akg_ca
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| Need a new Class AB SS integrated...$2-3k due to hurricane +1 on either a REGA or EXPOSURE integrated amp. I’ll add on a 3rd great Brit option that is a true contender and no pretender, with the added bonus of being a half-size footprint : CYRUS https://www.cyrusaudio.com/category/products/amplifiers/ | |
| Wharfedale Lintons ... Any great amp pairings? REGA OSIRIS is a sensational beefy yet refined amp if you have the budget for it . I run my HARBETH M30.2XD’s and ATC C1 Mk2 subwoofer with it. REVIEWS https://everydayaudiophile.com/2019/12/23/rega-osiris-a-dual-mono-champ/ https://audiofi.net... | |
| Streamer Selection - Thoughts Requested Please! MOON 280D MIND2 by SIMAUDIO bested my BRYSTON two-box player & DAC stack. - highly recommended. REVIEWS: https://darko.audio/2021/07/refined-precision-moon-by-simaudios-280d-streaming-dac/ https://www.stereonet.com/uk/reviews/simaudio-moon... | |
| Toslink @mdrone - with any of your DAC choice options, it’s SPDIF over Toslink as the superior audio performance choice whenever possible …. Full stop. - Defaulting automatically to the Toslink input in the Wattson Madison DAC would drive me to choose ... | |
| Toslink - without prejudice to any of the limitations or warts associated with Toslink , @kingbr has highlighted above, a glass fibre Toslink cable is a clear step-up performing choice. - if you are still committed or married to using Toslink cables , th... | |
| Good streamer that does not need wi-fi or internet to play local files any if the sequential model Bryston BDP series digital players. You can play the digital files just with the proprietary BRYSTON remote sold separately. | |
| Luxman vs Accuphase for Harbeth 40.3 XD My REGA OSIRIS integrated is terrific with my HARBETH 30.2XD’s and ATC subwoofer . highly recommended for a all HARBETHs,,well Worth sn audition , and consider preowned to save a few bucks FWIW … | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality @fredrik222 “garbage article” maybe only to you. Fine … carry on… I could not care less what you pontificate as “garbage”. We did our own hands- on direct bakeoff of crummy non-shielded Ethernet cables against quality-build and properly shiel... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? I needed a quality build high-end subwoofer to flesh out the bottom end where my HARBETH 30.2XD’s roll-off at 50hz. This bottom-firing real wood veneer 12” ATC subwoofer fits the bill ATC C1 Sub Mk2 Handmade ATC 12″/314mm driver with massiv... | |
| Cambridge Audio Evo 150 vs Hifi Rose RS520 If your list is somehow already restricted to just these two options, then it’s CAMBRIDGE as a likely preferred synergy match to your speakers IMO. https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/cambridge-audio-evo-150-streaming-integrated-amplifier/ ... | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality @erik_squires Re: cables: “,,,Shielded is preferred IMHO to minimize chance of radiating to your interconnects.…. +1 ,,,big time. The philosophy is clear : Unshielded referent cables are a spdistinct and unambiguous step down in audio perfor... | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality @soix +1 ….emphasis added | |
| 2nd system for office, all-in-one integrated suggestions CAMBRIDGE AUDIO EVO-150 Powerful 150 watts per channel – capable of driving 2 sets of speakers High quality ESS SABRE ES9018k2m Reference DAC – for highly accurate & detailed musical performance Integrated MM Phono Stage – for a wide choi... | |
| DAC VIBRATIONS 2 @mooshead89 You have the initial responses that are all aligned ….it is simply basic and intuitive that digital noise / jitter is the interference bane of digital audio, and of DACs specifically. thus is they driving force behind introducing mo... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players At your price point , I’d be strongly. looking at preowned BRYSTON or SIMAUDIO I had the ARCAM FMJ CD23T cdp in a prior system , so I know its sonic signature very well. |