davide256
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| What do modern, current day CD Transports do that older CDP's with RCA digital out don't? if your CDP sounds better than streaming, it pretty much says you have not kept up in the "arms race" for a streaming setup. As a comparison benchmark, I highly recommend auditioning an Innuos Zen mini w/ LPS before spending money on any CDP. | |
| What do modern, current day CD Transports do that older CDP's with RCA digital out don't? There's a fad to use CD's again. Unlike vinyl its not valid for better SQ. | |
| Holo Audio Spring 3 DAC Has anyone bought the Spring 3 in its level 1 or level 2 implementation? Pretty happy with a Metrum Octave DAC/ Audiowise SRC-DX DDC combination but its treble resolution is not the cleanest, thinking that even the Spring 3 level 1 would be a subs... | |
| Question about Class A What speakers do you have and whats their efficiency? If Magnepans, I can tell you Aegir isn't a good match, nice sound but 85db efficient speakers make it sound stressed and clip protection will cut in at loud passages. ASR didn't find that runni... | |
| Which amp to use with Linear Tube Audio pre? Aegir was interesting, very warm and full sound. But sounded syrupy and compressed compare to using the MZ2 as amp, definitely stepped on details the MZ2 was providing and could be tripped into protect with loud orchestra. Decided against a small... | |
| Small room electrostat/ planar speaker? Still musing on this, Maggies are hard to shake. Tried a pair of LS-50's on a lark, nice little speakers but no real low bass and ported cabinet design made frequency response quirky. Possible candidates at this time include Spatial Audio M3 and Z... | |
| Which amp to use with Linear Tube Audio pre? Pulled the trigger on Aegir order, will report back on results when it has broken in | |
| Which amp to use with Linear Tube Audio pre? @cat_doorman thanks for mentioning the Aegir. At $800 its worth trying as an inexpensive test to see if a low wattage class A amp would work. | |
| Which amp to use with Linear Tube Audio pre? @cat_doorman what I hear using MZ2 straight in is a less compressed sound, the ambiance and little sound cues that persuade of a lifelike reproduction. yeah sustained bass gets muddy and loud treble transients can clip but thats 10% if the time vs... | |
| Which amp to use with Linear Tube Audio pre? Anyone using Class D with their LTA pre product? Skeptical about class D but I keep seeing posts by Magnepan owners happy with the newer class D amplifiers. The Hafler I have puts out about 100 watts per channel into 8 ohms, the more power argume... | |
| Which amp to use with Linear Tube Audio pre? Long time magnepan owner. Using the MZ2 as an amp sounds great about 95% of the time, exceptions are loud massed orchestra/percussion, deepest bass where more current is needed. Pretty certain that while the Hafler has over 100 watts per channel,... | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? Looking forward to CAF in a few weeks. Never made a move on the Odyssey amps as kept reading reviews that said 300 hours of break in was needed.... hated how it took Teflon caps 6 months to break in with the Prima Luna. Still using the Hafler but... | |
| Has anyone compared a Douk DDC to the MATRIX Audio X-SPDIF 2? If the I2S on a Denafrips DDC can work with your DAC consider them. Really liked the one I had for 192 and below rates better than my other converters, only sold it because I plan to buy Chord for 768 rates | |
| Best DAC? The OP needs to remedy the paucity of his system solution information. Found this in a 12/20 posting "My PS Audio system is the following: PerfectWave DS DAC, Stellar 1200 amplifiers, Direct Stream Power Plant 12, AudioArt interconnects and spe... | |
| USB sucks I like the Zen Mk III, its one of the few servers that I have heard sound consistently good at CAF. In my NUC server solution the USPCB and Eitr have been retired, I use a Lush 2 with an Audiophonics USB-B Adapter Cable for DC Power Supply and ... |