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| Who has Luv for the Lyngdorf 2170 and is thinking about the 3400. Just got an in house demo of 2170 today.Wow! I am blown away. It has changed my entire notion of my audiophile journey and preconceptions: tubes, a sweet spot, separate components, speaker positioning -- they all seem so unnecessary. All that audi... | |
| Who has Luv for the Lyngdorf 2170 and is thinking about the 3400. Like @uberwaltz I was in the market to downsize to a <10000$ SS integrated from my current setup of tube monoblocks. I had zeroed in between the Luxman or an Accuphase class A integrated. But this thread has made me curious about the Lyngdorf a... | |
| Luxman L590AXii vs Accuphase E-650 for a Shindo lover @restock Thanks for your input. Very interested that as a Shindo and O/96 user, you like Accuphase. Just the person I wanted feedback from.Just another question, how is the lower freq (bass) performance of Accuphase, does it beat your prev Shindo ... | |
| Luxman L590AXii vs Accuphase E-650 for a Shindo lover Yes, there is a Shindo Apetite tube integrated.But I want to move to a SS integrated that is supported by a dealer (Shindo has no dealers here).@jond I want to try SS, cause I want to keep the amps on all the time, switching on the tubes and waiti... | |
| Verity speakers opinions/experience? I have dreaming/hunting Verity speakers for years after listening to a pair of Parsifals at someone’s house in SF a few years ago.During this hunt I came across the Verity Amadis at a store in LA, the best audiophile experience I have had in a sho... | |
| Esoteric N-05 Network player vs Bricasti M1SE with network card I am the OP, I just wanted to add that I am considering a third unit as well. I should have just edited the post :)Removed the post to avoid confusion. | |
| Dated but still A rated DACs +1 on the Luxman D-06 | |
| Dated but still A rated DACs The AMR DP-777 is a keeper, best DAC according to me in the 2.5K used range. I went through a lot of DACs in this price range before settling on AMR. It can compete with a vinyl rig of the same price as its MRP (I tested this out), couldn't make o... | |
| Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet @drstarbug32 Do you know if the gold version is better than the SE version sonically?It looks fabulous for sure, but wondering if the added $$$ also translates to better sound. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD As a silent follower of this thread for years.I am waiting to see the Audioexotics acclaimed Trinity DAC and the Wadax Atlantis in Matt's audio room. I feel like it will happen soon, now that with Boulder DAC @mattnshilp has breached the 60K mark :) | |
| Step down transformer (220V to 100/110V) or buy 220V version of Shindo preamp Sorry for the confusion, I used to live in the USA until last year, now I live in India, so it would be, 220V -> 110V or 100V (depending on whether I buy from USA dealer or Japan).@erik_squires What is a balanced transformer? | |
| JEFF ROWLAND AERIS WITH PSU AND AURENDER W20 OR ESOTERIC N-01 Isn't the JR Aeries (very well reputed) but a bit old now? Given the speed of innovation in the digital world these days, perhaps it might be wiser to wait for Esoteric N-01 reviews to come out before deciding.I am in the same boat as OP, and am w... | |
| Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet Esoteric has the D-01 streaming DAC that is out with ethernet and everything. Wonder how it's going to turn out. This DAC with ethernet space is heating up. | |
| Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet I think there is enough consensus coming around the fact that ethernet is better than USB, that I am starting to believe, although never having tested it myself.@limniscate if you look at the latest review of Ayre DAC, the review does mention tha... | |
| Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet @avlee Thanks, I will take a look. |