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| Any opinions on how to improve my set-up? Getting a DAC would certainly help out the sony. Look at either Sonic Frontiers' SFD-2 (tube)or Classe DAC-1 (SS). Can get eitherh for around $800.ORTry a one box to replace your Sony. Try SFCD-1, BAT VKD-5, or Meridian 508.20. Though, these will ... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? Cpdunn99 have you tried any of Unibroues' other beers? These are the ones I have sampled: Trois Pistoles and Maudite (of course) Blanche de Chambly, La Fin du Monde, Raftman, L'Eau Benite, Don de dieu, 1837, U2, L'Ephemere, Buldoc, and Quelque Cho... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? I prefer sipping, or chugging depending on how many friends are over, my favorite two beers.Maudite, a very strong red ale (8%) made by Unibroue in montreal-OR-Trois Pistoles an even stronger (9%) dark Porter, also made by Unibroue | |
| What DAC will work well with my Rega Planet ov ? Two of my favorite DACs are the Sonic Frontiers SFD-2 Mk.I or Mk.II, and the Classe DAC-1. The Sonic, being tube (only two), is like most tube stuff. Warm, smooth, very detailed, not laid back, but not in your face either.The Classe is more in you... | |
| Bryston Vs Classe When I first started this whole HI-End audio experience, and got to the point where an amp was the next in the list of upgrades, I had the same problem as you. I was looking at the Bryston 4B-ST, Classe CA-300, Aragon 8008BB, and McCormack DNA1 De... | |
| Digital Display Worry? Does your transport have a standby button either on the remote or the unit itself? If so, this will usually turn the display off. As far as damage to the lights, all I can tell you is the Classe felt it was important to shut the display off becaus... | |
| Classic preamp for Plinius SA-102: need advise I would definitely consider the Sonic Frontiers SFLine 2. You can go to the Sonic Frontiers website (Anthem.com) and find all the info. you need. It's a tube pre. incorporating six 6922 tubes, no power tubes, SE and XLR, and seperate power supply ... | |
| Better music--classic DAC's or new Channel Islands I agree with Joe_b. If your looking at Theta, A Pro Basic III is considerably better than the Pro Prime. | |
| Better music--classic DAC's or new Channel Islands I owned a Muse 2 for some time. I thought it did great on vocals. | |
| need input about speaker & interconnect cables Have you considered Nordost. Just for something different. | |
| CD upgrade Just for your info. for those who disagree, My system is comprised of the following: Classe DAC-1, Classe CP-50, Classe CA-400, Mirage M3s, AQ EmeraldX3 XLR (DAC>pre>amp), AQ Hawk XLR(Digital), AQ Midnight+,Forrest+ double bi-wire.I don't th... | |
| Yamaha MX1000U Amp OK, I understand. You have a reciever that does not have pre-amp outs (RCA) for your main speakers. You have a DVD player with 5.1 RCA outs. You want to go from the RCA outs of the main speakers on the DVD player, to your pre-amp. Yes this is no p... | |
| CD upgrade I can't agree with Duddley. In my experiece there is not enough difference between a $2500 transport and a $120 DVD player. Let me explain. I started with a Theta Data Basic. Excellant piece. I recently purchased a Classe CDT-1 and a DAC-1 combo t... | |
| Tubes v. SS: can you mix and match? Timo got it right. What ever sounds good to you! Electrically speaking, you would almost have to go out of your way, way out, in order to have Tube and SS electronics be incompatible. | |
| Yamaha MX1000U Amp The reson people use different amps on their fronts is because they want the most benefit. The amp used for your main speakers is generally better. This way when you listen to either 2 or multi-channel playback you use that amp. The amp(s) used on... |