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| Looking at Anthem preamp. Do I need it? Also the Innuos Zenith (Zen?) and or Lumin T2? Stay away from a Lumin T2. Not a good match for the Personas. Trust me I have 5f’s and a T2 and could wait to get rid of it. Good player but not for the Personas. Look for something that uses a AKM chipset. Much warmer and a much better match for ... | |
| Should I need a pre amp for one source? SYS looks good but no remote. The Ldr passives look great but again climbing back up in price. anything around 500-700 with a remote? | |
| Should I need a pre amp for one source? Yes it drives my Kismet Monoblocks nicely. I just like to leave the digital sources at 100 and let the pre take care of volume while increasing the voltage.Funny my goal all along was to get rid of a pre in the chain. I had a Gold Note DS-10 which... | |
| DMS 600 Owner review Yes no denying the Personas have a bump in the upper registers but can all be taken care of with careful system matching. So if a speaker measures flat it automatically sounds good?‘Please let’s not turn this into a Persona thread. There are plent... | |
| DMS 600 Owner review That is all BS. When I first got the Personas I had Audience Au 24sx cabling. Damn near world class but not a good match for the Personas. Switched to Cerious Cabling and still all the good with the Personas but got rid of the etch. Tried the Lu... | |
| DMS 600 Owner review Room is 16x14 with the system on the long wall. That will change as I am breaking ground on a 29x18 listening room Persona 5f’s replaced Magico S3. Odyssey Kismet Monoblocks , Cerious Technologies Graphene Matrix cabling. The Cary has been in ... | |
| DMS 600 Owner review The Cary is just settling in. My room is my limiting factor which is about to change. Its really unbelievable what this machine does. As far as connectivity and decoding all formats and resolutions.Specs say 23.5 lbs but the 600 with the upgraded ... | |
| DMS 600 Owner review Just replaced my Aurender A10 with the DMS 600not sure why this player does not get more chatter. The full list price is 6999 but with tier pricing and their sales you can purchase for much,much lessMy whole goal was to be able to get rid of my pr... | |
| Does Goldnote have any US online dealers? Rutherford Audio in Co. Just bought a DS-10. Dac ,streamer,analog pre. | |
| Network streamer with hard drive Aurender A10. They pop up used for 3500 4tb hdd Does everything and sounds very good. AKM dac so much smoother than the Lumin’s MQA. Fantastic Conductor app which is the best native app out there. | |
| Shout out your favorite Audio dealer!! Shout out to Paragon sight and sound in Ann Arbor,mi. Class organization | |
| Is there any Streamer/DAC/Preamp good enough to replace a dedicated standalone preamp? Lindemann Musicbook source. High end dac-streamer w analog pre-amp featuring a Muses volume control ( also used in pass labs preamps). The Source is a new model and will be out in the next mos. check out reviews of the Musicbook DSD series. Same f... | |
| Affordable alternativ to the PS Audio DirectStream DAC Look at the new Musicbook Source. Around 3200 euros. Great analog pre amp /dac/streamer. Made in Germany so you shouldn’t have any trouble getting your hands on one | |
| Affordable alternativ to the PS Audio DirectStream DAC Street price on a Directstream w/ bridge is closer to 4500 so compare that to a 4500 Lumin T2 which is not discounted as heavily and the PS Audio is a no brainer I sold my T2 as the sound gets fatiguing after a bit. Aurender A10 is very listenable... | |
| Paradigm Persona series How do the Persona owners have their jumpers set up? Speakers cables on the mids or the bass?I am going to play around this weekend and see if their is an appreciable difference on the 5f’s |