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| Schiit not that Good? Why would anyone expect a $1,000 system sound better than a $50,000 (or more) system?Everyone is looking for the proverbial giant killer... I've yet to find one.If you pay attention you will see lots of new internet darlings come and go, only to b... | |
| Is the OPPO-205 worth $3600? Absolutely not. People are crazy if they are paying that much for an Oppo. | |
| The big DAC decision I've compared my Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC to many, many newer and more expensive DAC's and have yet to be blown away by anything until you get into the 5 digit range (Esoteric K-01X comes to mind).Give the Ayre a listen and more than likely save yourself... | |
| Worst Rock Band Ever !!!! Not sure if this falls into the right category, but Elton John is unlistenable to me. Crocodile Rock - Really? Puke. | |
| My experience after lost of 20k$ I stream from my Mac mini to an Ayre QB-9 DSD and am extremely happy with the performance. I listen to ripped hi-res music as well as Tidal streaming and haven’t turned on my Esoteric DV-50 in almost a year which tells me all I need to know.PC au... | |
| Pass Labs vs Mark Levinson vs Parasound - best 2 channel amp used under $2,500? I have had many amps pass through my system including ML 336, ML 436 mono’s, Pass X350.5, Pass X250.5, and have had my Parasound JC1’s for several years. They are all fantastic and I could have happily lived with any of them.So... I'd check out an... | |
| High quality portable server/player/dac for car Astell & Kern for sure. | |
| Aerial 10T's in the house... I've had mine for many years and they still make me smile. If you are considering amplification I can highly recommend Parasound JC1's.Enjoy! | |
| Finally took the Bryston 4B Cubed plunge Congrats on the new amp. Glad to hear you’re on the other side of your health issues too! Enjoy. | |
| New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000 It's comical to read how outraged people get when a product like this is released. I'm quite sure those who gnash their teeth the loudest, would get looks of insanity if they were to discuss the cost of their current "stereo" with their friends, ... | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? My preamp (Levinson 326s) and amps (Parasound JC1's) have standby modes which minimize the amount of warmup time. I wouldn't leave them on all the time even if they didn't however. | |
| New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000 Gorgeous! Happy to see Dan and his company doing well. | |
| Audio Research Reference 6 or Mark Levinson Reference n32 I tried the ARC LS27, Cary SLP-98 and Cary SLP-05. The SLP-05 was by far the best of the bunch, but I still preferred the 326S. | |
| Audio Research Reference 6 or Mark Levinson Reference n32 "Educated" is an excellent way of describing the ML sound. I've owned tubed pre's and do not miss them after getting my ML 326S.Have you made a decision yet? | |
| Simple Question re Tidal Playback "If I simply connect a USB cable from laptop connected to Tidal to USB input on DAC, will this do the trick? Any other options? Thank you."Yes. |