alerrico
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| Should I steer clear of class D amps NAD would probably be the only company I would consider a Class D amplifier from. They have some really innovative hybrid designs and have a huge value for the money. I used to only buy NAD. This last time I went back to Class A and Parasound a... | |
| Dac that has tone and timing? I am a big fan of Denafrips and Vinshine audio. I had the Ares II and have recently upgraded to the Venus II 12th edition skipping over the Pontus. For my system (The rest of the equipment) it sounds amazing very analog and very detailed as well... | |
| Prospectives on Chi-Fi It would be great if I could buy a DAC made in the USA that has the same quality build and sound as my Denafrips Venus II. Do any of you know of any? Not sure why some focus on origin instead of product quality and sound. I would love to know i... | |
| Adding a Dac and Stresmer I recently bought an Auralic Aries G1 from an online retailer. It was their demo unit and the previous generation but they gave it a full warranty and knocked $1K off the price. Then I bought a new Denafrips Venus 2 12th edition. The match up is h... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? Forgot about my "Elcaset" deck Made by Technics in the late 70s it took a huge cassette that had three colors of quality. Blue was the lowest and all you would ever need. The unit automatically sensed the tape type. I pulled and pushed the tape... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? The one and only NAD 3020A back in the 70's. Was the start of you can get quality without all the fuss from NAD. | |
| Tubes or Solid State? Never say never..... I could not imagine giving up streaming now.... I have always enjoyed music, but not like I do now. I can really go on mind trips, find new music instantly, build playlists, listen to songs I would never listen to otherwise... | |
| Will a Chord Hugo 2 make a music streamer addition obsolete? I would not say that a streamer is equally as important as a DAC but it is important. I tried to use a PC, MAC etc and it was noisy. I went with a BlueSound Node 2i and had that for years and it was great, then I upgraded the DAC....then upgraded... | |
| Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald? Harry Chapin: Cats in the Cradle or Taxi... Cat Stevens: Most of what he did including: Boy with the moon and stars Jim Croce: Photographs and memories, Time in a bottle, Operator, Bad Bad Leroy Brown Bruce most songs but I will take: The River... | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align Well to show off the system and love the music... Pretty much anything Dire Straits. In order top 3: You and you're friend, Brothers in Arms, Romeo and Juliet Pink Floyd again pretty much anything... In order top 3 Hey You, Comfortably numb, Br... | |
| Looking for advise with selecting next integrated amp I have a Parasound Halo Hint 6. Was going to go for the Mcintosh 5300 but could not see the money difference. I have owned and used my amp for two years with no issues just smooth class A 160WPC. You like to tweak you say.....? This one has su... | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height There is a panel head in every group!! Martin Logan ESL You pick your size based on your needs I have the X's 40" x 8-5/8" curved electrostatic transducer for wide sound dispersion, excellent clarity, and low distortion Slide right in under ... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? I miss the buying experience in the 70's. Was in the Navy at the time and lived in Souther California. Every Sunday in the LA Times Sunday paper there was a section called the Calendar section and it had all the ads from Pacific Stereo, Universi... | |
| Streamers? Recently upgraded from a Bluesound Node 2i to an Auralic Aries G1. Now that they have the G1.1 out you can scoop up a G1 and save a ton! I got one that was a demo for an Audio Advisors for $1,200 off new G1.1. Most changes are cosmetic. Sound i... | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? Wife's Aunt sat on my subwoofer for the theater system. Very few get invited to the reference room.....they don't get what we get...they start talking while you are pulling out some strange detail and they just smile like what? Now if any of you ... |