jjss49
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| Benchmark DAC 3B Vs. Schiit Gungnir Multibit and a question. benchmark dac will play brighter and leaner than a gumbyagree codex better than both... warmer more textured | |
| 50 WPCish Integrated/Receiver for Apartment get a used naim, nait 5i or such... around $500... excellent performer for the $ | |
| How would you characterize the VAC tube amps? upper vacs and pass amps are creme de la creme of each type of amplifier (among a handful of others of course)i would agree that vacs will provide more expansive imaging as well as ’bloom’ in the midrange and upper bass, and less attack and solidi... | |
| The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D Also, I reiterate unless you solely listen to analog master tapes in your home set up you need to add some bloom and warmth.i agree with this important point about making systems sound natural and real... something that most ’measurement geeks’ ju... | |
| Luxman integrated for Harbeth Compact 7's i think my hegel h390 sounds terrific driving my compact 7’s as well as my super hl5+’s, as good as any solid state amp i have tried, and i have tried many.... then again i do have a lovely, sweet sounding source... ymmv of course | |
| High end Class D amps? @cooperjack curious to hear your characterization of the sound quality difference between the pass and stellarpls advise your speakers and source | |
| What In The World Is Going On? @twoleftears There’s this minor hiccup calledCOVID.what is that??? i thought all the masks are for a special month long celebration of halloween this year ordered by our commander in chief... hail fearless orange leader!!! | |
| Audiophile demographics? Men are more inward which allows them to enjoy listening to music which typically is done without much conversation. Women are more outward and enjoy company and conversation which is not conducive to critically listening to a hifi system where yo... | |
| High end Class D amps? Class D Amp, the D means digital. It uses the digital way to emplify the signal, not sine wave anymore.wrong, so wrong... | |
| PS Audio BHK versus Benchmark benchmark has a leaner brighter sound than psa bhk d-streamif you feel your current system sounds a touch dark or slow, not quite enough detail, then it may be a good moveotherwise, it would be a lateral move with an unwelcome tonality shift at best | |
| High end Class D amps? @larry5729answers to your why question:- heat- efficiency- weight- cost- heat- heat | |
| Border Patrol Se-i vs Audio Mirror Troubadour MK III mesch mentions an important distinction on the bp... the choice of putting a tube in the power supply stage and NOT in the output stage always struck me as an odd design choicealso -- other very natural sounding dacs in the same league (and cost) ... | |
| Listening to full LPs vs virtually endless digital tracks. did anyone invent a record player that plays one lp side then the other on the fly???? | |
| Better sounding alternatives to Blue Node Vault 2i https://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/melcono affiliation - wally is a good guy, sells excellent gear at reasonable prices | |
| Why are all the member ID’s names Lisa? Who come it’s Listed as classified yes i have noticed that as well, it is a curious detail -- suspect it is some IT/operating system nomeclature thing... as in short for ’LISTING’ for ’Audiogon’ -- not the female’s name per se :) |