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| Suggestions for a top flight streamer/Dac around the $2000 mark? uber, I'm kind of going through this same exercise, looking for something better than my Bluesound Node 2. The interface is pretty important to me, and that has eliminated a lot of contenders. I've narrowed it down to Lumin either the D2 or U1... | |
| Phonostage Advice Take a look at Musical Surroundings offerings. I have an older Nova Phonomena and it's very quiet and has a lot of loading and gain options. I am not familiar with their current lineup, but the Musical Surroundings Nova III fits in your budget. | |
| MOFI Yes "Fragile" UD1S (One-Step, Supervinyl) I was told by the store I purchased it from that it will be released on January 24. | |
| Which Preamp Would You Choose? I'm not familiar with the Sonic Frontiers, but had a Jolida Fusion for a while. It was kind of noisy and made some loud noises (can't remember if it was at turn on, or switching inputs, or what). One of the balanced connections came loose and th... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Some new stuff from Qobuz...Hawktail - Formations, some really nice bluegrassTony Irving - Vitriol and the Third Oraculum, some "free jazz" | |
| Looking for recommendations for a 'warm' sounding DAC I love my MHDT Labs Orchid. I wouldn't call it exactly "warm", but revealing while being very neutral with no digital edge and easy to listen to. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Cars S/T, MFSL | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Thank you :) | |
| DAC upgrade, new or used, $1000 You should be able to find a MHDT Labs Orchid used for under your budget, or stretch it just a little to get a new one. The Mytek Liberty is a decent DAC. The Orchid is more neutral and "organic" (analog like?) while the Liberty is going to soun... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report That Gary Moore album was great!Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Elton John - Honky Chateau | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Camel - Moonmadness | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Motörhead - The Best Of | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Rush - Moving Pictures and 2112. Qobuz, Hi-res | |
| Suggestions for Harbeth P3ESR speakers I drive my P3ESRs with an ARC VSi55 integrated, which has 50 watts per channel. More than enough power. Your Rogue piece should do fine with them. Adding a small subwoofer like one of SVS' smaller models will really enhance your listening exper... |