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| Preamp w/DAC (or Integrated w/DAC) vs. Outboard/External DAC? (Again! Forgive me!) Hahaha very good! Yes, sounds like we have a similar hifi style. | |
| Preamp w/DAC (or Integrated w/DAC) vs. Outboard/External DAC? (Again! Forgive me!) I've never looked at a single PS Audio product, I don't think!I don't know of either of those speakers...but ones that I think would do well in a small-ish room are the ones I heard the Freya+ with at a friend's house: Buchardt S400, they were inc... | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? Will do!Won't be for about a month for the Freya...the Prelude I'm not sure, the guy who builds them said he'll let me audition one once he's got one made up. He's been busy making other stuff lately. | |
| Preamp w/DAC (or Integrated w/DAC) vs. Outboard/External DAC? (Again! Forgive me!) Which speakers do you have? | |
| Preamp w/DAC (or Integrated w/DAC) vs. Outboard/External DAC? (Again! Forgive me!) I'd definitely recommend an external DAC. An internal DAC will be a bit of a 'white elephant' and also devalue your equipment once it becomes outdated. An external one can be either kept or sold at a bit of a loss as you upgrade!I have a Schiit ... | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? I've ordered a Freya+, but they're backordered for now. I've heard one with a few different speakers and was blown away, especially with the tubes on ;)Another to consider, a little pricier but very well built, top notch...is the Finalé Prelude. ... | |
| Upgrading System...Help/opinions on Parasound and others? @hilde45 I ended up going a different direction and went for separates, SS amp and a Schiit Freya+ (which I'm waiting for still)...but I do already have a Schiit Bitfrost and have heard it with a Freya+, SS amplification and a range of speakers. I... | |
| Organ CDs with really deep bass Wow...17 years late to the party but THANK YOU for the recommendations!!! | |
| Budget Cables for Component Connection/Interconnects @soix I will likely wait...just sort of window shopping now :)Fair enough...I'll check those ones out too! | |
| Budget Cables for Component Connection/Interconnects Thanks all! - I will be upgrading to an integrated tube amp in the coming months, so don't want to have a higher end cable for a short time only before I upgrade.I'll look into Synergistic Research, though I think even used is above my price range... | |
| Opinions on Musical Paradise MP-501? @6sj7 Thanks for your input, I'm very glad to hear this :D I'm more of an analogue guy, but do some digital stuff. I plan on getting an Oracle Origine Mk II once I can afford one...I currently have a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon with 2M Blue and acryli... | |
| Power for Focal Aria 936 @coolposter Cool. I just brought my 936s home today, they already sound amazing with my current Marantz 2240 (using as preamp) and AMC 2100 power amp. | |
| Musical Paradise MP-501 opinions Did you end up getting the MP-501? If so what do you think? :) | |
| Unsolvable Woofer Pumping (Phono only) @noromance It seems only maybe 1/5 are bad enough to cause the problem I was experiencing. All stored vertically in a cool dry place. But, many are used, so who knows their past? I try to stay away from records with the telltale 'ring' on the cov... | |
| Unsolvable Woofer Pumping (Phono only) @glupson I know that that fixed the problem...but I wanted to find the root cause. I finally did though! Just uneven records :( |