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| Desktop single-driver speakers? The Encore ENC-5 would be a great option. | |
| McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ? No | |
| Lack of Lamm customer service? Hi, I'm a Lamm Industries dealer and I'm happy to help. Feel free to DM.Cheers,Colin | |
| Desktop DAC/Amp You might like the Lyngdorf TDAI-1120. | |
| Streaming transport suggestions You might like the brand new Aurender N200. It's a streamer with user-installed SSD bays you can optionally add down the road if you decide you'd like local storage. If you don't, no worries, it's just a streamer. Flexibility is nice. | |
| Lamm preamp. fullness / bass at low volume? Lamm preamplifiers are exceptional and you'll enjoy the synergy with your M1.1.disclaimer: I'm a Lamm dealer. | |
| New Audio Frontiers 211 SE amp opinions and experience The NAF 211 is exceptional and will be a good fit for a more ballsy sound. Understand about the weight. It may be difficult to find a nice valve amp that has balls, sounds remarkable, but is also light; I find weight is often correlated with quality. | |
| Pure analog system with high power You might like the A100 from Polish design studio Circle Labs if you can find one; the A200 is their flagship integrated but at a bit higher price. | |
| $5k-$6K DACs w Roon? You might like the Gold Note DS-10 with its accompanying power supply the PSU-10 EVO. It’s a DAC/streamer/Roon Ready/headphone amp/preamp. Here’s the summary from the recent review in Stereophile magazine:My reference system hasn’t hosted many DAC... | |
| Horn speakers , high efficiency but not “shouty” A friend owns the Zeus Ellipse DX45 speaker. It's a back loaded horn design, and the guys says it's one of the best he's ever owned. I have never heard it in person (he lives in another state), but something I might consider in the future.This is ... | |
| Roon ready streamer and DAC convo You might like the Gold Note DS-10. It’s a DAC/streamer/Roon Ready/headphone amp/preamp. Here’s the summary from the recent review in Stereophile magazine:My reference system hasn’t hosted many DACs in the Gold Note DS-10’s price range. I was deli... | |
| Tone Arm for Miyajima Zero There is room for some play in the position of an arm within the monting hole but it’s a metter of a few mm, not as much as 50mm (Raven) or 14mm ( 4 Point 14). If I understand you correctly, that’s the measurement for the Raven 10.5 arm. There is ... | |
| Tone Arm for Miyajima Zero I've had good experiences with the TW Acustic Raven 12 arm using Miyajima mono cartridges.Industry disclosure: I'm a TW Acustic and Miyajima dealer. | |
| Technics SL1210GAE + Accuphase E-480 (AD-50) + ??? (cartridge) Hana Umami Red is a good option for your arm and preferences.Industry disclosure: I'm a Hana dealer. | |
| Cartridge suggestions for... I'm flexible.Buy a van den Hul Master Signature Stradivarius or Grand Cru and be done.Industry disclosure: I'm a vdH dealer. |