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| What speakers for 10k? Hi Jughead, the Beethovens you are considering are not likely to be the latest design. The latest Beethovens will be featured for the very first time at CES 2015 in Vegas. Here is a line item from a professional reviewers newsletter I just receive... | |
| What speakers for 10k? JugHead, I have heard Beethoven Grand and Mahler in the same system, being driven by a Rowland 500W M312 stereo at RMAF several years ago.... I did fall instantly in love with the Mahlers and eventually bought a pair... There was a night and day d... | |
| What speakers for 10k? Hi JugHead, the Vienna Beethoven Grands are fine VA speakers... But if you can find a pair of used Vienna Mahlers, they are far superior, and well within your budget. They are simply divine! My review of the Mahlers V1.5 was originally published o... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Hi Mark, you are correct... Criterion was by far my reference preamplifier, and would still be my reference if I had a mixture of digital and analog sources.But, as I use only digital sources.... and only one of them at that, Criterion was wasted.... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD May I suggest an option sens-diamonds... Some users might prefer an understated look. G. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Steve, what is the function of the diamond in the volume knob?G. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD And if your DAC supports USB thumbdrives, 1TB USB sticks are already available. See for example this hefty Kingston device, currently priced at Amazon for $997:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E65QM8O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1418496148&sr=8-1G. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Sandisk has announced a 512GB full size SD/XC card in September 2014. List Price is a little steep at $799. This might be the largest SD/XC currently available. See:http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/12/6139057/sandisks-512gb-sd-card-is-the-biggest-in... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Matt, can you tell us more detail about your preference of K-01 S-dly2/4X over DSD/off for classical music?Saluti, Guido | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Matt, your K-01 findings seem to be the opposite of my own... I found S_dly2/4X to be most emotionally absorbing for long term listening, while DSD/OFF seemed me more of an seat-edge experience that I could endure for a limited time.Now I am wo... | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? Mikela8, if you contact Dennis at D-Sonic, he might tell you which modules are being used in the amps. G. | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? Don, you can expect break-in to last anywhere from 600 hours to 1500 hours with your new amps.... Initial performance is almost always limited in the treble region. During breakin, performance is expected to fluctuate wildly, and become occasional... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Yep... except that the Technics page site is not compatible with screen reading technology... Ah well *groans!* G. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Wisnon, what are the Technics devices you obliquely refer to... And what about links to their home pages and/or reviews?G. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Steve, you will find the Yamaha CD-S3000 at MusicDirect for $5995:http://www.musicdirect.com/p-161295-yamaha-cd-s3000-sacdcd-player.aspx |