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| DACs that do well without a preamp If you want to go without a preamp I think you need to increase your budget by a good amount. People run the chord Dave as a pre but I have not liked that setup in systems that I have heard. I did run a dCS bank Tom without a pre into a Krell duo ... | |
| How many people do you think have the same DAC, amplifier, and speakers I think it depends on what the system is. I bet if you looked at owners of the Wilson Wamm over 25% own the same gear. I Wamm, D’Agostino relentless, dCS Vivaldi stack. Not sure there is anyone with the same system I have. That said my system ... | |
| What is Your End Game System? I am almost at my endgame system. I have been into Hi-Fi speaker systems for about 4 years now. I started with headphones and went to the top of that summit before getting into speakers. I started with a pair of KEF LS50 and an Arcam A-38. The... | |
| 100% USA designed & made DAC I am surprised that only one mention for MSB. MSB designed produced in house in the USA. my system is all made in the USA Rockport Technologies Dan D’Agostino Transparent JL Audio | |
| Searching for an amp to pair with Rockport Atria II @jmeyers Have you purchased the Atria II? They are incredible speakers. I have just been able to realize how much they scale. I was able to sell off my Classe Delta separates. I was going to go with the MSB S202 but a deal was offered to me on som... | |
| D'Agostino Progression Integrated Amp I auditioned the progression integrated. It was really good I was looking for something different than my krell duo300xd. It had a fuller sound than the krell. I ended up going with classe seperates for a bit. But now find my self with Momentum HD... | |
| Why not? Classe provides a pretty good cable from DR Acoustics with the delta amplifiers | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations Look for a used pair of Rockport Atria. It would be out of the range but you can stretch a used pair of Atria II will blow the sabrina x away easily. | |
| Less Is Really More - Schiit's New Yggdrasil DAC - Less Is More MSB makes the best r2r dacs available imo. They are also made in USA. | |
| Chord DAVE DAC @jackhifiguy if you are planning on spending this amoun5 of money there are many other great dacs out there. I have been on a dac journey with many brands. Chord is good but there are better options imo. I went from chord to dCS with the Bartok ... | |
| Large speaker recommendation I agree with @ronboco the Rockport Avior II is a great option but they are $44k. The Atria II at $28.5k is a great option. | |
| My endgame system I think @ronboco I am at a similar spot right now. I decided to go with the Atria II and keep my JL Fathoms. The Boulder is great but an external dac will make a difference. I ended up with classe delta pre and Stereo paired with the MSB Discrete with the... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers I would add Rockport to your list. I was in a similar situation upgrading from magico s1mk2. I auditioned the A5, s3mk2, Wilson yevette and sabrina x with the ro kport atria II. The Atria is a great speaker. | |
| Searching for an amp to pair with Rockport Atria II @jmeyers I had a pair of Octave MRE220 monos previously. I went on to a krell duo 300xd and have now landed on a classe delta stereo and am looking for a pair of the classe monos. My ultimate goal is to get into the new MSB 202 and upgrade mySB DI... | |
| The Best Preamp is no Preamp? Brandonhifi the Qutest is not designed to drive an amp directly. There if this is your intent I would look at the Hugo2 at a minimum as it has some form of volume control. The TT2 and Dave a designed with this use in mind. For my money the best i... |