jbuhl
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| Rogue RP-1 or Schiit Freya I got the RP-1 . I like it. Got a worthy phono stage. I replaced the stock tubes with Mullards. | |
| High End Intergraded comparisons, Marantz, McIntosh, Levinson, Luxman.... +1 for the Bryston. | |
| Wadia 861 as a DAC If you want to get a bit more recent DAC and like the Wadia gear keep an eye out for used Di 321 DAC. you can pick those up for ~$1K and they sound great. If you want DSD you have to jump up to the 322 and additional coin. or the Di 122 without th... | |
| Rouge Audio RP-7 I been running the RP-1 for years. After the stock tubes got noisy I replaced them with matched Mullards and its been sounding nice ever since. Rogue always answered the phone when I called and was always helpful. I think the phono stage is reall... | |
| 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/ |