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| New Yamaha integrated amps I the 2100 vs 2200 very small and accessories for less is a authorized dealer and I bought a factory refurbished which just means it had a failt and it was not only fixed but more extensive testing 1 year warranty vs two , and for $95 you can get... | |
| Why do I need an additional player device if I have a Roon nucleus and a dac? You can for sure use JRivers26, Almarro or others as well as Qabuzz, Roon with your pc .what I do highly recommend and truly an upgrade is the Jcat femto usb card, as well as femto ethernet card a world of difference ,for not only uses the best co... | |
| Utube reviews hit or misses accuracy Good point ,we all hear slightly different and like certain character traits. | |
| Utube reviews hit or misses accuracy Whoever says you can’t tell the difference between power cords Either has a cheap system or something wrong. It is a fact a stock power cord sounds flat compared a well tuned audio system can pick up changes in any audio cables,that’s a fact. | |
| Which integrated amplifier . i just got one of the first for the New Marantz model 30,it is almost identical to the KI Ruby ,but more retro with the knobs on front but all functions can operate from remote,ruby didnot have a preamp out the 30 has a pre in and out. And $1500 ... | |
| New speakers but old Rotel Amp If on a budget great design and build active preampthe Marantz KI ruby ,successor is the new Model-30a power house integrated amp dual mono direct coupled Ncore 500 amplifiers compare with Any $5 k setup , this new integrated $2500 and just sound... | |
| Speakers which always sound good One very overlooked company in the US that sells 65% of their speakers to studios for their musicality and accuracy are Amphion .I have their S3 monitors all seas drivers and excellent tuned rear radiator That is balanced tuned to the front drive... | |
| New Yamaha integrated amps I owned the luxman 505ux-2 it very nice sounding but not the lsdt word in low level detail s I sold it the Anthem srt with room correction noticably better. | |
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? The dac is the sourse or the voice of the system , the streamer is the delivery to the dac. | |
| Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences A perfect example of very good class D is Marantz KI ruby integrated amp, not only a dual mono Ncore design but many tricked out like a analog output section feedback after the output section more stability they state descreet custom transistors... | |
| Just bought a Hegel H390 Integrated For in the $5 k range that is a very good choice ,your speakers voicing also dictates the Amp. I had the H 390 ad Anthem on my list and is very good ,I bought the Marantz ki ruby it was a more tube like which matched my Amphion speakers . Not qui... | |
| Are my standards too high? The Kef ls 50 is a moderate speaker at Best ,not even in the same bad breath as say any world class Monitor say $10-$20k.it a very good speaker in the under $2k range for midrange treble no midBass or bass ,leave it at that. It’s a respectable c... | |
| Downside to R2R Ladder DACs? cheeg your dealer doesnot sell any high quality R2R dacs that’s why all the misinformation a Lampizator, msg, Aqua ,Denafrips .and and a bunch of otherbrand name dacs made Today Are excellent . Waay too much misinformation .it all comes down to t... | |
| Downside to R2R Ladder DACs? Not true at. All , a quality resistor such as what you see in amplifiers, preamps last for decades, capacitors wear out before resistors , resistors control resistive values and dissipate very little heat especially in digital where it is low volt... | |
| The most criminal practice in the speaker industry revealed!! Keep reading I think I read one of Kens infamous observations before.i totally disagree there are so many different factors in a speakers voicing the Xover is most critical,most speakers use lower cost capacitors,resistors, even inductors.i upgrade Xovers on... |