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| New Class D amplifiers No rational reason whatsoever, from a performance standpoint, to spend $5000 and more for a class d amp. Of course if someone wants to spend $4000 for a flashy case to get performance that can be beaten by a $1000 Hypex or Purifi amp, it's their ... | |
| New Class D amplifiers I most recall from my brief time with them, which left me wanting more air and sparkle. But that’s my ears, my system, of course. @wrm57, yea that is one of the differences I heard between the AtmaSphere and the XA30.8. I found the Pass to o... | |
| New Class D amplifiers @wrm57, I just sold my Pass XA30.8 after purchasing the AtmaSphere Monos. I like a few things better with each amp, and more than not I find they sounded pretty similar. Of all the other SS amps I've tried against my Pass amps I find the AtmaSph... | |
| Streaming Dac $5000-8000 A used Meitner MA3 will fit your price range and primary requirements. It has integrated Roon streaming. I've owned the Sim 380DSD which I really liked, the Bricasti M3 MDX which I liked but found it leaner/more-analytical than the older and le... | |
| Recommend A New DAC Between $1000 and $2000 +1 for the Schiit Yggdrasil DAC, and more specifically the Less is More version. I've not heard the other variants of the Yggy but purchased a LIM after reading many of its reviews. My current DAC is the Meitner MA3 and my previous was a Mojo A... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing After about 6 months of owning both the Class D Monos and my Pass XA30.8, I've finally settled on an amp, and recently listed my Pass. I love the Pass but the two are so similar sounding to me, with a few minor weakness/strengths relative to ea... | |
| new Meitner MA3 hit the rack today I've owned both the M3 and MA3. I sold the M3 after a few months but still own the MA3. Personally I find the MA3 another level up on the M3, it is also a lot more expensive too and I've experienced that the differences between DACs relativ... | |
| CJ 140lm monos vs pass x350.8 If you can demo the AtmaSphere GaNFET monos, you might find that they hit that middle ground you are looking for. I had a X250.8 and replaced it with an XA30.8 after selling my power hungry Magicos. I found the XA30.8 had more of the ’midrange and... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. Neko Case and Dar Williams Good picks!! I'll add Lori McKenna and two classics in Sandy Denny and Judee Sill. | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Suede and Manic Street Preachers at the Orpheum Theater in Boston, a couple weeks ago. Two classic British bands that play in front of massive crowds in the UK but are hardly known in the USA. The Orpheum was maybe 1/2 full, but what a show!! ... | |
| Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ? DULL? - Hardly. You are in the very distinct minority, sir. …. there’s a big army out there that will immediately oppose your opinion. Since this is all personal perspective/tastes, there is also most likely an equal army out there that will n... | |
| Network Acoustics Eno Streaming System vs SGC Optical Isolation System I replaced my EtherRegen (fiber into the A side) and LPS1.2 power supply with the following converter and an iFi power supply. I couldn't hear a difference after the switch. I purposely picked the StarTech just because it wasn't the cheapest (... | |
| Qln, Joseph Audio, Audiovector, Marten, or Canton...? I’ve been really interested in hearing the Perspectives for a while. Unfortunately depending on where you live JA doesn’t make it easy to hear them. I didn’t have a great experience with a local dealer (based out of his house) and out of state dea... | |
| Amplifier Recommendation for Spendor D9.2 Speakers I have D9s and have used them with X250.8, XA30.8, Benchmark AHB2, Bryston 4B3, and AtmaSphere Class D monos. I've enjoyed them greatly with each amp, including the Benchmark which has a different sound signature than the others. My listening r... | |
| DAC’s I own the MA3 and am very happy with it. I replaced a just slightly cheaper (MSRP wise) Mojo Audio R2R NOS DAC that I also really liked. I think the MA3 offers many of the same sound qualities as my Mojo did, and just takes a few of them furth... |