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| Seeking a Tidal full MQA streaming DAC The Topping D90MQA is a quite good dac. It’s not at the level of PS Audio DirectStream Sr, but it’s also MUCH less.i have the D90 in my office and lent it a friend as a holdover until he gets his DS.the DS with bridge II sounds amazing | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... I'm going to try a PSA BHK. I know the synergy with the DS is there, and I think it could be a good match to the Pass XA60.5's as well. | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... @drrsutliff the more I read about the VAC the more intrigued I get. I may need to find a place to listen to it | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... Lots of very interesting suggestions! I guess I need to find a bunch of dealers within driving distance and simply test them out.The test with the PrimaLuna EVO400 (yes, I ran it fully balanced... just swapped the cables from my X0.2 and also grab... | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... So I spent a bit of time yesterday with PrimaLuna EVO400 preamp and although decent, it just didn't add anything tangible. Maybe a bit of warmth, but the amps felt anemic with it. Not a good match. Also tested the EVO 400 amp with it and that does... | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... @soix about 8 feet. The speakers are well out in the room. If I move them further back towards the back wall, they loose the disappearing act that Audio Physic are famous for. | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... @georgehifi I used to go direct from the DS Sr to the XA60.5, but inserting the preamp added quite a bit more space and drive. I do think the preamp is necessary to get the most out of it. Not that the DS is bad, just that the X0.2 is better.Going... | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... Budget is pretty open. I would like to keep it at $5k (plus the trade in value of the X0.2), but a bit more is not out of the question. I'd rather spend money once on good stuff that will stay.The VAC sounds like an interesting option!I do like th... | |
| Focal Clear vs ZMF Aeolus They’re quite different... the Clears are well... clear. The Aeolus are not as accurate per se but quite a bit warmer and extremely pleasing to listen to for hours on end. Kind of a new pair of dress packs vs your favorite worn in jeans.i absolute... | |
| Thiel Owners The best cables I've ever used are my Cardas Clear Beyond speaker cables. Yes, expensive, but the difference from Golden Reference was staggering. Took the speakers to a new level. | |
| Audio Physic speakers I have a pair of AP Avanti III and despite their size, they image extremely well. They can play louder than I could possibly want as well.my buddy has a pair of Virgo II, and if you ever want to hear a speaker completely disappear, there’s no better | |
| Best Preamp - NO preamp... (?) I would've completely agreed just a few months ago. Direct Stream Sr to the Pass XA60.5 sounded glorious. On a whim, I bought a Pass X0.2 preamp (figured that I could always resell it if I didn't make enough of a difference). Oh was I wrong! The X... | |
| Thiel Owners Put my Thiel CS2.4 back in rotation and wow! They are truly amazing speakers. In some regards, besting my Audio Physic Avanti 3.I'm fortunate enough to have 2 pair of speakers of this caliber that I can swap in and out at will. Yes, a bit of work,... | |
| High value, giant killer speakers? Audio Physic Virgo II must be right up there on the list | |
| You've tried other amps and ended with Pass, please discuss I’ve owned different Krell, Mark Levinson, Bel Canto, a few different tube amps (Cary, Conrad Johnson, ARC) and the search has ended with XA60.5. They do everything well |