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| Amp/Preamps vs. High end AV Receivers Yup....do not underestimate the important role of a preamp or pre pro. This is one element that is often times overlooked by many. If you can swing around $5500 or so I would recommend the Classe Sigma SSP preamp processor, which is optimized for ... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300: at the top of Integrated Amps? Vitus Audio, T&A, Soulution, CH Precision, Tidal, Audionet, MBL all make exceptional gears as well including their integrated amps. @riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook Yes.....indeed the Dan D’Agostino Momentum analog integrated amp is spectacu... | |
| Oppo 205 and external DAC? Get a highly modded Modwright Oppo 205. | |
| Amps under $5500 new or used Worth auditioning the following power amps : * PS Audio BHK 250 stereo power amp. Retails for $7500 new and it can be had for under $5k used if you can find a used one. Tube input stage with SS output stage.* Classe Delta CA-2300 stereo power amp ... | |
| Upgrade SACD/CD player from DCS Puccini to better DCS, Esoteric or EMM Labs? @gerryah930 I do own fully tweaked full four DCS Vivaldi stacks (Vivaldi master clock, Vivaldi upsampler, Vivaldi DAC, Vivaldi CD/SACD transport). Like folkfreak suggested earlier the DCS stacks would require tweaks eg footers, high quality cablin... | |
| Amp/Preamps vs. High end AV Receivers @terrancej I wouldn't recommend the Integra DHC 60.7 processor. It wouldn't make a difference from the preamp processor section of your Onkyo receiver. The Classe Sigma SSP preamp processor and the Classe Sigma Amp5 five-channel amp that was recom... | |
| Classe SSP 800 Audio problem Send it in to Classe in Montreal Canada. | |
| Time for a Pre change? Need the wisdom... McIntosh amps and preamps are well known for being warm tonally even their SS amps. I've never heard any Mac gears that are bright or harsh sounding.@captbeaver What is your power amp? | |
| Cambridge 851A vs Marantz PM8006 Go listen to both in your own setup and system and you are the only one who can decide whixh one you prefer using your own speakers in your own setup and listening room environment. What are your speakers and front end source components(s)?It’s al... | |
| Amp/Preamps vs. High end AV Receivers @terrancej If you only add a power amp and use your Onkyo receiver as a preamp processor/DAC you won’t be able to achieve optimal improvement in performance cause you’ll still be using your Onkyo receiver as preamp processor & DAC. Preamp proc... | |
| Need Preamp and Amp to Match Vandersteen 3A Signature Speakers Audio Research preamp & amp. | |
| Apple vs Amazon @audioengr ALAC should be better than MP3 imo, higher sampling rates and bit depths.MP3 is the lowest quality. | |
| Amp/Preamps vs. High end AV Receivers @atmasphere I have no doubt that even modest speakers would benefit from high end electronics and cablings but some of the posters here earlier suggested the Gryphon Diablo integrated and some suggested Vitus Audio these are $20k+ worth of integra... | |
| Amp/Preamps vs. High end AV Receivers The OP just stated that 2 channel is not his priority and he's using his system for mostly surrounds. | |
| Roksan K3 2-Channel Power Amp vs Anthem PVA4 (Bi-Amp) IMO there’s no point of bi-amping your speakers unless if your speakers have active crossover. And your MA Gold 100 have passive crossover. The Roksan will be able to drive your MA Gold 100 just fine. The NAD M22 is highly regarded by many reviewe... |