jbuhl
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| CD player recommendations There is a Wadia 122 over on UsAudiomart for ~800. Pair that with a $500 Cambridge Audio transport and you be in fat city. Although I agree with the streaming suggestion. Properly invested and configurized it gonna oh so close to red book soun... | |
| Tube Line Stage around $5k +1 on considering the PS Audio. I dont have any experience with their BHK stuff but I did run their S300 for years without a hitch and it was a great amp for what I paid for it. The BHK pre is $6.5K new but there is a used unit on USAudio mart for... | |
| Tube Line Stage around $5k This is in the price range. Dual out plus a fixd out, balanced. Support purdy good as well. https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/rogue-audio-rp-7-preamplifier | |
| Streaming 101 Dude — you’re the one who said you were looking for an “end game” setup and threw out the $5k number, LOL, not sh!t eh? | |
| Streaming 101 Yep @audiotroy correct yah gonna need a DAC. I always suggest a separate DAC as the technology is moving really quickly and it gives you the flexibility to upgrade. | |
| Streaming 101 At first glance it appears that CD player has a Bur Brown 1704 DAC which was state of the art when it first came out , albeit many many audiophile moons ago. Regardless I can only image Esoteric went full tilt on the implementation and its a good ... | |
| Streaming 101 I think you can access the DAC on the Esoteric X-01 D2. It has a coax and an optical input on the back correct? | |
| What are you streaming tonight? This on Qobuz. coming through at 24/96 . I wonder if it was actually recorded and mastered at that rate or upsampled?https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/arts/music/robert-plant-alison-krauss-raise-the-roof.html?action=... | |
| Preamp Opinion I got an RP-1 and like it. I put in a set a matched Mullards after one of the stock ones crapped out at about 24 months. Mullards still working good after several years.Never owned a Bryston Pre but I do have their BPD π. I like their gear even th... | |
| Qobuz iPAD app and high rez Fixed. User error. I opened a case with Qobuz and it took some time but they were responsive. I mansplained to them the problem but it took multiple emails and screen shots. They directed me back to the settings->streaming settings and there I ... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k Hegel | |
| Alternative to Audirvana and Audrivana Studio -- how to stream wirelessly? Might need to add some type of rendering device | |
| Octave V70SE vs Qualiton X200 For Posterity:I sat in on an Octave demo at the RMAF. The Octave amp (can't remember which one) was the most impressive piece of gear I saw at the show. The control of the Dynaudio speakers they had matched up with was fabulous. | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max yep missed the "steering away from monoblocks" Wyred4Sound might work SX-1000R might be an option, gets good reviews. Never owned there amps but have had some of there other products with satisfaction.The PS Audio S300 is also a solid piece (sing... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max +1 on the PS Audio M 700s. YOu can do a try and buy and they take trade ins. I ran and S300 for several years and like it very much . Sold it to a person on here who was very happy to get it. I moved to a Quad Atera Stereo and that amp can be had ... |