jon2020
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| Bryston 28bsst2 worthy upgrade from a krell fpb70? No argument there. God has spoken. Amen. | |
| Bryston 28bsst2 worthy upgrade from a krell fpb70? I agree that the Bryston 28B SST2's input impedance may be challenging to some preamps but specs tell only part of the story. My previous preamp, the Jeff Rowland Capri S2 is spec'd at 80 ohms. While this is more than the 20 times rule for the Bry... | |
| Esoteric K-01 and Aurender S10 compatibility That's awesome. Keep us posted if and when you can't resist the urge to upgrade to the KX-R20. | |
| Bryston 28bsst2 worthy upgrade from a krell fpb70? The Bryston 28B SST2 is the one enquired by Lecram, not the first generation 28B. The SST2 version sounds a whole lot different and better. | |
| Esoteric K-01 and Aurender S10 compatibility Jon47,Yes, hold on tight to your K-01. Its DAC section is still right up there for redbook/SACD SQ.I recently acquired a new preamp, the Ayre K-5xeMP that is rated Class A by JA of Stereophile for approx US$3500. I can't believe it but this analog... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Thanks, Scott; for clearing the air. Your answer to Q2 makes the CAT more desirable now.Cheers! J. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Scott,1. What happens to 24/192 data after transmission from the CAT to the DAC which supports sampling rates up to the maximum of 176.4?2. Can the CAT output to any other dac or is it, by virtue of its single output which is usb, limited only ... | |
| Bryston 28bsst2 worthy upgrade from a krell fpb70? I guess we can hear from Lecram whether he would like to mod his old krell amps. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Thanks, Scott, for your very informative reply.Please correct if I am wrong - for 24/192 data, the transport can transmit this to the DAC which then downsamples to 24/96? | |
| Bryston 28bsst2 worthy upgrade from a krell fpb70? Hi Lecram,I have had my Bryston 28B SST2 monos for several years now and I am still very happy with it. Going by what you already have, the Brystons are a good match with the Maggies and Jadis tubed preamp. Maggies are usually demoed at shows with... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Scott,All that you have said is indeed music to my ears, so to speak. If I do get the CAD transport, it would be solely for hi-res material. 1 TB of internal SSD is more than enough to hold my current hi-res collection. Can the transport output... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Scott,Nice of you to drop by. I have read the rave review of your product in HiFi+. The transport currently does not have a direct input for usb thumbdrive, SD card or solid state hard drive. Would you consider this in your future designs for t... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Whitewind,Trinity vs Vivaldi - this is absolute top tier stuff. Please tell us more about the comparison setting - preamp or no preamp, power amp, speakers, etc. Thanks in advance. J. | |
| Esoteric K-01 and Aurender S10 compatibility Hi Jon47,It is good to know that the K-01 can be upgraded to dsd64. My guess is this is only possible via usb as spdif or aes does not transmit dsd64/128/quad data. Please keep us updated on your experience with dsd64 when you get back your K-01.C... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD There is a barely new Esoteric K-01X on auction at Audiogon now. Current bid is 10k but below reserve price. May be an opportunity to get this on the "cheap". |