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| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial gillatghThe Oppo is a pretty decent contraption. My brother has the 105 and I noticed that it produced better sound in two channel than in 5.1. There is some great Chi-Fi (eg Gustard X-26) running the latest ESS 9038 chip that could do you well ... | |
| How to Choose Speakers Appropriate for My Amp I am with the Efficient Speaker camp. Not much to add but (1): It is generally easier to buy efficient floorstanders than bookshelves. (2) I reckon 90 db speakers should be ok. I say this because I have this amp where the front meter does not ... | |
| Is it possible to have vinyl nearly noise free? @geoffkait There are already 10,000 threads about digital vs vinyl. You could post on one of those.@OP My experience is that the factors that influence ticks and pops the most are:1. Good Setup. Get your Azimuth, Tracking force, VTA, etc right... | |
| How many audiophiles do you need to change a lightbulb? Blind testing of lightbulbs ... | |
| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. I have had an Ayon (bottom of the range) and was very good, but not quite great. I currently have Emm Labs Pre2 and Daniel Hertz M6 and both are fabulous. | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! audiotroy1,424 postsThe OP just discovered that a system is dependent on the quality of all of its components. I agree. As an aside I consider the best reviewer to be the lone audiophile. This is because he is intimately aware of his own sys... | |
| Nottingham Spacedeck vs Rega Planar 8 vs Technics SL1200G Why would anyone buy a TT with rubber band when they can have a direct drive? | |
| Turntables When you get a TT you are not just getting a TT. You are getting a lot of baggage: [i] Cartridges; [ii] Phonostages; [iii] Another cable or two (and you really do have to get a quality cable as the signal is about a 1000th of a line stage signal... | |
| Am I the only one that finds the "Round thumbnail frames" irritating on classifieds? I agree | |
| Monitor Audio Platinum or Magico A3 The ATC P1 is the same amplifier module that is in many of the world's professional studios - see the ATC website for an astonishing list. It could drive my cellos with ease. You must have a fab system if it not up to spec with other components.... | |
| Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review @addyson815If your going to copy and paste something from an article, you shouldn’t do just part of it. There is a perfect refutation of this in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. I wanted to quote the part but ... Oh come on?? | |
| Monitor Audio Platinum or Magico A3 @ johndoe21ro Thank you very much for your considered reply. An upgraded Triangle is out of the question. I could go for a Sopra or Canton if I wanted to go down that route. The Sopras were a vast step above the Triangles and the Cantons w... | |
| Monitor Audio Platinum or Magico A3 I have the SW2. I think that is the one before the latest version. | |
| Ayon's "Scorpio" tube imtegrated amp vs PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium tube integrated??. I do not own a PrimaLuna but am very familiar with them. Very good. I own a Ayon Eris preamp. Not a one-to-one comparison to be sure but the Ayon is distinctly higher up the food chain. | |
| Monitor Audio Platinum or Magico A3 I certainly did jackd. I have also auditioned them twice. I have Triangle Cellos and the Canton K3 were similar in presentation but just all round better. (The same thing can be said for Focal Sopras). In a sense the Cantons (or the Sopras) wo... |