hifihandyman
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| The revolution has begun! I’m loving the sound from my Hifi Rose RA180 and NAD M33, both are excellent and rewarding to listen to. Class D has come a long way. But when I truly want bliss, I always come back to my Classe mono blocks. Clearer, better imaging, warmer, les... | |
| The revolution has begun! This is definitely not new! Tact had something very very similar starting in 1998, YEARS ago. A pure digital amp. The volume control was one of my very favorites. Smooth like butter. It makes my feet itch when people make blanket statements t... | |
| Streamer/CD ripper I use the HifiRose RS150B with their external cd ripper and I added a several TB Samsung SSD drive inside. I use this as my DAC as well. Works great, sounds great and I really love the screen. It’s very flexible. | |
| Hifi Rose RA180 LS60 has a combination of class D and class AB amps inside. I truly believe that the implementation of different technologies is definitely more important than making blanket statements that one technology is always better than another. In my sy... | |
| Hifi Rose RA180 I would sincerely urge you ricevs to listen to a pair of KEF LS60 speakers. The sound quality is INSANE. Everything you just mentioned. | |
| Hifi Rose RA180 Hey there. I’ve had the new RA180 for a couple months now and right off the bat it has amazing detail and clarity and bass. Bass was immediately more substantial when compared to the NAD M33 that I have on hand. This was in bridge mode, so it’s... | |
| Advice? Less than $4k, solid state preamp, neutral to gentle The Hattor is super nice. It sounds incredible. | |
| From separate streamer and DAC to al-in-one suggestion That’s funny, I just went through this exact scenario. I had a total of SIX components for my front end: SOtM SMS200 Ultra Neo streamer with upgraded power supply, Denafrips Gaia DDS, Denafrips Venus II DAC, and a Hattor preamp with vacuum tube li... | |
| Hattor Audio preamps? I have one that’s got all the upgrades and the tube stage as well. It’s a superb preamp for sure. In my system, the tube stage adds a lot to the sound being amazing. I recently compared to the Benchmark and there was no comparison, the Hattor is... | |
| Integrated Amp Suggestions The new HifiRose RA180 integrated would be perfect! Lots of power, two separate switchable pairs of outputs, and super cool retro style. | |
| How do you make a final decision on a DAC I am another Denafrips fan. I’m running a Gaia/Venus II combo and it’s wonderful. Smooth as silk and easy to listen to, while still being very detailed. I recently tried out the Classe Delta PRE preamp and it has an ESS DAC built in, and it did... | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers KEF Blade, of course! | |
| Dumping it all for Lyngdorf??? I can definitely recommend the M33 as well. I’ve spent time with the M33 with Wilson Duette speakers and it was incredible. Very impressive. Of course, my system sounds a good bit better, but cost much more and there are many more components. ... | |
| Recommendations for a modestly-priced audio system? This is my area. I help loads of “cheap” people all the time. She needs a pair of Klipsch Premiere RP-160M speakers and a Yamaha A-S801 integrated amp in silver. People can get a lot of satisfaction out of that combo. It’s perfect. Unfortunat... | |
| Opinions wanted: 10-30K Speakers for Jazz/Folk I would recommend the Wilson Yvette with a Parasound JC5 amplifier. A sound to die for. |