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| Integrated with onboard DAC for Wharfedale Evo 30 I'd hang on for the Peachtree Nova. Based on the reviews of the Decco and the fact that the Nova uses an even better DAC chip, I would expect it to be an excellent product.Alternatives are available such as the Arcam Solo, Linn Classic, NAD (vario... | |
| stereo for someone special I agree with the all in one options with a small pair of speakers. Perhaps a Peachtree Decco or Nova with a pair of Usher s-520's, colour matched to her decor. | |
| Headphone amp advice I recently picked up an Audio-Gd C-2C which I got information about on the head-fi site (good tip, Nsgarch). It is neither portable nor tube which means this post is of little use to you. Nevertheless, it sounds terrific with the AKG K-702s and at... | |
| Alternatives to Musical Fidelity M3 Nuvista I'd have to agree with a number of the other posters in that I think you can extract better from the Nuvista. On the occasions I've heard this amp (admittedly a while ago), it was certainly not bright. Transparent yes, but not bright.I think the M... | |
| NAD M5 vs Cambridge 840c I preferred the NAD to the 840 which I found a little sterile. I found the MF A5 and the Primare CD31 were far more musical than either the NAD or Cambridge. I went for the MF while my brother preferred the Primare. All of the above players were a... | |
| Help with CD Player The Musical Fidelity I mentioned earlier is a tube output CD player. Very smooth presentation but not lacking in detail either. If you like a transparent rendering of what's on the disc, I can highly recommend. I also have the Cayin CD-17T which i... | |
| Best Headphones in $500 range for Leben 300X T_bone, the K702's are the same as the K701 other than the addition of a detachable cable with the K702 and a different colour (K701 - white, K702 - dark blue). You are right that they are very good headphones. The Senn 650's are very good as well... | |
| Best Headphones in $500 range for Leben 300X If you're looking to use the headphone output rather than the speaker outputs, I can highly recommend the AKG K-702. They take some time to burn-in but when they do you are well rewarded with amazing transparency and neutrality. Bass is not as pro... | |
| Help with CD Player I've listened to the CEC TL-51 CD player and was very impressed. It delivers a very smooth, well integrated sound. Silky highs and transparent through the midrange. Only slight negative was that the bass seemed slightly lean compared to the Musica... | |
| great sounding cds to audition new speakers I burn a disc of music which I know well and will be listening to at home on the speakers I select. I listen to a wide range of music so my test disc includes rock, jazz, classical, female vocals and so on. It even includes a few tracks which are ... | |
| Review: Wadia 170i Transport Transport Ray, I'm sure you'll really enjoy the combination of the Wadia and the Monarchy DIP. What DAC do you plan on using it with? | |
| msb Ilink vs. wadia 170i ipd docks Bombaywalla, I had come accross this information and it was actually Gordon Rankin's figures which were in my mind when I stated earlier in this thread that some online sources had jitter in the Wadia at aound 3000ps. It doesn't change the fact th... | |
| Review: Wadia 170i Transport Transport Tdacash, I'd be interested to know more about the impact the CI power supply made to the Wadia. There is very little information out there about the effect of this power supply. Glad to hear you're also enjoying the Monarchy DIP in the chain!Dcste... | |
| msb Ilink vs. wadia 170i ipd docks I'm also very interested to see the jitter figure which is quoted by Wadia. I have no doubt that it will be significantly higher than the MSB as otherwise I would not have expected the Monarchy DIP jitter reduction box would have had such an impac... | |
| Integrated Help Unfortunately, the answer to both questions is "no". There is no balance control, although this not so unusual - this is a very rare feature on integrateds these days. I don't find the power on/off much of an issue - the amp doesn't get hot and do... |