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| Recommended Speaker List for Atma-Sphere OTL Amplifiers. @gwng8, I hope Ralph (atmasphere) responds. If not, you can always PM him.I own a pair of MA-1's and have found them to be the most remarkable amps providing unmatched sonics as well as reliable, trouble free performance.Go to his website, he has... | |
| Streamer vs computer? What I was trying to say is that the Bluesound DAC, while being good for the price, could be improved upon with an external DAC. Whether MQA sounds better through the Bluesound, I cannot say.If it does, then it seems MQA is doing something that ca... | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? @bstat, As Johnny pointed out, owners of the 2WQ are probably going to upgrade when the Sub 3 comes out, so, as I said, there will probably be a few 2wq's for sale in the near future. I would not expect Vandersteen to discount existing stock. And,... | |
| DAC's....Ayre versus PS Audio The Codex might be a better choice.B | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? @bstatmeister,I believe it has a built in equalizer so it will be much like the 5's and 7's. John Rutan would have the specifics. I also suspect it will have a higher price tag. I would wait, when it comes out, I'll bet prices come down on the 2wq.B | |
| Streaming Unfortunately, not as complete as Spotify. | |
| In need of some Amplifier advice. Is therereally any point in it with my current setup? @OP, that is definitely not a dealer you want to deal with.If you can make some time available, take a day or weekend and contact a few dealers in Dallas. Make sure they can accommodate you (if they can't, scratch them). Tell them you are listenin... | |
| Streamer vs computer? @cheeg,I have listened to the Bluesound Node DAC and compared it directly with the Ayre Codex when I was at Audioconnection. The Bluesound DAC was good, but throught the Codex, it was way better. Mind you, this was with non MQA music, but I can't ... | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? @noises,Check out HifiShark.You can get a good idea of prices from sold items as well as find items for sale.B | |
| Streaming @jl35 .Do you have any tricks to access Tidal classical offerings?I, for one, would like to know.B | |
| Your Opinion on Amps It helps to know what speakers and preamp you are using.Each of those amps have a 'signature', which may work well with some equipment but not others.Unfortunately, too much of this comes down to 'synergy'.B | |
| In need of some Amplifier advice. Is therereally any point in it with my current setup? @OP.You will be on the road to enlightenment.And, don't let any dealer pressure you. You are on a quest to find a speaker that sings to you. Don't worry about related equipment until you find what you like.When you do find something, let us know. ... | |
| Ideas for my next DAC....? Let's see:Ayre CodexSchiit YggdrasilBoth are around $2k new, and will smoke just about anything out there.Both companies offer upgrades, so obsolescence is deferred.B | |
| In need of some Amplifier advice. Is therereally any point in it with my current setup? If you can drive to Dallas, TX. , there is a Vandersteen dealer.As 2psyop posted, try and audition as many speakers as you can. Once you find a 'sound' that sings to you, then you can start making decisions on the rest of the equipment.Yamaha, if ... | |
| Car audio of the future .... @elizabeth .There is nothing like good tunes on a good car stereo on the open road.B |