badgerdms
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| Technics SU-R1000 - Good but not the king of switching amps Just wanted to dust this off. I've heard it and had it in my system. It's a superb, full stop, whatever name is on the badge. Ironically, I also know someone who ditched his Luxman amp and Backert Labs Preamp for this and he doesn't seem the le... | |
| Best Class D GaNFET Amp Comparison. Who to invite? Strange list that includes all kinds of things that are not GaN. NAD M33 is not. Both the Technics SU-R1000 and SU-G700M2 are, AGD, Atma-Sphere & Peachtree all make sense. Aavik is 4x the price of the most expensive other options here, not... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 I haven't heard the Peachtree, but I have heard both Technics GaN integrated amps. They are both unbelievably good. I've also got LTA, McGary and Backert Labs in the house for comparisons. With the right speakers, I'd put the SU R-1000 up again... | |
| Ideon DAC's I tried the Ayazi with the 3R Master Time Black Star (along with a bunch of other stuff) with my Fleetwood Deville SQs, Backert Labs Rhythm 1.3 and McGary Amp. The bottom line is I did not love it. I got to go back and forth between the Ideon st... | |
| Problem with my Rose 150 b Sorry for jumping off topic, but interested in what other owners have found to be their preferred digital filter/upsampling settings? | |
| Bricasti M5 vs Ultrarendu Advice? OK, one way to look at it--if you buy either the M3 or M1 the price to add a network card is $1K. It's identical to what's in your M5, without the case. The entire "Rendu" line is about galvanic isolation and converting the signal coming in to... | |
| opticalRendu network streamer – a review I have an OpticalRendu and an OpticalModule Deluxe (feeding a Merson DAC1). Really love the sound from this combo and want to throw out another option that I think makes a big difference--the Linear Tube Audio (LTA) LPS+ linear power supply. I ... | |
| What's your favorite $5-7000 turntable? I know a couple of folks locally who dumped their belt drive tables for the Technics SL-2000G (or GAE if you can find it). One got rid of his Fiekert Woodpecker FWIW. | |
| David Berning live One of the LTA missions was to bring the Berning designs to a much wider audience at an affordable price. Their focus is on the craftsmanship of the finished product, their working with Fern & Roby to fine-tune the industrial design, and thei... | |
| TMR: What is the Best Amplification for Magnepan Speakers? Sanders. | |
| Sonore Opticalrendu vs Auralic Aries G1.1 The LTA power supply is on the way. Excited to hear the difference. | |
| Sonore Opticalrendu vs Auralic Aries G1.1 Quick update. I found a good deal on a barely used Optical Rendu package (with the Sonore Optical Module and power supplies for both and all cabling), so I'm giving that a whirl. I'll be anxious to compare it to my existing Innuos Zenith MKIII. ... | |
| New transport or repair CD player I have an Ayre Cx7MPe that I've always really loved the sound of. The whole "DACS are improving exponentially" stuff is way overblown IMO, so I recently sent it back to Ayre for a new transport. $400 and works like a charm once again. Anybody p... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 @w123ale You just described the Merason DAC1 to a "T". I had the Bricasti M3 in for a few days and with my set-up (Fleetwood Devilles, McGary Integrated, Backert Labs Pre) the Merason was the better fit. | |
| Sonore Opticalrendu vs Auralic Aries G1.1 Awesome. Thanks so much for all of the input. I was leaning opticalRendu (and if I can afford it, maybe the Signature Rendu SE. |