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| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? I’m not sure if it’s prudent to quote Steve Huff to prove your point. Not too long ago, he thought the class A pass labs was the bees knees. Before that, Luxman was the best thing since sliced bread. Recently, he said Aavik was the best amp he ha... | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? @milpai 😃😃😃 | |
| Will the Topping E30 II support Tidal's FLAC streams? If you want etched details. sterile and boring sound, Topping is the way to go. I know they have mastered the 'measurements' game (looks so pretty and perfect on graphs) and are favored heavily by that 'other' site. I tried their DAC a couple of y... | |
| Upgrading my streaming/digital system- what would make the most sense? +1 @soix As usual, soix has the best advice :) I owned an Innuos Zenith MK3 and thoroughly enjoyed it. A used specimen goes for around $3200-3500 nowadays -- maybe even less since they have introduced the Pulsar line. Consider what you're getti... | |
| Bricasti M1SE DAC vrs Meitner MA3 I currently own Meitner MA3 and have heard Bricasti M1SE multiple times at my friend’s home. Both are great dacs within spitting distance of each other in every way. Flip a coin and go with the decision :) | |
| How do you add color? I have already mentioned that perhaps the usage of the term ’color’ was not very apt to describe what I was trying to say. I see folks are still hung up on that word :) The point was that some people want neutrality at all cost. Some are okay wit... | |
| Bricasti M3 vrs Meitner MA3 The built-in streamer inside Meitner MA3 is actually quite good. Unless you're going for high-dollar streamers (think > $10K), you would be hard pressed to find an improvement. I recently bought an MA3 and took it to a friend's house who has al... | |
| speakers for small room Which Accuphase? Maybe try a more powerful amp. The P3esr’s love power. | |
| Let's Talk DAC's @jeffrey125 LessLoss was high on my priority list when I was shopping for another DAC. Ended up going with Meitner MA3 since I found the built-in streamer to be as good as my previous Innuos Zenith. The DAC is phenomenal. But I still wish I had a ... | |
| Let's Talk DAC's I have a feeling, the tvrgreek character is old wine in a new bottle. cindy met anyone? @thyname can probably see right through him. | |
| One key to building great systems over time. I think what the OP is saying is to buy the best you can afford. And if you can't, save up for a little bit longer instead of going after the next 'giant killer'. Don't think his point was to buy uber expensive systems. | |
| How do you add color? @mahgister Reaching balance is a complex problems in all working embeddings dimensions and begin with the right or wrong synergy... It is not easy to figure it out, it was not for me... Agreed. There's no compression algorithm for experience.... | |
| How do you add color? @hilde45 I have also been told by a good friend that 6SN7 based preamps are the way to go. I'll be researching a few preamps and will definitely keep this in mind. | |
| How do you add color? @lalitk -- well, I do hold you partly responsible for my affliction :) But in all seriousness, listening to your well-thought out, well-put together system was a great learning experience for me. I had listened to several systems at various deale... | |
| How do you add color? @roxy54 I think that speakers or electronics that portray timbre and texture well are perceived by the mind as "colorful." Well said! It took me many years and lots of changes to reach the same conclusion. Like everyone else, I was more into ... |