jchoiny

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Aurender N20
I just placed an order for N20.  I was contemplating between N20 and N200 because my set up was USB.  My dealer, Scott Walker in Anaheim, came to my place and set his demo unit up so that I can compare USB through Chord M Scaler to Dave DAC vs. AE... 
Speaker recommendations :-)
If you had a pair of Wilson, and looking at the rest of your gear, the speakers you are considering might be somewhere between 50k and 150k USD. Pretty big range, but if you consider brands like Magico, Von Schweikert, or Estelon, only a few model... 
Chord M-Scaler and Should I Want One?
I love my m Scaler and Dave combo, but I could never get the double BNC connection to work well.  Too many dropouts and pops while playing high res or DSD files.  I tried moving from BNC 1/2 to 3/4 on Dave with slight improvement but still occurri... 
Magico vs the world
I have been a long Magico fan.  Started with S1 then S3 then S3 mk2 and finally S5 mk2.  Everyone agrees on Magico's impeccable build quality and top notch design.  I still think the S3 the best looking, along with M2.  It's the bass quantity (not... 
DAVE w/ or w/out M Scaler?
The difference was night and day for me.  M-scaler makes a huge difference when used with Dave in my system: Soulution amp, Magico S5 mk2, Synergistic research Galileo powercell, grounding, and interconnects throughout.  I recently moved from Devi... 
Quandry: Used Magico V2 vs. new S1
Hi. I have the very same question above (used V2 vs new S1). Since it's been a year since the original thread got started, I would be interested in updates. Now, V2 or Mini at used prices are cheaper than S1. 
Magico v2 with mcintosh 601
They need high quality amplification, but not necessarily high wattage. I brought my old Mark Levinson Nr. 29 (class A with only 50 w per channel) to a Magico dealer to hook it up to a pair of V2. Long story short, I brought them home that day. I ...