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| Gryphon Diablo 300 vs Vitus RI-101 @btbluesky A hint of warmth and awesome PRAT that would perfectly fit the description of Naim gears. I know the Naim 500 series separates will be way over your budget. Look for lower end Naim separates or integrateds with Naim streamer/DAC which w... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 vs Vitus RI-101 @georgehifi In response to your comment above regarding what the OP is looking for in sonic quality. Naim electronics excel in PRAT yet possess relaxed quality to the music. They are very rhythmic with excellent pace speed timing without sounding ... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 vs Vitus RI-101 @btbluesky @dpac996 Naim electronics do not sound thin at all. They are actually quite the opposite they sound full body very natural organic sound very smooth refined with grainfree highs and tonally leaning towards on the warm side of neutral w... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 vs Vitus RI-101 @btbluesky Your current PS Audio DirectStream DAC, PS Audio BHK preamp & Parasound Halo JC1 monoblock amps are fine and good enough for your Focal Sopra 2. The Parasound Halo JC1 is on a fuller warmer side of neutral and I think is a good mat... | |
| DACs for older gear @dbphd Your Ayre DX-5 DSD is a universal disc player (bluray player) therefore has HDMI outputs to connect to either an AV preamp surround processor or an AV receiver for surround processings of your bluray & DVD movies. High end two-channel ... | |
| Choosing a good preamp @kamiar What are your speakers and front end source components? | |
| Amps with meters ... I don't have preference. with or without meters don't matter much to me. All I care is sit back and enjoy the music. | |
| oppo 105D question... According to reviewers who had reviewed the Oppo 105 that the player would always default to bluray setting when powered on. | |
| Marantz Receiver Bad HDMI An added external fan might be the only solution for heat concerns and issues that would most likely be contributor for those cheap off the shelf HDMI boards failures found in cheaper AV receivers and processors. However, I’ve had my Classe SSP 80... | |
| Marantz Receiver Bad HDMI @erik_squires In the $500 range used I suggest you look for a used older NAD, Cambridge Audio, Rotel, Arcam, Marantz receivers (10 yrs old and older) with HDMI switching and can support and decode DTS HD-Master Audio & Dolby True HD and suppo... | |
| Marantz Receiver Bad HDMI @erik_squires I expect the top of the line Marantz receiver the SR8012 will sound better than any Onkyo receivers when used as HT preamp processor as well as standalone receiver. Not sure how Marantz lower end receivers would stack up against any... | |
| Marantz Receiver Bad HDMI My friend has Marantz SR5011 av receiver and lately he said its HDMI comes and goes. He's very upset and frustrated. | |
| The imperfect amp: Pass or Ayre? Good components or gears are the ones that provide us with musical enjoyments. We can never judge hifi audio components with bunch of numbers (measurements). We all have to listen, listen, listen. What I look for in amps and other components or ge... | |
| All in One Integrated Amp or dac streamer plus amp - around 5k to 6k USD @audiofound The OP is looking for an all-in-one single solution (streamer/DAC/integrated amp all in a single chassis). So the Naim Uniti Nova will be ideal for him and sounding excellent. | |
| All in One Integrated Amp or dac streamer plus amp - around 5k to 6k USD @harry26 I highly recommend the Naim Uniti Nova currently retails for $7500 new, if you can find a used one for around $5k and less. It is basically a streamer/DAC/integrated amp all-in-one solution. Give the Naim Uniti Nova a listen on your speak... |