jjss49
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| Thinking about upgrade- seeking thoughts on “best” or “favorite” Conrad Johnson Amplifier @cellorover thanks - i will likely try one again down the road... three times in the past I tried (cav 50, prem 11a xs, prem 140)... all were disappointments in terms of slam, impact and control, while their highs and mids were lovely... drove me ... | |
| Equal $$ for Phono OR Streaming? @hilde45 as you know, when it is about ’sound quality’ of various choices in high end hifi, it is a subjective question for each person and their sensibilities -- for anyone who really cares about it there is simply no substitute for personal expe... | |
| Thinking about upgrade- seeking thoughts on “best” or “favorite” Conrad Johnson Amplifier it has been a few years but i have always found cj amps - even their higher ones - to be relatively soft and uncontrolled in the bass region compared to audio research and even primaluna power ampsotoh i love cj preamps/linestages | |
| Looking for RP6 insight rp6 compared to what? msrp is 2 grand w cart so price is decent if it is in excellent condition... exact is ok at best | |
| Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh http://www.accuphase.com/cat/e-480_e.pdfhttp://www.luxman.com/product/detail.php?id=4https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/hifi_components/a-s3200/index.htmlhttps://www.marantz.com/en-gb/shop/amplifier/pm7000n | |
| Equal $$ for Phono OR Streaming? @hilde45 in my experience i have come to believe excellent streaming can be achieved at about 50-60% of the cost of a phono front end of equivalent quality (including the critical phono stages, cost are as paid, generally bought second hand)i will... | |
| DAC Apps/Software op - you mean software and user interface as pertaining to streamers, not dacsstreamers may have dacs attached... or not... | |
| I nominate this company as building best speakers! 🥱 | |
| DAC finalist please help @whipsawMusician Pegasus r2r DAC is more than comparable in sound and build quality to Denifrips Pontus II. Listened and compared them both and saved over $1K by going with the Pegasus. Internals are nearly identical.They are not even close to bei... | |
| Passive preamp nekoaudio's posts on this subject are right on, and consistent with my experience | |
| Roon for cheapies was just watching that... good vidhate to have to have a separate computer running roon core though | |
| Fair Asking Price for a https://bluebook.audiogon.com/brands/basis-audio | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC i would think a mesh router system would work better, but i am not at all expert at these wifi gadgetssome time back i had bought a classic plug in extender and it doesn't work that great... sets up its own wifi address and it tends to cut in and ... | |
| Aragon 4004 mk2 (D’Agostino) vs Nakamichi PA-5 (Nelson Pass) The Aragon’s were and are really good amps but they’re not the most neutral or refined amps.^^^ this captures my recollection of the aragon 4004/8008 amps, brute force minimal subtlety sophistication of sound character | |
| New ARC REF6se or buy a used ARC Reference 10? i too would buy the used ref 10 as long as it is really good shape with no issues |