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| Amp recommendation for Sopra 2 The Sopra’s are an excellent, hi-end speaker which means they deserve excellent amplification -- especially as you specify "Great sound..." as your 1st goal.1) No, go for a good 2-channel amp. Buy used—given your budget you will score a better sou... | |
| Which vintage amp would you keep? Mark Levinson No 23.5 or Krell 400cx? I am tempted to say Krell, but it all depends on the system context; care to share more info? | |
| What do I need to start Streaming Music thru my Audio System You have good kit , fully able to do justice to hi-res files, so what you need is a good "streamer", i.e. a device that can connect to internet services such as TIdal, Qobuz, etc, or bridge with Roon (which is a user-firendly software that brings ... | |
| Higher End DACs Back on topic, I’ll echo @mikelavigne ’s point about pairing the DAC with a top-notch streamer and, I would add, a signal rejuvenator /re-clocker. I recently auditioned top-class DACs (see here). The improvement brought upon by the streamer (i.e. ... | |
| A Top DAC Interesting coincidence—I was looking more or less into the same thing, just after the holidays. I auditioned the reported "cream" of DAC-dom, listening to large orchestral & opera, blues, & rock.Conclusions: at your level, you are looking... | |
| Slot, tray, or top load? @jameswei I don't know what soix would say, but having both vinyl & digital front ends myself, I definitely recommend you start streaming asap... Not as nice looking as a top-notch TT-arm-cartridge setup, but the hi-end digital front ends sure... | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? @erik_squires But why do we assume this has to do with the resolution of the files instead of the performance of the DAC? I'm not sure I get your reasoning here. R U suggesting that a DAC is selective (so to speak) in what it will play well?Gen... | |
| Evaluating Classical Music Albums deciding which album to stream or buy The performers of course! The rest is secondary (not that a good recording isn't welcome!)That said, edcyn above is right: traditionally, big companies have the means to capture the most compelling artists...... | |
| Luxman vs Esoteric "- is it safe to buy class A amp of that age ? "It depends on how it's been treated previously... if played regularly but not left on all the time & placed in a cool environment, go for it! - which of the two would be the better choice ? Th... | |
| Moving cables around killed dynamics for days anyone else experience this? @waipuna Cd players comprise mechanical parts & electronic circuits; Wires are just thin rods of metal. How do these compare in yr analogy?Btw, are you sure of this "molecular" flow or are you thinking of directional flow of electrons? | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? For fans of the Fischer cycle, try the live recordings of Tennstedt with London Philarmonic — in many instances, simply breathtaking! | |
| Lampizator Big7 as a preamp @donpen21 I borrowed Lampi Big7 and I am little disapointed Actually had a slightly similar experience at a private audition of the "Pacific" which, to be fair, sounded very good with a big soundstage, 3dimentionality, and good rendition of detai... | |
| Vintage speaker suggestions for Nakamichi stasis system What are your present speakers? | |
| Directionality of Loudspeaker Cables @pinthrift I'll end with a question. Are all loudspeaker cables sold today marked directionally, and if so, why? Thanks again, Pin Many cables sold today are marked directionally, mainly for two reasons: a) because (purportedly) cables become d... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? @tzh21y As to the original question:As mentioned before, the answer to this depends on certain variables, but to simplify things, let's assume an excellent quality LP and a similarly outstandingly mastered digital counterpart and an outstandingly ... |