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Not so bright cartridge
Grado, Hanna, are two good ones, the issue with brightness sometimes is your VTA is wrong.Dave and TroyAudio Doctor NJ 
Such thing as "synergy" between DAC types or brands and one's system? Maggies/Bryston
Mkh that’s a tough one, the reality is that the really good dacs especially with volume control tends to cost a bit more. Yes you do have the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge which is excellent a $2,500-3,000k and the Ifi DSD pro at $2,500.00 then there is t... 
Calling all Legacy Aeris owners
Jim we are displaying Aeris dealers, and they fill up a room beautifully. They throw a gigantic soundstage with remarkable bass a very full and rich midrange and overall excellent resolution.The package of Wavelet plus Aeris for the price is unbea... 
Looking for advice - Debugging an unexpected music shut down
Thermal issue 100 percent I. Loud 2. Long duration3. Amp being hotter then normal 
Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying
Yysantabarbara, the inclusion of SFP is just one way that demonstrates the forward thinking and engineering base of Lumin. Any way that you will lower noise with a dac/streamer is going to yield some huge benefits. We are sure in the comming years... 
Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying
Lalik thank you for understanding our enthusisiam for Lumin they really do make some excellent gear. Perfect no, for everyone no but overall a great product line.We sell products that we endorse because we feel that these are very special products... 
Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying
Lalik you obviously don’t know what you are talking about in this discussion we are talking about the Lumin as a streaming dac and in that capacity they are among the best in the industry.Lumin’s pure streamers, the U1 and U1 mini, are considered ... 
Best amp to drive Wilson Yvette’s
Op when you say headroom what does that mean exactly, are you clipping the amp? Or are you looking for a more lively sound?The Pass amplifiers are a little dark sounding so depending on your setup you may be looking for a more exciting sound then ... 
bookshelf speakers to replace my Maggies
Other speakers you should consider the Jantzen Valencia monitors, the Quad Z series uses a fantastic ribbon tweeter and are very inexpensive $2,500.00 for the Z2 monitor. You may also want to check out the Scansonic line and the higher end Elac mo... 
Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying
The Wolfson dac chips are not that old and can do DSD they just cant do the highest sampling rates hence the ESS chips in the T2 and X1. The fact that the D2 still sounds fantastic is proof positive that the Lumin engineers really do know their st... 
Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying
Lalik do your own research, Lumin was one of the first companies to launch a dedicated high end streamer in 2012 with the original A1. The A1 continued to garner international press with rave reviews from all who heard it. If you continue forward ... 
Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying
Kren we have never done a shootout between these two, however, all the reviews on the NT 505 find it a good sounding dac but none of the reviews on the piece we have ever seen, have said that the NT 505 is a giant killer, it is on the recommended ... 
Streamer + DAC or streamer/dac all in one?
Gdnrbob, the Blue Sound Node is really a great starter dac/streamer it is not a great dac nor a great streamer it is a good piece for its price range.The higher end dac/streamers are a huge step up in performance over the Node, these units are goi... 
bookshelf speakers to replace my Maggies
You may want to consider the Legacy Calibre it is a bit more expensive but it does not sound like a mini monitor it has real bass and throws a gigantic sound stage. The Calibre use a large custom Heil AMT tweeter so in the top end it is delicate a... 
Streamer + DAC or streamer/dac all in one?
Rs507 the best bang for your buck will be a streamer/dac.You have a lot of advantages in such a design and only one possible disadvantage, that disadvantage being you may pay for a dac that you won't use if you upgrade later.A steaming Dac require...