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| Help with high end bookshelf speakers For a very affordable option that will trounce most of the usual suspects (Focal, Revel, Harbeth, KEF etc), you could go the minor DIY route with this kit: https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/2-way-speaker-kits/satori-ara-textreme-2-way-speake... | |
| All Hail the meek --yet mighty – NODE 2i I own a Node N130 into an external DAC (Topping E70 Velvet) along with the Eversolo DMP-A8 streamer. With the Node/Topping combo, I use the Benchmark LA4 for preamp duties. The Eversolo’s DAC is similar to the Topping’s. Both are capable of state... | |
| Eversolo DMP-A8 vs iPhone plugged directly to integrated amp - why no difference? Low-res tube amp mated to low-res Audio Note speakers could be why you don’t hear a difference. The DMP-A8 has state of the art transparency as recently confirmed by Stereophile’s measurements. Any situation in which such components are bottlenec... | |
| Help with high end bookshelf speakers Best bookshelves I’ve owned and heard out of many are the Tyler Acoustics Taylo Ref monitors. They use the same Seas drivers as the non-graphene Joseph Audio speakers, along with top shelf crossovers. Tyler no longer lists them on his website but ... | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? @audiom3 It’s unhealthy and unbecoming to get so emotionally attached to material goods. It’s fine if you like Legacy speakers. However I won’t recommend them to anyone who wants a non fatiguing sound. It’s not like I’m going to alter your opi... | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? @audiom3 Google is your friend. There is only one suite of measurements available online that show a decent performance, and that one is far from comprehensive so hard to say if there are problems outside its on-axis response. The rest of the m... | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? Good beryllium tweeters are not bright. Some manufacturers just happen to voice their beryllium-tweetered speakers with higher treble (some Focals for example). But listen to Magico’s beryllium and you’ll discover they are not at all bright or fat... | |
| Not sure what to think I owned the Mc C49 for a time. Your experience is not at all surprising. I suggest trying the Benchmark LA4. It is a true state of the art preamp and quite audibly superior to most solid state preamps. | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? The Golden Age is now. | |
| D’Agostino Integrateds Speakers like the Atrias are relatively tough impedance loads. As such, when paired with most tube amps, there is a mid-bass boost, hence the warmth. Actually, tube amps create this effect with the vast majority of speakers (why peeps claim tube w... | |
| Youtube audiophile hi res sounds MUCH better than my Eversolo streamer Try inverting the XLR polarity on your Eversolos. | |
| Is there anything other than a Benchmark DAC? Try the Topping E70 Velvet. It’s incredible, and not just for the price. | |
| my own experience with Tekton Design Other than an approximate three week delay in my order delivery, I had a mostly positive experience with the Tekton Lore Reference Bes. I was a little disappointed in the thickness of the packaging cardboard, but luckily they arrived without a scr... | |
| My new Borresen X3's I’m sure the Borresens sound great but the whole R&D and advancements notion is mostly false. The marketing people would like us consumers to believe that’s the case but in reality there exist 30+ year old speaker models that would compete wit... | |
| Comparing Aurender N20 vs eversolo dmp A8 The DMP-A8’s DAC is one of the fullest, least “thin” among delta sigma designs, especially in the upper bass and lower midrange. Though it’s not terribly surprising you’d find it lean relative to an R2R ladder DAC. |