bill_k
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| Shindo Aurieges and Bel Canto M1000 It's just that the Shindo is capable of much higher performance than it will give when paired with the BC amps. You'll get some of the tonality that Shindo is known for, but the BC amp's circuit will mask much of its magic. Pair the Shindo with a ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Mitch2, the Aqua LaScala MkII DAC is a very unique design which I've been unable to audition. Your comments on its performance would be very much appreciated. Good listening! | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? Bcgator, I believe that you are correct in describing what many companies try to do, by designing inert cabinets that allow the drivers to work most efficiently without adding cabinet induced coloration. However many companies discover in attempti... | |
| Shindo Aurieges and Bel Canto M1000 Not a combination that I would recommend; while the BC amp may be a good value it is not in the same class as Shindo. You would be wasting a lot of the Shindo's sonic potential. | |
| Plinius SA301 Or Bryston 4bsst2? Looks like $10,350 msrp according to audiowaveshifi.com. | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil DAC ?? The "mixed" impressions were from a recent CamJam headphone show, where the DAC was initially not powered up for a sufficient amount of time to reach its best performance. The manual for the Yggdrasil specifically requires the unit to be on contin... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil DAC ?? Ricevs - please share your impressions once you hear it, TIA! | |
| Plinius SA301 Or Bryston 4bsst2? Dave_72 - Plinius SA-Reference Power Amplifier, MSRP is $20,900US | |
| cart height It will make a difference, but how significant is hard to predict. If your arm allows for height adjustment to set the VTA, try lowering the arm to reduce sibilance. | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil DAC ?? Winson - also some good info on MQA available here, although not as extensive as in the new issue of TAS. | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil DAC ?? BTW, an update on Schiit Yggdrasil's availability was just posted, and promised to be less than one week from now!!! | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil DAC ?? Winson - in the new May/June 2015 issue of The Absolute Sound, on pages 50 to 60. Quite impressive! | |
| VPI 3-D tonearm With all due respect to Harry, while the resonance level of the 3D arm may be relatively low, every arm and cartridge combination will still have a resonant frequency. The total effective mass of a tonearm and cartridge will determine where that f... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil DAC ?? Sorry, but there are no tubes in the Yggy. | |
| Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice Since your Bricasti M1 DAC is a fully balanced design as well, I think it would be foolish to use the RCA outputs and an adapter to feed the Clayton amps. If you already have expensive RCA cables I would recommend selling them and getting similar ... |