gammajo
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| Best redbook-only CD Player under $10k - Bryston BCD3, Resolution Audio Cantata 3.0, .... Ayon CD5s used or new Ayon CD35se. Robust tubed power supply and output stage, class A preamp with analogue volume control included. Best I have heard and I have heard many. | |
| Aftermarket Fuses I would put Audio Horizons at top of my list in terms of improving sound. Seemed to get rid another layer of imperceptible noise (until that noise is gone) so cleaner and more natural. | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 The Ayon CD5s uses NOS Burr-Brown - nice chip | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 Mikhaelkuz, Thank you. Yes a very good sound especially with NOS Russian Reflector tubes for the 6H30's. It seems to have more life, natural liquidity, dynamics and microdetail, while being just as transparent and quiet as the upper end solid sta... | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 Ayon CD5s which has excellent DAC and Preamp with asynchronous USB and analogue volume control. With tubed power and output, best sound that I have heard just more musical and dynamic. Selling nice one, just factory checked. PM for details | |
| What’s in your system today that you also had 10 years ago? Rack, room, two thirds of my music, PS Audio Quintet, most important some of my audio friends | |
| What are your thoughts about moving up product line(s) within a Company? Once I find a company where I love their philosophical approach, reliability, customer service, and most importantly "signature sound" meaning what they value most in reproduction - then I am inclined to up the chain for me that has been loudspeak... | |
| Dynamic compression in speakers themselves? Check out Von Schweikert Audio speakers, particularly VR 55 and above - one of their primary goals is to create great dynamics . I play moine in large room for long periods at classical concert volume and can play for hours without fatigue | |
| Need recommendation for amplifier First, am very surprised you are having trouble with Nuforce repair person. If it is who I am thinking of, myself and many of my friends who have Nuforce amps have received excellent service from him as recently as last week. PM me for his name. ... | |
| Ayon CD5S Tube Replacement This is a late post but may help anyone with the same question. I have the CD5s and certainly agree it is spectacular! It opens from the bottom with a special long Allen Wrench that reaches through holes in bottom. Call USA Tube Audio and they can... | |
| Rate my system and chose the next upgrade If you did move the system downstairs, there are cheap ways to tame glass (Marigo dots, wood blinds etc,) and the TV (just move the speakers out so that the tweeters are a foot in front and cover TV when critical listening ( I use a dog bed with a... | |
| Need Freight Company to Ship Amps on a Pallet Been very happy shipping across country heavy speakers on pallets six trip with Pilot Freight with no damage and on time | |
| SR Blue or Audio Horizons Platinum fuses I very much like the Audio Horizons fuses in my equipment in an excellent system | |
| Have you ever met another audiogon member in person? I have met about 10 members, been to several of their houses and some to mine, and I live out in the "sticks" All interactions have been great and some a'gon folks I now count as friends with contact over many years | |
| Oppo Vs Esoteric My Ayon Cd5s is several leagues ahead of my Oppo105D - so much so that the Oppo on SACD is far beneath Red book on Ayon. So I use my Oppo to listen to the audio tracks of DVD and Blue Ray movies only. I have no bone to pick with Oppo it has been r... |