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| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? This post has gone off of the rails!! The OP wanted to know, "Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed?" We have debated nuclear physics and acoustical engineers for room treatments. If you treat your room, your system will still not "warm-up... | |
| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? The Gryphon Essence is very neutral and revealing, as is the Focal's (maybe even a little bright to my ears!). As another post stated, I think your best bet is an Audio Note DAC. The Aries Cerat Kassandra is one of the best DAC's in the world, but... | |
| Aurender N20 @lordmelton From all reviews and Aries Cerat, the USB input of the Helene is possibly the best input. If you could elaborate? I am "digitally challenged," and much of the digital terminology is new to me, especially file formats. Boy, I miss the... | |
| KEF Meta Reference 1's? anyboy heard them? @avanti1960 Poor synergy of the combination. Don't discount the KEF, it's the Hegel. Just recently heard a Hegel integrated playing through a pair of Focal's. The Focal's sounded terrible. The Hegel is the common denominator! BTW, heard a pair ... | |
| Aurender N20 @hgeifman I will primarily use USB. I have an Aries Cerat Helene on order which is optimized for this output. AES is also a possibility. It is a tough decision to make! I think the N20 is the direction I am headed. Thanks | |
| Aurender N20 @welcher Thanks for the detailed info! I have spoken to 3 well-respected dealers, and all were unanimous as to the N20 being clearly superior to the N200 with all outputs (by a considerable margin). I will primarily use the USB output since my D... | |
| Anyone have experience with MSB Technology products compared to dCS? @woots If you go MSB, I believe you can purchase a renderer module for $2K USD. This would allow Roon integration. I can not comment on the ability to incorporate your NAS into the system. I like the convenience of what DCS offers, assuming you ... | |
| Aurender N20 @timothy_e Unfortunately, I do not have a dealer close for this option! | |
| Ayre QX-5 vs Lumin vs dCS Bartok I can only comment on the Bartok; I just auditioned with the Bartok driving a Gryphon Essence stereo into a pair of Rockports (not sure what model). The sound of the Bartok came through as very clinical and unengaging to my ears. I had money in ha... | |
| New Gryphon lineup? I inquired with Gryphon US rep and the replacement time is unknown. Also, the DAC module will be around for at least a couple more years. Although the DAC is a good performer, it is 5 years old and quite dated. | |
| Luxman 590AXII Discontinued?? @aberyclark I just bought mine from Albert at Precision Audio & Video in Chicago. I believe he had one demo left, but no new ones. Honestly, if I were offered $15K, I still would not let it go! | |
| Luxman 590AXII Discontinued?? @kren0006 Luxman USA alluded to the newness of that design, and it would be a little while before a redesign. I take from my conversations that Luxman (like all audio companies) is secretive with info. The US distributor seems to be a little in ... | |
| Tamper Resistant Duplex Outlets @carlsbad Thanks, will probably have to go that route!! | |
| Luxman 590AXII Discontinued?? @kren0006 I got some bum info from Luxman. They assumed a replacement was coming and hinted at the demise of Class A (but not wholly being scrapped). The latest word is that Luxman is done with Class A. This info is from multiple dealers. I just... | |
| Tamper Resistant Duplex Outlets @ebm Tamper-resistant outlets are required in the US as part of the electrical code. Every audiophile outlet company that I have researched does not offer such. Therefore, an electrician can not legally install since they are violating the elect... |