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| JC1 upgrade to Lamm M2.2 or dartzeel 108B or Ayre? Cstoner, again your methodology is flawed, unless you have an Ayre in the exact same system and all you do is switch out the amp then, and only then, you will know if you like that amp better in that system, with that particular brand of ancillary... | |
| JC1 upgrade to Lamm M2.2 or dartzeel 108B or Ayre? Cstooner what other brands of solid state amps have you heard and in direct comparison to Ayre?The Ayre amps are indeed very good amps, but so are a lot of other top solid state designs from BAT, Electrocompaniet, Pass Labs, and many, many others.... | |
| Rockport Avior or Magico S5 I looked over your system and quite frankly I wouldn't sell the Verities so quickly. I would look at upgrading the electronics and getting a unified set of cables. Also the PS power conditioners can be improved upon, and you have no room tuning. C... | |
| Vandersteen 5a Carbons Very interesting post Ctsonner, Sorry to disagree, the Vandersteen Carbons still sound like someone threw a blanket over the top end. If you like brass instruments to sound lifeless then yes these are the greatest speakers in the world. Yes Vandys... | |
| What better to power my 82db Magico Q5 Is the reason you want to change the amps is that you are not happy with the sound? Perhaps you are blaming the amps when it might be the speakers?I have heard the Magico's at Goodwins and Overature, and I have never been impressed with them. Yes ... | |
| Devialet 400 dual-mono, opinions anyone? We have them on display. Remarkable dynamics, super tight bass, remarkably quiet, no noise at all, huge sound stage, slightly warm. With the right speakers very hard to beat for twice the price. | |
| How is EMM DAC 2X? Are you talking the DAC 2X SE the current version? | |
| Ayon S5 VS Aurender W20 The Lumin S1 is not quite as warm as the less expensive A1 if your taste goes towards more warmth, the Lumin is amazing.It also depends on how you were demoing the Lumin NAS or direct connection, the Lumin sounds amazing over a network connection ... | |
| Professional Audio Calibrator recommendation plz I do this for a Living and this is a very difficult room to work with based on its structure, is the idea that you want to turn the room into a real theater? Or is music listening as important?A true home theater is about absorbing reflections and... | |
| Heard of Soltanus Acoustics ESL Virtuoso ? He is the distributor so it this surprising. | |
| Walker Talisman for cd's an excellent device and it really works, lowers noise floor, make the midrange fatter and opens up the sound stage.I used to use it a lot but now use a Lumin Music server and it sounds even better than the CD playback | |
| YG Acoustics Hailey 1.2 I would find a pair of Polymer Audio MKS to listen to as they are exactly the same price as the YG speakers, even if I had to fly to find a pair. If I was going to spend that much on a pair of loudspeakers, I would absolutely want to listen to thi... | |
| Can the Hegel H300 outperform the Ayre AX-5? The Hegel is very good but not any more of a giant killer than a number of other really good integratedPersonally I would take a Devialet 120 to either of these. The Devialet is way more advanced in terms of technology and sounds amazing. Or if I ... | |
| DSD and Femto Clocks The New Standard? I would say the answer is a resounding no!There is a new dac out of Italy that doesn't do DSD or use a Femto clock and it is getting absolute raves by everyone who has heard it.I read about the company on Six Moons and then in a review by Jon Dark... |