bassdude
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| Does the 'Buck' Start with the DAC? There is quite a bit of information available in the various reviews of players that suggests the quality of the player is important to the quality of the sound produced by the DAC. You can't expect a PC or Mac, or any computer with a hard drive ... | |
| I have to downsize big time, any ideas on integrated amps and smaller 3 way speakers You might also look at the new McIntosh integrateds - they seem to sound pretty impressive with Harbeths. Parasound has some nice integrateds, if you don't want to invest in Luxman.And... Hegel has some impressive integreteds... | |
| Are there any current high end dipole speakers (dynamic)? And... I guess to be fair... the latest designs of Spatial Audio, like the X3 and X5 have AMT ribbon tweeters, which much improves the treble quality, over the earlier models. | |
| Are there any current high end dipole speakers (dynamic)? Oh, no... I almost forgot some that are right up there with the Aeris in their sound quality - the Linkwitz Orions and LX-521's. I also have the Orions, which I'd rank with the Aeris, or very, very close, as are the LX-521's. The drawback - they... | |
| Are there any current high end dipole speakers (dynamic)? There are several, including some of those mentioned, but some of the best of any type are: 1. Legacy Audio Aeris - can match or better pretty much anything of any type available.2. Nola's - but they're expensive3. GT Audioworks - outstanding4... | |
| How do you rationalize audio upgrades? I don’t "rationalize" my systems upgrades... because... for me... its totally... "irrational." | |
| Thinking of buying a new DAC - Shiit Yggdrasil? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/driving-gallo-reference-5ls " Well... I bought the Yggdrasil... because all of the reviews said it one of the top 3 dacs at any price, ranking with the best available. And... though skeptical... I was pl... | |
| Thinking of upgrading my Mytek Liberty DAC to? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/driving-gallo-reference-5ls " Well... I bought the Yggdrasil... because all of the reviews said it one of the top 3 dacs at any price, ranking with the best available. And... though skeptical... I was pl... | |
| DENAFRIPS Terminator and Schiit Yggdrasil Evaluation and Comparison https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/driving-gallo-reference-5ls " Well... I bought the Yggdrasil... because all of the reviews said it one of the top 3 dacs at any price, ranking with the best available. And... though skeptical... I was pl... | |
| Yggdrasil analog 1 (original) vs analog 2 upgrade. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/driving-gallo-reference-5ls " Well... I bought the Yggdrasil... because all of the reviews said it one of the top 3 dacs at any price, ranking with the best available. And... though skeptical... I was pl... | |
| Driving Gallo Reference 5LS Well... I bought the Yggdrasil... because all of the reviews said it one of the top 3 dacs at any price, ranking with the best available. And... though skeptical... I was pleasantly surprised... it is, as they say... "on a whole other level." Ju... | |
| Maggie owners (past, present, future) what do (did) you love and or dislike about them? +4... for the PG Magnestand Maggie 1.6’s, which I have also. His mods do resolve the weaknesses of Maggies, which are dynamics and bass - they add dynamics, bass and resolution. And yes they are best with all things acoustic - jazz, classical quar... | |
| Standmount speakers. I have $5000. +1 more for the Legacy Calibre’s for the reasons noted.Legacy Anything pretty well leaves all the rest in their dust. | |
| RMAF 2019! astewart8944 Paragraphs, subheadings and punctuation are your friend... | |
| ESL57 vs ESL63 It seems that when properly set up and amped there is very little that can compare to the sound of the ESL 57’s - the realism, resolution and liquidity, just seems to be unmatched for all acoustic sounds (e.g. jazz, classical, country, sax, trumpe... |