fred60
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| Best integrated/power amplifier under $6000 Hegel H360. I own it and love it. 250W per channel into 8 ohms. I can't attest to the DAC as I don't use it. Maybe wait for the H390?? Phenomenal integrated amp. Drives my Raidho's so well. Can't imagine another integrated that will do better. | |
| I need bass I agree with genesis777-- add a sub first! I added 2 JL Audio E-110's and the change is amazing. Not only does it add bass, and highly refined and not boomy bass, but also increases dynamics and slam. I listen to rock mostly and have a pair of R... | |
| Marantz PM10 class D amp Depending upon your wattage needs, I would recommend either a Hegel H190 or a Hegel H360 (which I own). Just fantastic, musical, dynamic, detailed, and resolving amps. H190 is $4000 which outputs 150w per channel @8 ohms and the H360 is $5700 an... | |
| I want to be moved and have the music touch my soul! Honashagen has it right. I have an Oppo 105D and it sounds fanstasic with the right equipment. I have a Hegel H360 and Raidho XT-2's. With good recordings, it sounds like the musicians are in the room with me. Ansuz cables. | |
| Black Cat Silverstar BNC to BNC Question re: BC Silverstar Mk2 (or any digital cable for that matter): I have read that cable length is important-- that you use at least a 1.5m cable to prevent bounce-back reflections. In email back and forth to Chris (maker of BC cables) he sa... | |
| Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"? I agree with geoffkait. The ABKO DSD CD's sound great. That is before the Stones got control and didn't care about the sonics on their own label. It's a shame, really. Exile sounds terrible and there is no way to fix it. I have 4 different cop... | |
| Differences between cd transports? @tweak1 are you saying the Wireworld Starlight 8 coax? | |
| Differences between cd transports? The Hegel has a built in DAC, and apparently it's really good (I've never used it!!) | |
| Differences between cd transports? @tweak1 I also have a 105 and use XLR's out to my Hegel H360 integrated. Wondering if coax out (with Black Cat Silverstar MkII coax cable) might be a better option for red book CD's. Should I give it a try? Was thinking about Wireworld, but eve... | |
| What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price? Dream speakers are Raidho D-3.1's, matched with a pair of JL Audio Fathom F112v2's. That or Magico M3's or Rockport Atria II's. My current speakers are Raidho XT-2's, matched with a pair of JL Audio E-110's. Dream on! | |
| Differences between cd transports? tweak1-- so you are saying that the Oppo 105 can't output SACD via coax digital? I think that you might be right about that... | |
| Differences between cd transports? tweak1-- so what was better, the Oppo 105 via coax, or the Marantz HDCD1 via coax? I'm curious because I use my Oppo 105 via XLR's to a Hegel H360 Integrated to play SACD's and HDCD's and was thinking about trying the coax digital output to compa... | |
| Sloppy, muted bass response on Hegel h190 It's NOT the Hegel. Hegel amps are fantastic. | |
| Cd's to make a come back in the future? I think Darko's point was that with DAC technology advancing-- that a CD transport and an external DAC-- makes the sound quality, in many cases, sound better than the HiRes download. So why pony up for a HiRes download of a CD that you already ow... | |
| Thinking to upgrade speakers Don't know about anyone else-- but it is so hard to get to demo speakers! I live only 50 miles from NYC, but I either have to go to New Haven or NYC, and even with that, the options are very limited.Anyway-- sound is very dependent upon listener ... |