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| Been away for a while, need some help A Cambridge Azur 851N is a very balanced streamer with good sound quality that can be had for around $1k. If you want to stick with your Classe gear without needing an additional DAC, you should consider a high quality streamer with a built in DAC... | |
| Speaker upgrade around 100k retail +1 on Alsyvox Botticelli X. They have no equal. The offerings from Focal, Gamut, Magico mentioned in this thread can all be described as sounding like the listener is sitting in front of a reference loudspeaker. Whereas the Botticelli can be more ... | |
| Upgrade to Maggi 3.7i or Tekton Moab? While I’ve never been a fan on judging a speaker at an audio show and much prefer judging it in my own room, I have never heard a Tekton or Zu speaker I liked. I attend every large audio show in the U.S. and I‘ve heard the Moab, Double Impact, Pe... | |
| What's the best non-DAC streamer? If sound quality is more important to you than feature set and interface, you could could consider making your decision based on synergy instead. The Auralic streamers as well as many of the popular Chinese streamers are known to be neutral to br... | |
| What integrated should I upgrade to? The Luxman 550AX is a very nice choice. If you find one used, I would be all over it. If that’s the kind of sound you’re after, your list should also include LTA ZOTL Ultralinear and LTA Z40 Integrated. Pass Labs INT-25 would also be a great cho... | |
| Want to change from my Yamaha CX-A5000 I think the problem is that you already have one of the best HT processors in your current price range. I prefer the CX-A5100/5200 to any of the offerings from Denon, Marantz, and Emotiva. And you won't be able to find any modern offerings from R... | |
| How to add depth for classical music If I was just looking for a transport to and external DAC, I'd be using the U1 Mini as well. Great little unit. | |
| Best speakers 5k 10 k Ryan was using Cardas cabling in a lot of their demos. Make of that what you will. | |
| A warm DAC? Surprised there's no mention of the MHDT Orchid. Specifically, @grannyring's modified version. He's great to deal with, and he prefers warm sounding gear but not at the expense of detail and resolution. I'm sure he selects and designs his upgra... | |
| Class-D recommendation The real question is which one of the aforementioned Class D amps can approach reference Class A or a good push/pull without sounding overly dry. Anyone who has directly A/B tested a lot of Class D amps against competing technologies will immedia... | |
| Which surround sound processor $1k used @dbw1 I don't blame you, I'm an audio snob and I usually frown on any most Sound United products. But after hearing countless demos from Marantz, Denon and the usual suspects...the Yamaha give me the largest soundstage and clarity during the demo... | |
| Best speakers 5k 10 k @essentialaudio I've heard several Ryan demos using Aurilac streamers and Vincent Audi amp/preamp combo at quite a few shows. I spent a lot of time in their rooms because I like their reps and I dig the sound. Most people at the show described t... | |
| Full Range speakers for a living space @zephyr24069 You've obviously come to the same conclusion as so many of us who are invested in this hobby. Legacy speakers are giant killers, especially from the Calibire all the way up the line. Once you hear that sound with the wavelet room co... | |
| How to add depth for classical music @jorgean Adding a Lumin D1 with Sbooster also improved my system considerably, the onboard DAC is solid and would be considered reference for most people | |
| Home Theater Speakers exclusively Used Definitive Technology tower speakers circa 1990's when Sandy Gross was still around are my best kept secret for HT speakers. I own over a dozen HT floor-standing speakers and these things crush. Bipole design, massive soundstage, clarity, an... |