gcknapp
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| HEGEL H80 DAC upgrade recommendation 2018 I have owned my Hegel H80 for two plus years, and am investigating a dac upgrade as well. Currently am using a Bryston BDP-pi digital player into the Hegel internal dac, powering a set of Vandersteen VLR speakers. Kimber Kabyle interconnect, spe... | |
| Bryston BDP-pi Agree. Roon is fantastic, with great compatibility and identification of albums and tracks. Well worth the pricing structure. | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Has anyone auditioned or purchased the VLR CT yet? Very anxious to a/b against my standard VLRs. | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Vandersteen advises the VLR CT is now available, with a 3 week wait time. $3075 for a pair. Awaiting word on finishes and specs. | |
| Bryston BDP-pi Afte one month have the following observations:1. The BDP pi is an awesome reproducer of my music collection. It is versatile, trouble free and gives an honest representation of my music files, stored in Apple lossless compression.2. The Manic Mo... | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Unqualified recommendation. Never had a better set of speakers. | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? My VLRs keep opening up. Four inches from side and rear walls. Just amazing, expansive, honest sound. Adding a Bryston BDP-pi to replace Airport Express into my Hegel DAC. Highly recommended! | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? I’m using Hegel H-80 integrated amplifier, puts out 75 watts into 8 ohms. Plenty of power, in my opinion. | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Just set up and did very preliminary audition. Great soundstage and articulation, even at low volume levels. Hearing things in familiar recordings unheard previously. Doing a burn-in for a couple days, then will report back with further observat... | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? The new signature model will have a carbon tweeter. I am unaware of the current model will be upgradeable to carbon tweeter. | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Getting my VLRs from John Rutan this week. Going with the current model and will upgrade to carbon tweeter model as budget/desire presents itself. Will report back with observations once they settle in. | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Vandersteen advises pricing and release date tbd. Should have info early next month. | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? No and no. Going to check with Mr. Vandersteen on release date. I’ll let you know when he responds. | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Vandersteen rep at AXPONA said to expect a forthcoming VLR Signature model with carbon tweeter like the Treo. May wait for upgrade model to a/b before final purchase decision. Significant increase in price, however. | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Thanks David. I may take you up on your offer |