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| AudioByte Vox | Zap vs Rockna Wavelight I thought you really liked the Audio Mirror ... did something change in your setup? | |
| I had a few drinks and bought some speakers, I've now sobered up Could be an equipment mismatch. Not saying that PL is not good, but maybe a more higher end amp from ARC, Allnic, Jadis, Raven Audio Reflection series, etc. | |
| Considering an integrated I forgot to mention that the headphone amp on Luxman 590AXII is pretty amazing. I had Focal Clear headphones that I was driving with the Quicksilver headphone amp. I never paid attention to the Luxman headphone section, but one day I thought I'd t... | |
| Who here has a Raven amplifier and what speakers do you have paired with it @james1911 -- if you haven't tried it yet, replace the stock power cord with something nicer. I swapped the stock cord on my Blackhawk MK3 with an Audio Envy Mega 3 power cord a few months ago. It was like someone added a rocket booster to the amp. | |
| LG Electronics will stop making cell phones with DAC 'S built in!!!!!! I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight. First Kim broke up with Kanye and now this. I’m devastated!!!! | |
| IsoAcoustics, B&W 805D3, and Harbeth 30.2 I have Harbeth 30.1 with custom stands that are very similar to TonTrager. I was considering IsoAcoustics Gaii but not sure why you think they're not feasible. | |
| Modwright KWI200 vs Kinki Studio EX-M1+ Just sharing a friend's experience .... he bought a Kinki EX-M1+ and had very high hopes for the amp. He felt that the amp was 'voiced' in a specific way to increase loudness and certain frequency ranges seemed hyped up. He was using the amp with ... | |
| Considering an integrated @earlflynn -- I had been considering a Qualiton to replace my Blackhawk for a few months. Almost pulled the trigger on the a50i, until Uncle Sam hit me with an unexpected tax bill :(I was not even aware of the X200 model. Sounds like it will actua... | |
| Considering an integrated @jeffreyw +1 on Luxman 590 AXII. I have one, it drives anything without breaking a sweat and never getting unruly.Pass Labs INT-60 is another great contender - tube-like but with dynamics and slam like there's no tomorrow.Both options take the spe... | |
| Harbeth 30.1, 30.2, XD @redwoodaudio -- I'm assuming you haven't updated your system page yet (?) I, for one, am super interested in a detailed comparison between Harbeth 30.2 and Graham Audio speakers that you mention. I have the 30.1s, but would love to give Graham Au... | |
| Better to buy a high end network player with a DAC? @jumia -- the list I provided above was in fact 'streamer-only' solutions. This was in response to your first post -- Seems to get a really good player, you need to have it come with a dac. And these dacs seem really amazing, but you lose indepen... | |
| Better to buy a high end network player with a DAC? The obvious advantages of a built-in DAC are simplicity and cost. You are also relying on the manufacturer to provide better synergy between the components, since they have more control and can presumably provide better integration.However, if you... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? @hilde45 +1And then there are my ears -- which have found that a number of lower db speakers work with a number of modest watt amps.Great post! In the end, we buy what makes sense to us in that given moment, the gear we are able to audition, and o... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? IMO @b_limo is making an excellent decision. Raven will be a good match with high sensitivity speakers. This was the exact advice given by many a few days ago -- i.e. Salks not being a good match with Raven. They might sound good enough, but too m... | |
| Why are Ayon tube amps not mentioned very often? Is this the same brand that has been winning the 'best of something something at some show' award for at least 10 years in a row? |