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| 2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report @mushniksflorist Yes, they do. It’s the second time I’ve heard them at the shows, and AXPONA last year was the reason I decided to carry the Margules line. I do wish I could carry Raidho, but at the moment, I can’t afford to take it on. The Margul... | |
| 2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report I, too, was very pleased with the small Joseph Audio Pulsar speakers paired with the Doshi electronics. The gear and setup were appropriate for the room where many other manufacturers were trying too hard with too small a space (ahem Focal Maestro... | |
| SET amplifier (for AvantGarde Duo's-original) recommendations @pgastone I’m a huge fan of SET amps and Avantgarde. What a wonderful direction you’re going in. While 300B are amongst my favorite tube type, I agree with others that speed and resolution are equally important to the bloom that you seek. In this... | |
| Denafrips Terminator Plus vs T+A DAC 200 I have not compared the two but have been reading reviews on the Terminator Plus. I would be curious to hear head-to-head reviews as well. I have a feeling they may be very close tonally, especially because the way Steve Huff compares the Terminat... | |
| Upgrade decision, power conditioner or music server @jsalerno277 In case you’re not aware, the Aurender N10 is pretty much discontinued at this point. There are a few sources online that discuss how the newer Aurender N200 is sonically better than the N10, despite its retail price being $2K less th... | |
| Speakers for Atma Sphere M60 mk3 I’ll reiterate some variations of similar speakers here, having owned a few Atma-Sphere amps myself. The Quad ESL 2805 electrostats would sound sublime in that size of a room since they won’t reflect too much off the side walls, and you should be ... | |
| Aurender N-200 Compatiblity with DACS. Is this a thing? @malatu I'm joining this thread late as it's been an incredibly busy few weeks for me with travel. To tack onto what @vonhelmholtz and @hickamore mention, the quality and synergy between the N200 and a chosen DAC rely largely on whether the DAC ca... | |
| Is there a 300B type amp out there with some WATTS behind it? One more to consider that isn’t a 300B is the Margules I-240 integrated amplifier. While it employs a quad of EL34 to produce 25wpc, it is unlike any other EL34 amp I’ve ever heard. It delivers the golden bloom from the midbass to lower midrange a... | |
| Tube Amp Repair I agree on the recommendation for Steve Leung. He often has a queue going but he does quality work and is a stand up guy. | |
| Aurender vs CD @evernv I am a dealer for both Aurender and DH Labs, so consider that despite me attempting to respond without bias towards sale. If spending less than $1K on any pair of cables or interconnects, I wholeheartedly recommend DH Labs. They made ref... | |
| question of integrated amplification: PASS LABS INT 250 VS ACCUPHASE E-800 Another to consider if you like the organic delivery of Accuphase but with much more power - the Audionet Watt. It retails at $18K or so and performs quite close to my $60K separates, and there is a used one from High Performance Stereo at half th... | |
| Aurender vs CD @evernv I agree on playing with the DAC filters as well. The A15 benefits from some break in time, so it will sound more full and open as the DAC breaks in. Also, most Aurender you units including the A15 will benefit from a quality cabling. You... | |
| Hey, I'm looking for the highest quality recordings from the following Artists: There is a 4 LP release of Eva Cassidy’s Nightbird and it is spectacular. It was out of print for a while but it recently got reissued and should be attainable. | |
| In search of a touch of darkness @mpomerantz Michael, it’s a bit out of your price range, but there’s a Synergistic Research CTS power cable on USAM for $1K. The CTS has exactly what you’re looking for in terms of midrange and tonal density and is dark in character compared to th... | |
| Aurender integrated streamer/DACs @mhwilliford If you can afford an N20, go for it. The N200 is excellent, but the N20 is a level above and delivers with much more body and smoothness on top of the great clarity the N200 brings. The N20 is near endgame, and you have to listen crit... |