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| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct The new Rowland stuff intrigues me. Sooner or later I gotta stop shopping. Lol | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct I spoke with a dealer in California today who caries Berkeley, Audio Research, and Ayre. They feel the Berkeley is outstanding run direct. But they have heard better soundstaging, especially depth of field and layering, by using a great preamp. Th... | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct It sounds absolutely incredible. And it's not like I don't have options. I have my old Ayre K-1xe, which is quite transparent. It adds a touch of impact to voices, especially, and can give them a somewhat shouty character. It homogenizes the sound... | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct I contacted Berkeley Audio Design. They Can change the voltage gain of the DAC, internally, if requested. There is No way for the user to change the voltage gain of the DAC, in comparison to its volume level. The BAR was designed to optimally driv... | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct I could not get this negative gain thing to happen. First I set the volume control on 0, then tried lowering the L/R gain. It would not go below 0. Then I set the volume at 7, then lowered both L/R gain to 1. When I checked the volume, it followed... | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct I didn't know that. You would think Berkeley would make that more apparent. I will try reducing the gain tonight. | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct If I normally run a volume level of 47.3 on Diana Krall Live in Paris, for example, how would I change things to get the same volume level, but higher resolution? | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct I guess I don't understand their explaination. It this not just setting the output levels, by left and right channels, in .05db steps? | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct I have an Ayre K-1xe here now. I have to strain and strain and switch back and forth and back and forth to hear the very slight differences between the K-1xe in circuit and run directly from the BAR. The KX-R Twenty would likely be a step or two a... | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct kodak805 - How is the sensitivity adjustable on the BAR? It says nothing about that in my owner's manual. It it something Berkeley must set? | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct Joeinid - In your opinion with the AR Ref 6, is the preamp super highly resolving, and thus makes imperfect recordings sound just that way, imperfect? Or is it distorting the signal somehow, resulting in the forward soundstage and punchy on-steroi... | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct One factor here might be the sensitivity of the amps used. With my BAR feeding the Ayre amps, the volume control is usually in the 45-52 range. Berkeley recommends a setting of 54 if connected to a preamp, so I suspect I'm losing little data at th... | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct Please describe what you don't like about the AR Reference 6, as opposed to what you do like. | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct Kodak805. I have been quite successful at negotiating in-home auditions, so, no, I don't buy unless I hear a component in my system, and love it.Speaking of... I LOVE the sound of my BAR. I never said it was cold, or I desired warmth. I've been si... | |
| Berkeley Alpha Reference run direct Yes, I have considered trying a KX-R Twenty. Once again, Has anyone heard that combination with the BAR, and was it an improvement over direct? |