jbuhl
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| What a pile of Schiit I’ve got two Aegirs, a Freya and an Yggy. I don’t think you can get better SQ for the money. HOWEVER, their customer service is pretty bad. Either there’s no high level person in charge of customer service, they don’t train their people, or they... | |
| Do I really need a preamp with dac with volume control help My DAC has the ESS Sabre volume control implementation and balanced out as well as my solid state amp. But my Tube pre does not support balanced. Some times I switch from the pre to the DAC direct via xlr. I think it may sound a bit more analytic... | |
| Suggest your most desired MSRP $1,500-$3,000 Stand Mount for a Shootout. Quad z-2 ~$2k | |
| Best streamers WITHOUT a DAC Oh yeah, forgot! Needs to be something with S/PDIF or AES/EBU digital outputs. No USB. Thanks! Bryston BDP-3 has both of those outputs. No MQA and restricted to services TIDAL, QOBUZ and local files on attached storage. | |
| Roon upgrade No drop in SQ here and stable as well. | |
| Newbie Needs Assistance Put a hard hold on the TT. Once you get the streaming dialed you may not want to mess with vinyl. You can use the BS Node as jump off spot for dialing in a high end streaming setup. I use my TT less and less. I have been running the Focal 926... | |
| Integrated upgrade recomendations Hey everyone just an update. I went to a local store here in NYC and listened to a few amps including the Rogue Sphinx v3. I went with the Sphinx it sounded awesome! Haha, Class D hybrid wins the day! YAY! 🤩 | |
| Replacement for Peachtree DacIT ? Wadia 321 over on USAudiomart. Very similar piece as the Mcintosh D100 with a Sabre implementation. Good DAC for $900. | |
| Looking for a Quality Desktop Solution It also looks like the new LS50 is Roon certified so you could sell MRendu. That would be a sanitary setup. Only negative is flexibility forfeit over separates. | |
| Looking for a Quality Desktop Solution There are a pair of Quad S-2 over on usaudiomart for ~$1K. I had the S-5 model for about a year and rue the day I sold them. Still looking for another pair until this day. Might be a good solution for the recommended "Behind You" config. https://... | |
| Looking for a Quality Desktop Solution This could work for amp. Plenty of $$ left over for nice speakers. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649807284-hegel-h95-integrated-amplifier-new-open-box/ | |
| Need Amp recommendation I've narrowed my "choices" down to two amps...... I would go with the John Curl touch if it ain't really old. | |
| Need Amp recommendation Peachtree over on TMR as well https://tmraudio.com/components/power-amplifiers/peachtree-amp500-power-amplifier-new-w-full-warranty/ | |
| Need Amp recommendation If you are ok with Class D there are some good options. Personally I think Tube pre and modern class D implementations are a nice combo. I ran a Rogue RP-1/S300 combo for years and enjoyed it very much. PS Audio S300 (used) https://www.psaudi... | |
| Bluesound Node2 with outboard DAC Hi Op...many of us go through this transition. Or evolution? I had a Sonos back in the paleo period. Then got an outboard DAC. Then had W4S mode the Sonos , Then got a DACless Bryston BDP for for a streamer. Then on to a ROON Core running o... |