Best high-efficiency speaker under 10K I would suggest building your own, I just did it and could not be happier. There is a designer and a cabinet builder I can put you in touch with. Here is the designers site, mine are pictured through the link. http://www.clearwaveloudspeaker.com/S... | |
| Who has found happiness giving up cd player? I had the X03 and loved it like you, I found my nirvana with PC audio using a GNSC modded Wadia 521 DAC running direct to my amp. Running Jriver and ASIO drivers. | |
| Shoot Out Between Esoteric X-03SE n WADIA 381 I have owned the X03SE and the Wadia 521 DAC, they are very similar, I am not sure one is better than the other. The Wadia is slightly more musical to my ears, a little more laid back with deeper soundstage and more details. I guess I prefer the W... | |
| FLAC Solution rip dbpoweramp, playback Jriver media center | |
| ProAc 1 SC vs. ProAc D1 Dmastri, you proved the point of several posters. Unless the pair you have was used and already appropriately broken in, it seems that they require significant break-in and maybe your 12 year old pair had more breakin time than the 10 day one? Aga... | |
| ProAc 1 SC vs. ProAc D1 Having re-read this posting again I wanted to place another post. I have no idea how someone could say the 1SC is warmer? The D1 goes lower and provides a fuller sound to my ears, usually a fuller sound gives a warmer presentation.....given the tw... | |
| ProAc 1 SC vs. ProAc D1 This is silly, the D1 is every bit better than the 1SC. It uses the same tweeter, upgraded driver, upgraded crossover, better proportioned encosure, new sound insulation lined interior etc etc. All this being said, it sounds better. It maintains a... | |
| Marantz SA-11 S1 vs Sony XA-5400es Mr Pennis thinks a dirty 8-track played through a speaker with no tweeters, only woofer and covered by a burlap bag is ruthlessly revealing. Come on. | |
| Speakers for 3K I don't mean to start a debate, but I must say I owned the Tyler's before and found them dynamically compressed and overly polite sounding. Fit and finish was very poor as well. Just want to share this. | |
| krell kav300 you betcha, the DAC is so so, but man the transport is incredible. Get the player and run it into a newer DAC and be blown away. | |
| Esoteric . . . your thoughts please Great Northern Sound (GNSC) does the mods. They add a ton of black gates and power upgrades as well as some dampening. I did not own an un-modded GNSC 521 so cant tell you the exact differences, but I have owned other digital gear basic and modded... | |
| Esoteric . . . your thoughts please If you want the snappy, quick bass and control of the Esoteric D05 along with a smoother, more musical presentation you need to look at a Wadia 521 GNSC. I owned both the 521 (still own the 521) and the D05 and did extensive comparisons. I sold th... | |
| Speakers and glue...... I wouldn't sweat it up so much, I would throw in the silica bags and they will be fine. I am not sure they can be too dry.. |