jbuhl
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| New Focal Aria Evo line It looks like they certainly made changes to the tweeter and the area surrounding it and some kinda of damping refinement on the midrange driver (taken from the Kanta series) . I certainly like the moss green color availability. 😎 | |
| Alternatives to McIntosh MC402? Explore: Couple Bryston 4B cubed amps on here for a little less than $5K each. that be a different sound , powerful. I think it comes in around the 60 lbs mark. 3B would be even lighter. Couple PS Audio M700 mono blocks would weigh even less (26 ... | |
| What do you think is the best integrated amplifier under 1000 H80 on usaudiomart | |
| What do you think is the best integrated amplifier under 1000 cxa81 over on tmr for $1K | |
| Who has heard the Wyred4sound 10th Anniversary DAC? I ain't never heard it. But I have the W4S moded Sonos ZP90 that is still chugging after many years and sounds good. Really surprised that little unit dont get more love around here. Based on that I have no doubt the W4S guys know what they are ... | |
| integrated amp with phone for graham ls6 under $4000 new Rogue Audio Pharaoh II Rogue Audio Pharaoh II is $4K | |
| surprising comparison of tube preamps The Rogue Audio RH-5 head phone amp is highly regarded. Used by many as a line stage pre. Occasionally they pop up on the used market. | |
| Best Options For A Tubed Preamp - $2500 Or Less, Preferably Used To Maximize Value +1 for the RP-5. Those are available for around $2k. Modwright over on TMR for around that pricepoint as well. | |
| Another post about a streamer upgrade Bryston BDP-2 with BDP3 sound board over on USA for less than $1K. The Manic Moose interface certainly spartan but the sound quality is up there. Unit has lots of capabilities as well. It even control a 3rd party DVD/CD player via USB. ht... | |
| McIntosh is now inside a Jeep luxury car. Every time I have ever ridden in a jeep product I think; who buys this junk? Obviously the person I am riding with 🤨 | |
| Floor to Bookshelf I have the Evoke 10s. I think the Evoke series is a nice line. | |
| Roon vs OS and Native Players - Impact on SQ? I found the sound quality very flat in the Roon environment and having .... Dont mean much without knowing the set up details.... | |
| Focal/Naim APP forcing digital front end change Bryston gets a bunch of customer flak for their Manic Moose interface on their BDP streamer products. It's certainly spartan and has its issues. But that will run on all their streamers all the way back to the BDP-1 circa 2011. Even runs and ca... | |
| Roon vs OS and Native Players - Impact on SQ? @mgrif104 What was hosting the core? | |
| Roon vs OS and Native Players - Impact on SQ? When I ran ROON through a MAC mini to my Bryston Pi endpoint. The soundstage was pancake flat compared to streaming directly through the Pi's Manic Moose an MPD. Moved the Core to an SGC with Sonic Orbiter, put in a Mesh Network node at the rig... |