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| My Harbeth C7ES-3 story... Had an LFD NCSE II driving Harbeth C7s for 2 years. Always needed a sub to get where I wanted it to go. The LFD had an issue one day and I took it to the best private stereo repair place in Chicago.He opened it up and laughed out loud. It was like... | |
| Bluesound Node 2i vs Upscale streamers @gdnrbob: When you say "much, much better", what does that mean?Were you using AirPlay, Bluetooth, BT AptX, UPnP....like the OP, I dont get it but really want to.Some say that a Chromecast or APE can do the trick provided your DAC is not too jitte... | |
| Does the 'Buck' Start with the DAC? OK, these last few posts are a real aberration and at the highest 0.001% of this hobby. They should be ignored....;-)I think the key is to match streamers and DACs intelligently.As with everything, I target "92-95%" of what cost-no-object techos s... | |
| Integrated amp for Dynaudio Special 40s I have Dyn S-40s now.Driven by Belles Soloist 1 integrated. New - $2,995. Used prob around $1,200.I have had MANY Dynaudio speakers over the last 20 years in my 3 systems.Contour 1.8sSpecial 25sAudience 52SEsExcite 12sFocus 140sI use the S-40s in ... | |
| ProAc comparison I had response 2.5s driven by an ayre V-3 amp in 2000. Great sound, but felt my tastes in music were not aligned with them.they “bottomed out” easily and strained when driven hard.great for jazz, classical. Just not for zeppelin or allman bros.i s... | |
| AirPlay - "Best" solution help... Thanks for the input, all.The iFi iPurifier was a positive addition sitting between ATV3 and a sort of old entry level DAC like the DACit which we had been using in our family room upstairs. I put it in my office system when I sold the Arcam Airpl... | |
| iPad as music server/player Airplay to Mcintosh MAC7200 upto audiophile quality? Two small suggestions:1. Use Airport Express instead of Apple TV (plenty of documented reasons)2. Buy an iFi SPDIF iPurifier to reclock the Apple signal before it hits your DAC.Spend an extra $200 and it will get you from 90% to 95%...;-) | |
| iPAD to DAC? Why not just stream to your DAC with a streamer via AirPlay? | |
| How can I connect a 5th gen IPad to the digital inputs on Hegel H80 integrated amplifier? Stream it over easily using an AirPlay streamer like Apple TV. Or, use an iPad dock like Arcam then a coax out cable to back of Hegel | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music I, too, am shocked and deeply saddened by this.Over the course of the last 15 years, I had no fewer than 25 phone conversations with Bobby nand this lead to:1. Thew purchase of my first pair of Merlin VSM-Ms2. Purchase of a David Berning Z-270 amp... | |
| Why is it so much more civil over here on Agon? THAT was ONE stupid question!!!Come on!! The guy a) didn't read his manual b) didn't really think that he could just remove the ICs c) left himself open to being grilled.Audio Asylum is a known site for flames and criticism. If you can't handle it... | |
| Problems with my Berning ZH270 it's gotta be your cdp.don't let antone tell you that the solution lies in changing your tubes. i have the same rig except i have a capitole mkI cdp. no brightness at all - just great music!! | |
| The best hybrid amp? David Berning ZH-270Lists for $4,500, sells for $3,800.OTL-bases amp with SS base and tube mids.Search here and at AudioAsylum for accolades. | |
| Upgrade Fever Look into a David Berning ZH-270 perhaps.Great "OTL" tube amp with SS-like bass. See threads here and at AA. $4,500 list - street price of $3,800. Rarely available used here. Tubes good for 20 years! Weighs 10 lbs!! | |
| Problems getting the best out of my Berning Peter-Great summary in your last post. My TG Audio speaker cables use banana jumpers. I have asked another guy to chime in here, too. He's on the west coast and has a Berning, Proac 2.5s and a Cary 306/200 with vol. control.I heard what you said a... |