kairosman
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| Gryphon Diablo 300 or Pass Labs Int-250 to Sonus faber Amati Tradition I have the 300 and it is not "squeaky clean" nor "unforgiving" nor "brutally honest" - it is simply neutral compared to the 250. SF is a good speaker brand to match with Gryphon overall, especially if you want to retain the easy-going SF sonic cha... | |
| Integrated amp recommendation +1 on the Brio new and H95 used | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? Listen to any audio professional who has made a name for himself as designer and manufacturer, Mark Levinson or John Curl for example, they've all been on the record saying the ascension of advancing design and manufacturing technologies has led t... | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Bowers & Wilkins 702 S2 The X3 is great but the 390 has a better DAC and has a streamer module so you don't need to buy a separate streamer +1 on BAT hybrid integrated can be found used for $5K CODA CSIB is a US-made SS integrated, very smooth and pure sound, and can b... | |
| 8-10k budget suggestions please Transparent cables are what I use with my Lumin/Gryphon/804 system. My 804s are the latest version and measure comparatively poorly AND present a tougher load to the amplifier than your 804s, yet they were my choice for my tastes/room/budget etc. ... | |
| Streaming Dac $5000-8000 Aurender A15 is $8K and has a preamp, the app is stable and sounds great, it also can be used as a streamer/server as it has USB output Holo Audio May 'Kitsune' DAC with the companion Red DDC/streamer is $7K and is an even more flexible option as... | |
| streaming and audiophile stereo In a digital source chain the streamer is probabaly most important, try a reasonably affordable all-in-one streamer/DAC like a Lumin T3 that has very good digital outs via USB and BNC so you can rotate other DACs into your system. Lumin's app soun... | |
| Ideon DAC's Consider a tube DAC like Lampizator, I have a Baltic 4 with volume control, IMO the best DAC under $10K, and replace your Node with either a Lumin U1 or Innuos Pulsar. Without a good streamer you won't fully exploit your new DAC's capabilities. | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? Total loser here as I have spent way too much and am still not 100% satisfied but then again I enjoy gear swapping and tweaking so in a way I'm paying for a geeky form of relaxation. Less offensive habit than blackjack booze and hookers. | |
| I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's @goofyfoot agreed that streaming is fantastic and getting better SQ wise every day, so yes I am not a Luddite as many technologies are a blessing. @oregon yup the 50s might not have been all about great jazz there was indeed a lot of shite on man... | |
| I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's Gen Xer here, I saw Pink Floyd in LA in the late 70s, David Bowie in Edmonton in the mid 80s, Beck in Geneva in the late 90s, and The Killers in Vegas in the late 2000s, however since then it's been hard to understand/appreciate and thus connect w... | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC +1 @sgreg1 is spot on, the Gustard R26 is truly the only 'unicorn' DAC I've yet had in this crazy hobby, replaced my Terminator II, also that frees up your funds for a good ethernet switch + fiber optic isolation kit, which will give you almost as... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @lordmelton exactly my thoughts. I just can't understand in this day and age considering how quickly digital playback is evolving why a manufacturer would limit a product's input/output/format/sampling options. Some here have responded to my query... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? Have the Lumin P1 utilizing fiber optic from a Melco S100, and output on USB and/or BNC to Lampizator Baltic 4 or Musetec MH-DA005 or Gustard R26 then onto a Gryphon Diablo 300. I didn’t opt for an internal DAC cuz obviously I already had great ex... | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) For $4K with stands, they seem by almost all accounts a LOT of speaker. Not for everyone obviously, but for a lot of folks most likely yes. That's the point of this and any other business, appealing to the most folks possible. |