bassdude
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| Which type of cable sounds best for Streamer to DAC: AES/EBU or DIGITAL COAX or USB ?? I asked Bryston, and they recommended AES/EBU to me for improved sound quality over other alternatives. | |
| The best tweeter is no tweeter Yep... no other tweeter sounds as natural, neutral and transparent than the AMT folded ribbon tweeter, or the Magnepan ribbon tweeter. | |
| Best speakers out there for Midrange and Highs I’d have to concur with the Harbeth 30.1 / 30.2 or 40.1 / 40.2. Very few speakers have mids and highs to rival these when driven by well matched components. Very similar to the Quad ESL 57’s in that respect, which have the best mids of any speaker... | |
| Best integrated tube amplifier, under $3,000.00. No phono needed. Could be used, too.d Here’s Huff’s review of the Line Magnetic amp, which sounds very much like their amps noted above. Though, I think I might even like the LM 518ia, or LM 805ia a bit better.Huff kinda "goes nuts" over every new amp he reviews. But, you will have a ... | |
| Best integrated tube amplifier, under $3,000.00. No phono needed. Could be used, too.d Without question... the Line Magnetic integrated amps... will amaze you. Just incredible resolution of detail, clarity, and 3d soundstage. Those mentioned above are as good as it gets! | |
| Streamer recommendations Avoid maintaining and streaming files from a computer or streamer with a hard drive - too much noise, interference, jitter, etc. Get a Bryston BDP2 or BDP3 used on Audiogon or one of the other online marts - and install an SSD, or get an SSD and ... | |
| Does the 'Buck' Start with the DAC? @jaytor - I use the Acoustic Zen MC-2 silver AES/EBU digital interconnect cable, because everyone recommends AES/EBU provides the best sound quality. I was surprised (and pleased) at how great the Yggy improved the sound of my system - would neve... | |
| $30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous? The "Linn Sondek" principle is pretty applicable - the most important component in your system is the source. But... it makes little diffenece if the rest of your system is insufficient to take the signal it receives from that source and reproduce... | |
| 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... |