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| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? So the difference would be that the cornering somehow just feels better in the Ferrari and so is a more enjoyable experience that justifies the cost. Really? You think that's the only thing setting a Ferrari and Corolla apart? I don't have the ... | |
| Rogue CM II v Rogue CM III @geph0007 I owned the Cronus Magnum II a few years ago. My issue with that model was that it sounded more like a solid state amp than a tube amp. It had a ton of power, clarity, detail, and definitely had the holographic imaging that tubes are kno... | |
| ARC VSi75SE v. MF Nu-Vista 800 @cundare2 Please keep in mind that my experience was/is with Harbeth M30.1 and SHL5+. It is quite possible that C7-ES3s are a different animal altogether. I have owned P3esr and 30.1, and still own SHL5+ (home office) and 40.2 (main system). Incid... | |
| ARC VSi75SE v. MF Nu-Vista 800 Also, I'm not a fan of the Luxman sound in general. But it was a very good pairing with Harbeth M30.1. Not so much when I got the HL5+, which IMO and unlike other Harbeth models, is better driven by tube amplification. In SS, I much prefer Accuph... | |
| ARC VSi75SE v. MF Nu-Vista 800 @ghdprentice To be clear, my comments were specific to the i/50. It’s in a very competitive price bracket and I don’t think it’s a particularly good value given some other tube integrateds in the same ballpark. Apart from that, I am a huge fan of ... | |
| LIST ALL YHE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE OWNED THEN TILL NOW! There is an already-existing thread for this BUT THIS ONE IS MORE PROMINENT!!! | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? @mapman I used the analogy to make a point. Obviously it's silly to think that a DAC is the same thing as a car. The analogy was never meant to be taken literally :) Secondly, I don't think anyone here is advising to make a decision purely on the... | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? @lalitk +3 It's like buying a Ferrari, then putting regular gasoline and the cheapest set of tires on it. Then you complain that it didn't really corner well on the track, and therefore, there's no difference between it and a Corolla. | |
| ARC VSi75SE v. MF Nu-Vista 800 @cundare2 Back when I still owned the Harbeth 30.1, I borrowed two amps from my friends to test. One was the Moonriver 404 integrated amp -- one of the worst amps I have ever tried. The other one was Pass Labs INT-25. It was very impressive but la... | |
| HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO? @ozzy +1 If someone is going to mention a product on this forum that they also happen to sell, regardless of context or intentions, the ethical thing to do is to let people know. Not sure why the OP simply won''t acknowledge something as simple a... | |
| Gustard R26 - good but not the one Congrats on moving up the Chord chain. If you liked the Qutest then this is the best path forward. To be fair, I don't think anyone had issues with you not preferring the R26. It's just that you never gave it a fair chance (i.e. putting more hour... | |
| HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO? I don’t have a horse in this race, but .... I like this forum because, for the most part, it allows enthusiasts to share their opinions about gear without ulterior motives. Of course, dealers are also audiophiles and have every right to participa... | |
| ARC VSi75SE v. MF Nu-Vista 800 I love Harbeths. They need lots of current to wake them up. they sound really good with tubes but a solid state amp will drive them to their full potential. If you can swing it, look into Hegel H390 or H590. Good luck. | |
| HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO? +1 @bigtwin | |
| any current integrated amps in market have great dacs? @tiagocarneiro I have the Aavik U-280. By far one of the best integrated amps I’ve owned. The built-in dac is phenomenal. I compared it to the Denafrips Terminator 2 dac which I owned when I was auditioning the Aavik. No comparison, the Aavik dac... |