drubin
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| Anyone listened to PSB Synchrony Ones? Thanks very much, jgwilson.Blindjim, are you looking at the two P brands as possible replacements for your Sonatas? | |
| Anyone listened to PSB Synchrony Ones? Jgwilson (and anyone else), what can you say about the differences between PSB and Paradigm? They seem so evenly matched but I'm sure they have different family sounds. | |
| Harbeth vss Dynaudio I have owned both and currently have the Dynaudios, Very different sounds, though both are probably what most people, including me, would call "musical." The Harbeths are more unfussy about associated components (they are not what I call "transpar... | |
| What is the best DAC ever made? >USB to Ayre and to Scarlatti when using upsampler, otherwise optical out from Mac Mini.You preferred optical out to the Berkeley over USB to the other two? | |
| What is the best DAC ever made? Dacbuyer -- you used the Ayre with USB, but was was your source and method of connection with the other DACs? | |
| First Sound preamp I had a First Sound for a couple of years and agree with all of the praise above. I will add that it has a lot of gain and the volume adjusts in 2 dB increments, With your very efficient speakers, you may find yourself hanging out in the first few... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective The Playback Designs DAC or player should be added to the list.In the computer audio world, there are some who proclaim the very reasonably priced pro unit from Metric Halo, the ULN-8, to be very special. | |
| Pass Labs XP-10 & XP20 Users Does anyone have an opinion on the XP-10 vs. the preamp section of the INT-150? The integrated has preamp out capabilities and seems to offer the same functionality as the XP-10, though I believe it does not have any gain. Of course, the two share... | |
| New Green Mountain Rios - has anyone heard them? Further thought: Roy Johnson of Green Mountain Audio is one of the best writers among high end manufacturers and he is very generous with his knowledge on the website. Others in that same elite group include Charles Hansen (Ayre), Karl Schuster (E... | |
| New Green Mountain Rios - has anyone heard them? >someone needs to overhaul the website.Why do you say that? It's not particularly slick but it's very informative and even compelling. Compare it to, oh, Vandersteen. | |
| What amplifier for Harbeth HL-5? I agree about them being easy to please. I had very good success with Nuforce and Harbeth -- rich, detailed, textured, present. | |
| Internet Radio sounds better than ripped CDs. Why Something is amiss with your setup. Internet radio sounds decent, but your ripped CDs will sound better -- no ifs ands or buts. | |
| Silverline Face-off: Sonatina II vs 17.5 Agreed, you should definitely leave the sub out for basic comparisons and, especially,for comparing stands and such. | |
| need suggestions for GMA C1 match You might ask Roy at GMA what he thinks. My impression, based on having owned Europas, is that you can hardly go wrong. You might also consider one of the Odyssey amps.What are you using now? | |
| Amarra for iTunes at RMAF... Oh, and Mark, you should be sure to visit the forums at Computer Audiophile, if you haven't already. |