chilli42
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| Sold My Ayre QB-9 DSD - Help Me Choose A New DAC! The Mytek Brooklyn and Brooklyn Bridge will deliver your brief. While the Mytek’s are better value (bang for buck IMO) Lumin is also very good. You must look into both brands further. | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? My observation is that any of the Pass XA.8 series amps hits the sweet spot between tubes and solid state ... particularly if paired with the right tube amp. I use them with an OTL tube preamp (Joule Electra) to drive my Avantgarde Duo horns (107 ... | |
| If I just use a DAC, do I need a Pre-amp? I was using the preamp on my Mytek Brooklyn DAC. It worked well since it has an analogue volume control. I had an old Joule Electra LA150 preamp. I put new tubes in it and tested it to see if it could replace the preamp in the Brooklyn. Admit ... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? I have a Pass Labs XA 60.8 with a Joule Electra LA 150. The Joule Electra is a tube preamp no longer in production. I fell into this setup when I sold my McIntosh tube amp. With my Avantgarde horn speakers this combination sounds amazing. Not ... | |
| Wow an old album that rocked your world Wow, this is great. Reminds me of how much great music I have not listened to in so long. Time to dig these up. | |
| RME ADI-2 DAC FS is it "All That", especially for under $2,000? Great performance for the money. There are better units around that do the same things (eg Mytek Brooklyn+ etc) but they are mostly double the price. | |
| Looking for a hybrid integrated to do it all! It does not answer your question but I felt that I had to say something. I understand the urge to simplify. A good decision. What I would resist is the urge to include a DAC in your “does it all” system. DAC technology is changing so fast and ... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? I have been happy with the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge. DAC (good quality), streamer, phono preamp (MC and MM), headphone output). Worth a look. | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers Hi. Thanks much for the useful insight and guidance. I admit to a certain eagerness to try something new FOMO I guess. As a start I will look to “modernize” my current speakers ... can’t hurt to try that. My concerns mainly came up when I went ... | |
| Pass Labs XA-25 on all the time? I have Pass Labs 60.8. When I am not listening I just keep it in standby. Never turn it off completely unless I will be away for a week or more. | |
| In-ceiling: Am I wasting my money? I was I was in exactly your situation a few months ago. I wanted something for ambient listening and/or party’s. The speakers were rubbish. I upgraded them a bit to Boston’s and increased the driver size from 8” to 10”. I wanted to have three ... | |
| In-ceiling: Am I wasting my money? I was I was in exactly your situation a few months ago. I wanted something for ambient listening and/or party’s. The speakers were rubbish. I upgraded them a bit to Boston’s and increased the driver size from 8” to 10”. I wanted to have three ... | |
| Suggestions for a top flight streamer/Dac around the $2000 mark? Brooklyn Bridge+. DAC with streaming. Adding an SBoster external power supply is a meaningful upgrade | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? I have a Brooklyn+ with an S-Booster external power supply. It certainly improves Redbook playback. Thing is that I have a closet full of Redbook CD’s that I like and their is no way I would consider replacing these with high res files. The dif... | |
| Subwoofer matching I will look into HSU.Acresverde, the goal is to complement the current speakers. Not considering replacing the bass drivers that coming with the AG duo’s |