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| Luxman d-08u vs berkeley reference 2 dac In looking at specs on luxmanamerica.com website, it appears the D-03X CD does not use the LuXman original Disc Transport Mechanism. I have read many times this transport mechanism is highly praised but also expensive. It will be interesting to ... | |
| Luxman d-08u vs berkeley reference 2 dac I have read Luxman is releasing two new transport DAC models using a different DAC chip than what has been current models. I have yet to see notification of availability in the U.S. yet, but had been shown in Japan in later 2019. | |
| Preamps with Dual XLR Outputs Vinnie Rossi Signature L2 can be configured with dual XLR balanced outputs. Standard is single pair XLR, single pair RCA's, and single pair trigger outputs for amps. Either the RCA's or triggers can be changed to XLR's. | |
| Luxman DA-06 Dac...anyone? I actually like the standard cord of the Luxman DA-06 in my system. I tried a number of different Kaplan cords I have as well as well as a Triode Wire Labs Seven Plus. These cords worked very well with with my SLP-05 preamp and Sonic Orbiter but t... | |
| Tried the Marantz NA-11S1 Yet Some discussion of double DSD capability reported here,http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f6-dac-digital-analog-conversion/marantz-na-11s1-15741/ | |
| Should I upgrade home theatre to one with HDMI? You can use optical or coaxial from a BD or DVD player but as has been noted, you will not have the newer higher resolution audio formats not present in your Denon. I have had a similar dilema, running HDMI to my plasma, but making compromises wit... | |
| Preamp modifications - who would you use? I too believe Tvad is giving very good advice to consider. There is also the question of what happens should you ever need to send the unit back to the original manufacturer for any repair or work. What happens then to the modded parts and work? G... | |
| Paradigm Studio 60 V5 Fingernails on Chalkboard My experience is with the V2 Active series. For that era of Paradigm's, it was often recommended not to orient the tweeters directly at listener ear position but up to maybe 30 degrees outside from listener position--small speaker adjustments at a... | |
| gemstone owners, any problems thus far? Try contacting Steve Herrela at Sound Video of Minnesota for advice. | |
| Bel Canto Ref 1000 vs. Spectron Musician III Mk 2 I do have Spectron Musician III Mk 2's with the Bybees and V-Caps. My speakers are separate panels and woofer modules. The lower mid driver does drop down to 3.3 ohm, but the speakers are not otherwise particularly challenging to drive. They do se... | |
| upgrades to Spectron Musician III Mk 2 I started with Spectrons with Bybee and then later added the V-Caps. My impression is the V-Cap has taken longer to settle in than the stock cap amp. The initial amps seemed to improve over time, really seeming to shine after about 60 days. I cann... | |
| high end subwoofer...which one tho? The Submersive by Mark Seaton is very good. There are upgrade finishes also available.Will | |
| What preamp to pair with Spectron I have two Musician III, Mk2 with Bybee upgrades (not monoblock but each stereo on AA Beethovens) with Cary SLP-05. The Cary is not using original tubes--now Raytheon and Mullard rectifier. The sound has excellent dynamics, detail, and decay but i... | |
| Good $250 Power Cord Kaplan PC's at Tweekgeek.com are quite reasonable. 4' or less of the non-filtered cords are $299 at the present, $349 for 6'. Terminations are either copper or rhodium. I have 2 of the filtered rhodiums for my amps and will be testing both the rho... | |
| Spectron MIII MKII after market tweeks ? Rafael,Gregg Straley's site is http://www.realitycables.com/ I don't believe he does power cords, just speaker cable and IC's. The website only shows his standard speaker cable. If you do have interest, he is generally available after 5:00 PM in I... |