j_andrews
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| New Pass Labs Go To I almost bought a demo XA25 from them just a couple months ago and then stalled and then it was gone. Regarding the OP’s original question… is there a favorite Pass / FW dealer out there now? I see the Pass site lists dealers … but from ppl’s ex... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k @hilde45 You’re welcome to try out my border patrol dac in your system for a couple weeks if you want to cover the shipping… it’s Spdif only fyi. I’m now looking into the Bifrost… any thoughts on the “2” vs the “2/64”? They have different chip... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k @hilde45 yes I know you’ve been a fan of the Carbon 7’s They have been an amazing purchase (along with the AVA gear) re: Border Patrol….maybe “move on” is too strong. I don’t think I’ll actually sell it. I do like it, but I like experiencing... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k @hilde45 very interesting as I’ve been planning to pick up a MHDT dac soon. The Bifrost 2/64 kind of seems like a sleeper hit. People seem to really love it. I’ve been wanting to move on from my Border Patrol dac as of late and just for fun, I pu... | |
| Integrated amplifier for Fritz Speakers Interesting and good to know. I’ve actually been contemplating an F7 to pair with the Fritzs Keep us updated on what you decide with the speaker and amp decision thanks JS | |
| Integrated amplifier for Fritz Speakers @dsper just re-read your comment about your F7 and Forte IV’s … so surprised to hear that. Are you generally happy with the First Watt F7 otherwise? | |
| Integrated amplifier for Fritz Speakers Yes that’s how it works ! fyi, while the 70’s Yamaha sounded great (and fun), I took it out and put the Van Alstine back in. There’s just a whole order of magnitude of resolution between the two. Would love to hear these Carbons with an amp tha... | |
| Integrated amplifier for Fritz Speakers Just for the hell of it I decided to pair my Fritz Carbons today with a vintage solid state integrated … my 1977 Yamaha CA-2010z, 120 Watts into 8 Ω. Even though I’ve had this amp I haven’t hooked the two up together before . Surprisingly smoot... | |
| Integrated amplifier for Fritz Speakers @dsper i haven’t heard the Carreras so I can’t actually comment on them. However , others have said the Be tweeter can be very energetic even though Fritz’s implementation is also said to keep things natural and relaxed . So, I would recommend c... | |
| Integrated amplifier for Fritz Speakers Also , how well treated or not your room is may influence which Fritz speaker to get… the Carrera or the Carbon. my room is just a tiny bit smaller than yours but with pretty high ceilings … no traditional damping installed but lots of diffusion ... | |
| Anyone buy one yet? Thoughts? It has DLNA which would allow one to use the JPLAY app to stream Qobuz at full resolution and with a terrific interface … much better than M-Connect from a user experience and data standpoint. That’s what I’m doing with my Ifi streamer and how wo... | |
| Who uses ADS Speakers Following up on my post from last week Does anyone have any suggestions on an approach to assessing / potentially refreshing a 40 year old pair of 810's (which are in great shape currently) ...without sending them to Richard So? thanks JS | |
| First Tube amp suggestions I haven’t heard it, so can’t comment on it first hand… but I’ve been researching similar options for my dad who has expressed interest in an entry level priced tube integrated. The LSA VT-70 sold by Underwood HiFi seems to get universal praise fo... | |
| Problems with the IFI Zen Stream.. What's a better Alternative? Forgot to mention that the unit I’m looking to "upgrade" to , if and when I do it, is the Innuos PulseMini. It’s not stratospherically priced at about $1200. Has a built in DAC incase you need to use that but certainly can feed whatever DAC you a... | |
| Problems with the IFI Zen Stream.. What's a better Alternative? I have a Zen stream and I’ve been planning to purchase another "higher end" streamer for months ... But I haven’t yet because it just sounds so good. I’ve certainly had some frustrating moments with it but once it settled into it’s role that it’s ... |