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| Experience with Moon by Simaudio amps & preamps Moon harsh? First time I have ever heard those two words in the same sentence when discussing Simaudio.Yea, my experiences with owning Simaudio also wouldn't have me consider it harsh or bright.I personally would use the term very detailed and p... | |
| Which Harbeths? - if you feel more treble energy with the Totem, it is very likely that the cause is that they emphasize energy on the treble (often in order to grab the listener’s attention). Conversely, Harbeth not not emphasize treble, and it is a relief whe... | |
| Splendor D9’s.2 vs B&W 803 D2 which I own Personally, I think that is one the strengths of the D7/D9 in that they don't require beastly amplifiers to really boogie or sound-good. Since they are decently resolving ( some even say harsh, hot, etc... :) ) matching them properly is good a... | |
| Pass XA 25 versus Parasound A21+ - anyone compare? The best experience I had with Pass was still too lean. At least with the dot 8 series I've owned (X250.8 and now XA30.8), my experiences with Pass are the opposite to this finding. I actually would have guessed folks who don't like the Pass ... | |
| DAC Upgrade Advice, budget $5k the Mojo mentioned by @hilde45 above is an absolute stellar DAC and looks to be quite a bargain at that reduced price. +1 on trying the $3500 Factory reconditioned Mystique v3 DAC. I purchased the balanced version of it last year after purch... | |
| High Quality dac with network streamer saves $1,000s @rsf507 I purchased a very basic switch: Amazon.com: TP-Link 8 Port Gigabit PoE Switch | 8 PoE+ Ports @63W, w/ 1 Uplink Gigabit Port + 1 SFP Slot | Desktop/Wall-Mount | Plug & Play | Limited Lifetime Protection | Traffic Optimization (TL-SG... | |
| High Quality dac with network streamer saves $1,000s By using a switch that cleans and isolates your Ethernet line is a repeatable experiment , there are very pricy ones out there up to $3k ,for under $650You can also buy a sub $100 switch with a fiber port and run fiber up to your streamer before ... | |
| Bricasti M3/M1SE One thing to note if your interested in the streamer is to order it with a new M3. I purchased an M3 but without the streamer and then found out it is $1500 to add after the fact.I liked the M3 sound but didn't love it so ended up buying a used ... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? Mojo Audio Mystique V3 Balanced NOS R2R.My favorite (by a decently wide margin) over all my previous DACs (Bryston BDA2, Berkeley Alpha v2, SimAudio 380DSD, Bricasti M3, Topping D90 MQA, RME ADI 2FS). | |
| Melco N100 vs Sonore opticalrendu I've never heard the Melco but I did purchase an opticalRendu just to compare it against my EtherRegen (Fiber input on A, 1.5m CAT8 on B) into my Bricasti M5.I use the SPDIF output on the M5 to my DAC and prefer the sound quality of that interface... | |
| Magicos! Wow, nice; enjoy! It will be interesting to hear your thoughts on how these two speakers compare. I sold my gen 1 Magico S1s for gen 1 D9s and have been very happy, but the Magicos were impressive and I imagine the A3s is a more similar speake... | |
| Has Digital Audio Tech Plateaued - Is It Safe To Come Out Now? I'm living with a Sim Audio Moon 380D. It does not have the optional streaming interface and due to limitations with my internet connection, streaming isn't something I'm all that interested in. Certainly, a worthwhile step up in DAC performance w... | |
| Move on from my Bryston BDA-1? I had the BDA-1 and then BDA-2 about 6 years ago; I ended up selling the BDA-2 for the Alpha DAC Series 2 then SimAudio 380DSD which I kept for 5 years or so. I really liked the BDA-2 though for the money and thought it was a nice step up from... | |
| Moon audio 740 p linestage I've owned one for ~ 5 years or so and am very happy with it. At the time I was trying various preamps to mate with my Magico S1s and Pass X250.8. I tried various brands of preamps and a few DACs direct to the Pass and was still searching when ... | |
| Spendor D9.2 vs. Harbeth super hl5 plus xd + REL Stentor III vs. Spendor Classic 100? I heard the SLH5 in a very different space/system, and found it a little bright. Quite unlike the 40.2's that I ended up with ... Some people manage to put 40.2's in remarkably small spaces. If you have a full meter behind from the back of the... |