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| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? @robert1976 on the lower end of your 25-40k budget try the Playback Designs MPD-8 DAC, direct into your amps. No need for any preamp and it’s among the most ‘un-digital’ smoothest, real music converters available. They have a long break in cycle, ... | |
| Send in the Clowns “Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted” William Bruce Cameron (quoted famously by Albert Einstein) From personal experience, and accounts of other audio friends, I’ve listened to many of the ine... | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. @toddcowles For 50-60k: Streamer: Lumin U2 DAC: PBD MPD-8 Amp: Simaudio Moon 761 Speakers- ATC SCM50 Passive System will be incredibly musical, highly capable, dynamic, etc. | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre @dynamiclinearityin audio, there are no absolutes. Just preferences. No matter what ATC speakers (or any other brand) discerning audio enthusiasts end up with it’s all good 😊! Besides all that , the OP clearly is interested in amplifiers for HIS n... | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre @dynamiclinearity I spent hours with the active SCM40’s and passive SCM40’s; The active system used the ATC top preamp/ controller. The passive setup used a Moon 641 integrated amp; same DAC as source and same room, same speaker locations. I prefe... | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre @ei001h with the ATC passives? Audia Flight FLS-9 Integrated amp ( has the horsepower), Moon 641 integrated. In prior systems have had many amps (as an EE, I have a passion for power amps) In no particular order: Luxman M-900u, Simaudio 870Av2, ... | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre @ei001h congrats on those ATCs! I have the SCM40 v2 and drive them with a Simaudio Moon 761. Stunning synergy. Up there with classic synergy like Luxman/Harbeth. The 761 shares the same MDCA tech as the 861 amp, which is what you should audition i... | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” These are some of the top solid state integrateds that will possess the tonality you are interested in, that won’t break the bank, and will likely last decades. -Luxman L-509X on used market around 6K -Luxman L-509Z a bit more for the latest mod... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? I had a Lumin U2 and experimented with fiber direct to its SFP port from a GIGE switch also with SFP fiber port; Researched the heck out of it and ordered all the parts from DigiKey. Let it settle for a week. To my ears it did not sound as good as... | |
| Burmester 218..... Don’t feed pizza to trolls | |
| Meitner MA3 I had the MA3 for several months; it’s an excellent DAC and a serious value especially at the price offered to you. Used with RJ-45 cable to network switch and I was off to the races. Roon recognized immediately and no buggy software issues; To b... | |
| ATC SCM40A speakers @lonemountain yep that's what I meant :) Thanks for the details. The more I learn about the engineering behind ATC, the greater is my appreciation for them. Cheers | |
| ATC SCM40A speakers @tomcarr I'll chime in, as a newcomer to home audio with ATC, I am running the passive SCM40 V2's with a Moon North 761 amp. I spent a few hours at my local dealer listening to the SCM40 actives and passives. The Active versions were driven by the... | |
| Do you have a perfect digital marriage? @2psyop Fun 🧵!! Power and Networking: -Fiber to house -EERO Mesh network -GIGE SW with LPS -IsoTek Genesis EVO Regen powering IsoTek Aquarius EVO condtiioner -Roon Nucleus One with Teddy Pardo LPS -Purist Audio 🐱 8 Ethernet Cable from GIGE... | |
| Current or Previous Harbeth Owners… @avanti1960 i felt the very same way about all my Harbeths until I auditioned ATC. They have the potential ( setup dependent) to portray that incredible transparent midrange realism of properly setup Harbeths, but the ATC’s extend top and bottom a... |