hgeifman
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| Aurender Conductor latest fail… Please confirm your Aurender components, including, the Conductor app have been updated. | |
| Understanding MQA/tidal/ DA conversion Absolutely. Forget Tidal/MQA and subscribe to QoBuz. It offers hi-res albums and more than 1,700 playlists. | |
| Intergrated Amp suggestions for B&W 805d4 I like my Ayre AX-5 Twenty integrated amp very much. The sound is different in that the sound is MORE natural and less ’exaggerated’ than my previous amps. This is very hard to put into words. The sound is there with no artificial extra stuff arou... | |
| Any love for Musical Fidelity integrateds? The Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amplifier looks interesting. Thoughts? “Internally, the M6si is configured as 2 independent monobloc power amps with a separate pre amp. It is, in fact, a pre amp with 2 monobloc power amps that just happen to... | |
| Deals at Axpona on amps @travisg, A very simple solution. I suggest you ask them if they would sell you the item at a lower price since it is a show demo. Of course, you need to confirm your purchase INCLUDES a warranty and all parts are included in the package (remote, ... | |
| Will DAC always sound better going straight into a Power Amplifier? I experimented with my DAC going direct to my power amplifier. The sound is good but NOT light-years better than using my preamp. My ’gut reaction’ is it might not be as clear, and the music does not seem as smooth. So, an hour later, after more l... | |
| Krell K-300i vs. other integrated amps under 10k @ei001h, Based on my experience with the Luxman 590ax II Class A amp, my Hypex NCore NC400 Dual Mono Class D Power Amplifiers, my Mola Mola Kaluga Class D Mono Power Amplifiers (very disappointing), my SimAudio 700i V2 amp and my current Ayre X-5 ... | |
| Krell K-300i vs. other integrated amps under 10k I have no experience with the Krell K-300i integrated amp. Please see these reviews: Tone Publications Krell Review Home Theatre Review of the Krell amp HiFi Pus review of the Krell amp | |
| Recommended integrated amplifier for upgrade +1, As was suggested above, the Ayre Acoustics AX-5 Twenty amp is excellent. BTW, there is an Ayre AX-5 Twenty amp listed for sale on Audiogon. Please see: Ayre AX-5 Twenty amp listed for sale Another less expensive alternative is the Ayre EX-8... | |
| Whither Vitus? Vitus USA retailers from their web site. United States 3mA Audio https://www.3maaudio.com/ United States Cake Audio https://cakeaudio.com/ United States Stellar Home Audio https://stellarhomeaudio.com/ United States United Home Audio ht... | |
| Power Distribution Nordost Base Mark II (QB-8) AC Distribution Unit https://nordost.com/downloads/multiLanguage/qbase%20mark%20II%20one%20sheet.pdf | |
| Solid State Integrated Amp Purchase Options and Online/Audition Strategy +1, As posted above, the Ayre Acoustics AX-5 Twenty amp is excellent if you can find one. They sometimes appear for sale on Audiogon. Another less expensive alternative is the Ayre EX-8 2.0 integrated amp. Please see this link: Ayre EX-8 2.0 Int... | |
| ayre ex-8 2.0 output transistors Ayer reports "The overall Ayre EX-8 2.0 upgrade doubled the number of output devices and capacitance for the output stage of the amplifier. The more capacitance, the better, and the doubled number of devices helps the EX-8 2.0 drive harder-to-dri... | |
| Aurender conductor: unable to delete favorites? Aurender Conductor App update available that fixes adding and deleting Qobuz favorites. I used the App Store to do the update. I then added an album to my favorites and deleted it. Everything works. | |
| Berkeley CA audiophile is desperate need of help @bander, Routers sometimes do STRANGE things. I suggest you upgrade your Router’s software, if needed, and power it down for 2 minutes and restart it. Please also power down your modem and restart it. I hope the above excellent suggestions help so... |