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| Does the 'Buck' Start with the DAC? Maybe check out dCS Bartok?It has both dac and streamer https://www.stereophile.com/content/dcs-bartok-da-processorheadphone-amplifierOtherwise, as a pure guess, I would start with 20k dac and 10k streamer. | |
| Need suggestions for a $1500 used system for my daughter....... You can build an RPi yourself with a Hifiberry board. Or buy an Allo the Boss Player and skip the dac in the Peachtree.https://www.hifiberry.com/products/digiplus/https://volumio.org/product/allo-boss-player/ | |
| Need suggestions for a $1500 used system for my daughter....... The Volumio Primo looks like a good streamer. If she is not an audiophile yet she can start with just a tablet and possibly upgrade later.https://darko.audio/2019/06/a-short-film-about-the-volumio-primo/ | |
| Preferred Digital Music File Backup? I use Google drive since it is cheap and I don't have much music. If I would have more I would try Backblaze. And of course a local copy on a USB-disk.I would not only use a local disk.https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup.html | |
| $30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous? I would probably go for the Focal Scala Utopia Evo and sell the Kanta and then get a somewhat cheaper dac, like $12k. | |
| Does the 'Buck' Start with the DAC? I guess in the lower price point, say <$2500 I would spend more on the dac. After that I would try different things. If I ever get to that.This one looks like a good start for a streamer.https://volumio.org/product/volumio-primo/ | |
| Nice retro looking amp from Sweden 🇸🇪 I like the look and the description. I am a Swede and have read about it but it is new and there are not many reviews yet. It is also outside my current budget but I hope it sells well and spreds to other countries. | |
| Does Anyone Know Much About Chord Electronics Amplifiers? I think it is much more important that they improve the sound that the measured performance, especially if that was already pretty good. I have not heard any Chords for a long time but assume they should sound good. | |
| Could this be one reason tubes (and perhaps records) sound better? I think most designers already knows this but has to find a combination from a lot of parameters. For example the designer of many Parasound amps has said that he worked hard to avoid the 7th harmonics since that don't sound good at all but many c... | |
| Considering Moving to an Integrated, Opinions Appreciated I recently heard the Ayre EX-8 in a small tool with Boenicke W5. Great combo and this small speakers really filled the room!The Ayre is a bit outside your budget but if you well something it may work. Or looks för 2nd hand. I have also heard many ... | |
| I have to downsize big time, any ideas on integrated amps and smaller 3 way speakers I am sorry to hear about your cancer, I hope you get better.For downsizing I would either go with an integrated with built-in streamer or an active speaker and then a separate streamer.The first type could be a Hegel H390 or H590 or an Ayre. I jus... | |
| Recommendations for high quality Streaming Audio: If Boone gas Said this, a Raspberry Pi with Hifiberry or similarvwill work and sounds better than your iPhone. Or Volumio Primohttps://darko.audio/2019/06/a-short-film-about-the-volumio-primo/ | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k I just saw that Aavik seems to have separates also, they probably use that for the demo I heard. P380 and maybe C380. Sounded wonderful.The Absolare integrated was a 200w piece that sounded very natural and relaxed. | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k I heard two really good integrated amp at a show, Absolare and Aavik. Might be worth hearing if you can find them or power amps from those companies.The Absolare integrated is around $20k. Aavik was paired with their own Boressen speakers. https:/... | |
| Are most recordings so bad it's not worth spending large on speakers? I think there are meaningful differences even with older or less than perfectly recorded albums/streams. You will still hear things more clearly.If you want to go from, say $7k to $14k for a pair of speakers is up to you. You should listen to some... |