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| Aqua hifi La Voce s3.....anyone audition it yet? Same here and my assessment of the differences is the same.Takes a really long time to break-in even for the upgrade but a great DAC when it does. | |
| Network streamer recommendation without a dac/amp (pure streamer), under $4k Agree of those three the Lumin. | |
| Tube Rolling Advice for the Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme? Call Andy at Vintage Tube Services and tell him your gear and what sort of sound you are looking for and see what he says. Something as simple and reasonable as a pair of RCA Cleartops or Raytheon Black Plates like the ones used by Baldwin and Con... | |
| Network streamer recommendation without a dac/amp (pure streamer), under $4k Aries G1 or the Lumin U1 Mini are your best bets. Good software, ease of use and good solid companies with history and stellar customer support. | |
| JM Reynaud Bliss Jubilee's vs JM Reynaud Bliss Silver's You will probably have to call Bob at Amherst and get his opinion. | |
| Spendor D7 Audio Classics in Vestal NY is also a large Legacy dealer. | |
| Any Teac dealers on AG? Where did you buy your Nt 505 There are only three "dealers" that I am aware of, Crutchfield, HiFi Heaven and Sound Approach. Price is pretty much fixed. You're not going to get it on the cheap. | |
| PS Audio new Stellar Phono PreAmp? Until one of the Beta testers says something on the PS forum you will have to wait until after the September release. | |
| Rare find Blowtorch Audio Preamp They have it listed for sale for $10,000. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9fj94-ctc-builders-blowtorch-solid-state | |
| New DAC or New Streamer or New Streamer/DAC @clio09 I've owned the Mini, Aries Femto and now the G1. Each one is a step up from the one below in sound quality. So if your happy in the Lightning DS environment the G1 is a logical move. The Lumin U1 Mini is also a great product from a real... | |
| Amp recommendation for Vandersteen Treo CT Take a look at the Kinki EX-M1 under your maximum price and at 200/400 wpc more than enough power for the Treo CT's. I have used mine with Nola K.O.'s, Verity Otello's and Reynaud Abscissa Jubilee's and it sounds superb with all of them. | |
| Power cord recommendation for a dac? Triode Wire Labs Digital American or one of the new Shunyata Digitial power cords. The 14 gauge starts a $195 with the 12 and 10 gauge higher but still in your budget range. | |
| Amp recommendation for Vandersteen Treo CT Borderline if your room is large. | |
| New DAC or New Streamer or New Streamer/DAC Get the Terminator first and break it in using the Mini and see what you think as you may be satisfied especially if you have added a LPS to the Mini. If not then later look for a deal on a used G1 or a Lumin U1 Mini. | |
| Most impressive small footprint speaker Reynaud Abscissa Jubilee. |