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Aries-Cerat Helene Review
@audition__audio    Bob is alot to handle but the AC gear is good. You have to separate the two, Bob won't be living in your listening room after the sale and thats all that matters.   
Audio Note DAC Owners- please share your thoughts
You do not need to pair AN dacs with AN gear that is a widely accepted misnomer, not true in the least. No different than any other manufacturer.  I did have a Lampi in here and it was a nice DAC but in the end I preferred the AN sound over the L... 
Audio Note DAC Owners- please share your thoughts
The issue with the SW1X is it’s priced on point (or more) with Audio Note but it resells like absolute crap. Caveat Emptor if you want to sell it, can take a while and you will take a larger hit than if you were to resell AN. It may very well be ... 
Holo Audio May KTE vs DCS Rossini Player / Clock
@rooze I read alot about it too, which is why I purchased it (at the right price)..But the proof is in the pudding at they say, put my ear on it and just didn't sound like music. Definitely not a system issue, I have had a bunch of dacs in here as... 
Holo Audio May KTE vs DCS Rossini Player / Clock
I had the Holo May KTE for around a month. Great build quality and functionality but there was something incredibly irritating about that DAC for me. Same reaction I get when I listen to Chord Dacs... It was layered and textured, and more or less ... 
Lampizator Questions
@tannoy56    Why not ask Lapizator this question since you're an owner...Rather than ranting and derailing a thread that has NOTHING to do with the issue you brought to it.   
NewOnTech Dac07 - Any Users Out There?
Definitely need to hear more about how this dac stacks up against some others..There is a fella on head-fi raving about it, but he's listening through headphones, not speakers, so the impression is clearly different. He speaks highly of the dac th... 
Anyone heard the new ARC LS28 SE?
Thanks @ghdprentice ...I let it run all night, listened some of today and listening now it’s definitely improved now sittiing at about 117 hours. I am literally stunned at how good this preamp is, and the synergy with my amp. It literally feels li... 
Anyone heard the new ARC LS28 SE?
@audphile1    thanks Audphile1...I have it hooked up RCA right now so I can understand the differences between to the inputs so this is great to know. I will put a few days on RCAs then hit the XLR input for a few. My amp is fully balanced (I/O)... 
Anyone heard the new ARC LS28 SE?
AGD is wonderful gear...I have the Audions coming tomorrow to listen to. I will report in one of those threads.  RE: this preamp, LS28se, I am thinking any limitations I am hearing could be related to break in since it has less than 100 hours on ... 
Anyone heard the new ARC LS28 SE?
@soix room is like a rectangle, about 18x11 with a dormered area where I sit on one of the long walls, system sits opposite on the other long wall. 9 foot ceilings, it’s an upstairs office area. Amp is the Sugden FBA-800 Sapphire amp, pure Class A... 
Anyone heard the new ARC LS28 SE?
Listening to the LS28se right now in my own system on demo. It's very good, truthful, transparent, somewhat textured, tighter bass with tilt more towards the upper to mid frequencies, but not bright or harsh. Possibly walking the line of dry to a ... 
McIntosh c2700 users please chime in?
@stereo5    Enjoy your over priced midfi.  
McIntosh c2700 users please chime in?
@stereo5   McFANboy, I just want to know how you know I have wax in my ears. I'm thanking you profusely.   
McIntosh c2700 users please chime in?
The real question isn't whether you can get a discount...It's why anyone would buy well-branded mid fi McIntosh gear in the first place. Other than the build quality and looks it all sounds like syrup mid fi gear.    Much better gear for the sam...