cundare2
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| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system My 2c: As is so often the case, the thoughtful answer is "it depends." And it depends not merely on the system, including room and power considerations, but also on the listener’s goals, attitude, and ability to hear (and tolerate) sonic compromi... | |
| Eversolo v. HiFi Rose Big difference between the RS130 and the RS150’s streamer. And the RS130’s $5200 price tag doesn’t seem all that outrageous for a DAC-less streamer that seems to be designed to work with $3-10,000 external clocks, like the Esoterics. Nonetheless,... | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K yogiboy & akg_ca: I followed up with LFD, and the rep was very clear about its products not being designed for systems that have an external powered sub. Only one variable-level output, intended to drive the main speakers. mspot, I’m aware th... | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K I just spoke with an LFD rep, who confirmed that the company’s amps can’t be used with a speaker system that requires a subwoofer. There’s no way to get variable-level output to a sub. Too bad. I was actually thinking of buying a used unit on eBa... | |
| Eversolo v. HiFi Rose Actually, it’s getting even more complicated. Other Audiogon members have suggested that I look at Lyngdorf & Novation Cocktail streaming devices I wasn't aware of, both of which offer ostensibly more mature HiFi Rose-like graphical interfaces... | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K OK, I did look into LFD and, wow, you’re right, what over-the-top praise! Jaw-dropping! But unfortunately (please don’t hate me), you can’t always select a piece of gear as a sole function of sonics. And before anybody brings out the garlic and c... | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K yogiboy & akg_ca: I’m embarrassed to admit that LFD slipped through the cracks for me. I’m not familiar at all with their products. But since both of you praise the company so highly, I’ll defintely take a look. As I mentioned above, I don’t... | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K yogiboy: Hah -- you’re talking to the right guy! Not sure if I mentioned in this thread that I’ve been a lifelong tube-roller. For thirty years, my go-to system was a beautiful pair of Quad ELSs that I restored, and a variety of tube amps that I ... | |
| HiFi Rose, DAC streamers, Harbeths, etc. Sadly, I have no way to demo equipment before playing it, both because of my location, thousands of miles from any stereo shop, and because of my personal physical constraints. However, I did recently have a HiFi Rose RS250A DAC/streamer inhouse f... | |
| Eversolo v. HiFi Rose tonyptony: Well, that’s exactly the question I"m looking at. And I'll likely be using a Charlie Hansen-designed Ayre DAC. But it's more complicated than that. For one thing, there's the difference between spending $2600 for the DAC/streamer and ... | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K Ah! So much for my reading comprehension! Your recommendation is a good one, but I think regardless, an amp upgrade is long overdue. But you’re making me think that I might need to incorporate a cable re-evalution at the same time. What’s intere... | |
| Is there a way to switch one set of speakers between two sound systems? tony1954: I think you forgot to put a "Yes, I'm just being silly" emoji at the end of your posting. And you forgot to mention buying a new house as a third option. ><Yes, I'm just being silly emoji>> | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K helomech: "$5K-$10K amplification is going to easily outclass your speakers such that the Harbeths become the new bottleneck. I understand why that would be hard to believe given all the hype surrounding this brand, but take the Harbeths along and... | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K ryder: re: Luxman, I've never heard the new Lux gear. When I refer to the Luxman sound as "analytical," I'm merely repeating what other, ostensibly unrelated, posters have told me. I'm ready to be convinced otherwise, but, as I'm sure you can a... | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K kennyc: Your last suggestion, on its face, is a logical approach. But you’ve got to understand that I’m not gonna buy a $10,000+ component unless I’m convinced that I’m likely to keep it for a very long time -- not just as a "tryout." I’ve mention... |