dht4me
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| Buy a $40,000 used DAC for $4,000 or a new one for the same amount? I have the Audio Note DAC 5 which has the newest 6463 tube gain boards. I have tried close to a dozen new dacs and none of them except the Berkeley are in the same league as this magical unit based on VERY old school tech. It is so dynamic, textur... | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? Symphonic line Kraft there is something very special about these amps. | |
| Chinese fake cables How fake, how good? American equipment manufacturers have been blurring the line for years. Audioquest made a video walk throuh of their plant to prove they were made in the USA. Well I call BS! The plant had spools of product and soldering stations but where is the... | |
| Do you prefer the sound of VAC or Allnic ? Have the Allnic LCR Phono now and had the VAC 8 years ago.It has been years since I had both but they had different sound signatures. Allnic is a different league, more dynamic, emotional and meatier.The Allnic has very expensive Western Electric ... | |
| What is the best way to tame a slightly bright speaker? It is very easy to change the balance and dynamics of the system with loading the source component. It is much like loading a MC cartridge properly.I have the Tortuga LDR attenuator in my preamp which allows loading on the fly and I can dramatical... | |
| Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar) Zellaton’s Vandesteen 7,Thiel CS 5 | |
| chinese counterfeitng There are fakes and there are clones. The best clones can be very good however they do not have the same level of transistor matching that the high end products have and usually cut corners with inferior capacitors and other passive parts. The cir... | |
| Auditioned Magico A3 - VERY DARK... Alon used Odyssey Stratos mono's in his plant. His speakers work extremely well with that sort of high speed/ high damping amp. Coupled to a tube pre and it can be wonderful. | |
| Kinki Studio EX-M1 200wpc Integrated Amplifier I have the Kinki Studio Telos 400 clone and it is awesome. I also have the ML #333 and the Symphonic Line RG1 mk5. Symphonic is the best of the 3 with the Kinki and the big ML just below. The Kinki has teflon circuit boards and is built to a super... | |
| Tube Amplifier for Thiel I have had multiple pairs of Thiels including 2 pairs of CS5i's.I have had a wealth of experience modding the Thiel and have found that the issue / reason that everyone wants a tube amp is the hardness that they exhibit. Knowing that the drivers ... | |
| Fake XLO cables from China I have had some real loosers from China however I have had some fabulous winners from Chinese vendors. The best sub $800 power cable I have heard was an unknown brand cable with multiple ribbon and rectangular wires and I still have them in my sy... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - owners - heard them! I personally know Alon and they use the German Symphonic line / Odyssey monos for their in house amps. He spoke very highly of the Dart Zeel too, mentioning it too was special and I hear the Burmester amps are stunning on his speakers. | |
| Burmester or Pass? With out a doubt the Burmester for sonics and the rare ability to hold value. I have Symphonic Line amps that share similar German build quality , plated and polished chassis and sonics. They are on 24/7 and I did eventually get them re capped whi... |