areasonableman
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| Opinions on the original Roksan Radius Thanks guys. I have a line on an older Xerxes with Artemiz, I think I'll go with that! | |
| TOTL Headphone Amps WA33 is probably the best tube-based option. If your preferences run Solid State I'd consider the HeadAmp GS-X mk2, and if aesthetics don't matter to you, the Audio-GD Master 9. | |
| Thinking about swapping out my Class D SDS-470C for a pair of Schiit Aegir on Magnepan LRS I've considered Parasound, as I used to own a pair of Zamp V3s and really liked using them with a pair of Elac Uni-fi UB5s. I thought using them bridged was actually an improvement, especially in the bass. It's because of this that I'm not averse ... | |
| Bought a pair of Magnepan LRS. Should I buy a Schiit Vidar or Bryston 3B-ST? @noble100 in front of the heatsinks, between the 4 small bronze capacitors there are what I can best describe as as small silver wheels with one continuous wire wrapped around them. I was suspicious when I first picked up the amp and heard somethi... | |
| Bought a pair of Magnepan LRS. Should I buy a Schiit Vidar or Bryston 3B-ST? Whoops messed up the link while editing, here it is: https://imgur.com/a/i8c4gLf | |
| Bought a pair of Magnepan LRS. Should I buy a Schiit Vidar or Bryston 3B-ST? In an annoying twist of fate, UPS messed up the internals of the amp in shipping. It worked well for a couple hours and then gave up the ghost. https://imgur.com/a/i8c4gLCould someone please tell me what kind of part it is that’s cracked? I’m not ... | |
| Bought a pair of Magnepan LRS. Should I buy a Schiit Vidar or Bryston 3B-ST? Update: Found a good deal on a local Class D Audio SDS-470C. If I get it I'll post impressions that aren't particularly helpful since I can't find a reasonably priced vidar or 3b-st. | |
| Bought a pair of Magnepan LRS. Should I buy a Schiit Vidar or Bryston 3B-ST? @noble100 Having preferences makes me an idiot, lmao? I enjoyed the class ab amps I've had in the past much more than the class d, so I'm going with my gut/ears. Sue me. | |
| Bought a pair of Magnepan LRS. Should I buy a Schiit Vidar or Bryston 3B-ST? Schiit uses a pair of Vidar with 1.7s in their showroom so I'm not worried about stressing them out. | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? You could find a very nice Thorens TD-124 or TD-125 for that much money. There was a version of the 125 that Thorens built that came with a 12 inch SME tonearm. Buy a Schiit Mani, and if that seems too budget there's a company that makes an extern... | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation $3000 Consider older Sutherland Engineering units. Some of them are even battery powered. | |
| Pre amp with Dac If you want to save some money for other parts of your setup, The Emotiva Stealth DC-1 gets really good reviews. It comes with a remote, one set of RCA inputs, a Balanced DAC, and a great headphone amp. | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? I really like Tidal. I was actually quite dismayed when I A/B'd it with the vinyl rig I had at the time. I had to concede that the only big reason I wasn't selling my collection was for the physical aspect. | |
| Best looking reel to reel I'm going to echo route-66 here a little. Pioneer made a higher end version of the 707 called the RT-909. If you're into chrome it should push all the right buttons. | |
| What was the first system you heard that made you think the high end made sense It was when I finished my first summer job and decided to splurge and buy ATH-M50Xs. I'd only listened to cheap earbuds all my life, but when I could actually pick out where instruments and voices were, it got me ~very~ interested. |