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5.1+ Processors with Best DACs/Preamps?
How on earth do you quote someone on this damned stupidly designed page!!??  
This forum is antiquated.
I still can't figure out how to quote somebody!!! So damned stupid compared to ANY other forum I've joined!!      
5.1+ Processors with Best DACs/Preamps?
The Lyngdorf M40 would likely be the best all around option. If it didn't have twice the number of channels I need it would likely be within my $6500. budget. The Parasound 7's balanced outputs max out at 8 volts; twice what most DACs are but with... 
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Theta Digital; that takes me back. Long ago when I began looking into DACs beyond those built into CD players it was the prices on those DACs that first blew me away. The only CasabIanca V that I see anywhere for sale is at Audiogon, but it’s like... 
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The manual is dated 3/2019. It was replaced by the e68. Manual date 1/2021. Unfortunately, Exasound offers no optional balanced XLRs for the e68, which I need. That really stinks because only the top model s88 has them-but along with advanced DSD,... 
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HiFi Shark Yes, I'm following there too.  
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https://www.exasound.com/Products/e38MarkII8-channelDAC.aspx Must include the balanced XLR upgrade. Someone just beat me to it at HiFI Shark; it even included the Pardo ps. It's discontinued and even if I found one with the RCAs Exasound said that... 
Revel Performa F228 Be speaker... thoughts?
 There is not a better speaker then the 228be in its price range. Just have to listen to things and see what you like. They are a flat accurate speaker and that does not mean you will like them but they are near perfect.  Revels sound nothing ... 
Acoustic Suspension sound in 2020?
Thanks for this thread guys. What about using AR3a's other vintage acoustic suspension speakers in a 5.1 system with Rythmik sealed and/or GR Research (Danny Richie) open baffle subs? But if yes, what to do for a CC speaker?  
Am I the only one who doesn’t love Harbeth P3esr?
Rambo 21, have your impressions changed at all with the P3-ESRs? Still perceptions of brightness? Any changes in tonality of the midrange? Size or dimensions of soundstage? Same pretty much true regardless of amplifier and/or room placement?   
has anybody else noticed this about flac audio?
Here is a question for everyone though. In the 21st century, where storage and bandwidth are dirt cheap, why for the love of Mozart, Frank Zappa, and The Who does anyone use ANY form of compression?............There is absolutely no good technical... 
Pioneer LX500 BD player vs. Arcam BD players
Have you found one in stock somewhere? I ordered it from Best Buy store on Long Island two weeks ago and picked it up from there last Tuesday. They started out with five in stock but I couldn't place my order (thanks to their buggy online app tha... 
Pioneer LX500 BD player vs. Arcam BD players
Until I get to build my USB audio surround sound system, thank goodness the LX500 has stereo analog outputs, unlike this bad joke. https://www.soundandvision.com/content/cambridge-audio-cxuhd-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player-review Not that I would eve... 
Pioneer LX500 BD player vs. Arcam BD players
 Yes, I’ve scoured the manual pdfs of every top Sony and Panasonic 4K player, including the very unaffordable McIntosh.At least according to the manuals, I think some have slow motion, but I’m sure none of them have even the basic zoom that my Opp... 
Pioneer LX500 BD player vs. Arcam BD players
Thanks for the warning about Arcam BD players, though these reviews generally give it high marks for both video and audio performance. https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/arcam-udp411 https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/arcam-udp411 The UD...