arnold_h

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is the Peachtree Gan400 discontinued?
You might be right. I was on their website about a month ago and the Gan 400 was still listed. I just went on there again and it seems they discontinued all power amps. Just listing a few integrated amps and the Gan 1 Bluesound combo and that’s it.  
Neat "Tweaks" to improve the SQ of your streamed music!!!
I recently added a ifi Lan silencer to my streamer and believe it was a worthwhile upgrade. Streamed music is a little more transparent now,  very close if not as good  to the sound of the actual CD.  
is the Peachtree Gan400 discontinued?
As far as I know it’s not discontinued, it still is their flagship power amp. But they also came out with the Gan 1 and the Carina Gan. The Carina is a Gan integrated amp with Dac I believe,  and the Gan 1 is kind of like a straight wire with gain... 
Threshold Stasis S/150
I still own a Threshold S350e and a Fet 10e preamp, it works just as good as it did when I bought it 30 years ago.  Funny, when I spoke to one of our repair shops regarding possibly needing recapping, he said it’s a myth. Basically said if it ain’... 
what's a good Gan / Class D option under 3k? Nilai or Ncorex500?
I have a Peachtree Gan 400 and am quite happy with it.  
Best Sounding Ribbon Speakers
Don’t forget about Eminent Technologie.  
Magnepan “X” upgrade program
This still seems very high to me. I mean how many capacitors and coils do they have, several hundred? Even adding wire and connections, they are not adding 100 feet of wire.  
Magnepan LRS+ which amps do you use ? * 100 watts or less **
Funny, when I spoke to I believe it was Erik from Magnepan regarding suitable amps for Magnepan he told me you won’t be able to drive Magnepans with a 30 watt Pass Labs.  
Qobuz vs. Tidal
I had a free trial with Tidal for a while, it was quite good but cost more than Qobuz.  I ended up signing up with Qobuz for a year.  Qobuz is ok but could be better. For starters they do not have as many titles available. Also the search leaves a... 
Magnepan “X” upgrade program
I’m curious as what they could be upgrading as to almost double the cost of the speaker?  
Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
The thing is it’s fine to spend 50k or more on speakers IF it is in your budget, not everyone can afford that. So people tend to look for best bang for buck. It’s not necessarily that someone is looking for a $5-$10k speaker that would blow away $... 
Eversolo DMP -A8 Server,Dac, Streamer,Preamp - best bang for the Buck
Does anyone know if you can set the high pass filter on the analog XLR and RCA output’s separately on the A8.  So as to run the XLR to the amp and main speakers at 80 hz for example but run the subwoofer from the RCA full range?  
Magnepan LRS+ which amps do you use ? * 100 watts or less **
I am using a Peachtree Gan 400 for my LRS, 400 watts into 8 and 4 ohms.  
Streamer Upgrade Bluesound Node To Aurender N10
I am streaming the Node into the dac of a Oppo 205 universal player directly into a Peachtree Audio Gan 400 amp and currently using Magnepan LRS speakers and a subwoofer. The system is quite revealing as far as changes in cables and different reco... 
Streamer Upgrade Bluesound Node To Aurender N10
I have the latest Bluesound Node, I run an Ethernet cable direct to it and use it as a streamer only, via coax into my dac.  I am hard pressed to find much difference between streaming vs the same music off the actual CD. It’s like six of one, hal...