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jriggy

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DCS and Aurender customer service
I concur with bsimpsonSame scenario? Needed repair of a secondhand piece and was ignored??  
MSB vs dCS Bartok
No all systems (DAC to amp to speaker matching), no mater how good, will give a good result with DAC straight to amp. It’s not always fault of the DAC or it’s v/c.  
DCS Bartok as Preamp
Let us know what you think. I’m interested in this unit, as I generally quite like DAC to amp...but I’d have to sell my nice preamp to afford the Bartok and that’d be a risky move.  
Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok
Thanks guys. I will look into the mentioned.  
Rockna Wavelight thoughts?
So the Hydra Vox one box version DAC bettered the Wavedream?? Interesting...  
Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok
I can’t help but think that not including a digital-in of any kind is a major oversight on Lumin part. It would be absolutely perfect for my needs if it had even just one. I still want to run cd transport alongside streaming... isn’t there another... 
Harbeth vs Graham audio
I heard the 40.2 and the Graham LS5/9 —or was it the LS5/8? It was the bigger of the two— in the same system one day a couple years ago. The Graham’s have that spike in the presence region. It does bring more life to strings and more perceived det... 
Tube Buffer
Dan Wright of Modwright will have a tube buffer coming, presumably at some point soon. You can find a thread on it over on AudioCircle in his circle.  
Lampizator Amber 3 DAC versus Primaluna EVO 100 DAC
Lampizator has been doing his/their thing for DACs many many years and are now seasoned and matured music making machines. And with trickledown aspects from $18k and $30k units, you cant go wrong.  
PrimaLuna Dialogue Preamp = emotionless?
An interesting item of note is TIMING. When I use my DAC>amp pathway in the system, there is a purity, openness and (maybe most importantly) a cohesive-timing aspect that is a big plus... When using my $$$ preamp, all sorts of ‘audiophile’ aspe... 
Grimm findings on streaming audio
I’ve wondered about this recently, as a handful of years ago or so, there was talk around watermarking the music and trying to get it right. The skilled text listeners could always hear it.  
Lampizator Big7 as a preamp
Lampi straight to amp is a pathway I love so much every time I switch to it.  
Can you put a Krell in an apartment?
I’m sensing you going against all instincts here and getting the amp... I’ve done that before too. Makes for a longer road (and $$) than expected to get where you're ultimately meant to be.  
Replacing Manley Neo-Classic 300B
How bout the new tubed pre from Tortuga Audio, with its LDR attenuator?  Supposed to be a pretty darn transparent attenuator.  
Lampizator Amber 3
You’ll love it the way it is. Then after some time get a couple of the tubes mentioned as replacements in for a try. In my Atlantic, even the rectifier tube can yield markedly improved presentation changes. But better heard once you are familiar w...