kairosman
Responses from kairosman
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Have the Baltic and prefer it over my Terminator II with Hermes DDC. | |
| Gustard R26 @yyzsantabarbara the #16 is too expensive for me at this moment given the looming recession but if my investments weather the storm I might go for it. Which Krell specifically are you thinking? | |
| Gustard R26 @yyzsantabarbara ya had the X26, great DAC for the $, and sold it to fund a 005 as well, curious about this R2R as an alternative sound signature, if it is as good as the preliminary reviews suggest I would buy it to pair with my CODA CSIB which I... | |
| NAD M23 Stereo Amplifier: Best Amp Ever Bench Tested?!? Wow this is some thread, but I thought I'd put my 2 cents in anyways on NAD and the Hypex/Purifi modules they license and fashion for their amps... I've had the M22 V2 and the C298 in my office system and the latter was the better amp for "air" in... | |
| What is the added value of a streamer over a networked dedicated Computer @napoleoninrags16 keeping it simple there is only one way a computer is equal to a high-quality streamer like an Aurender, and that is when the computer has been designed/built/optimized purely for sound quality. Taiko, Pink Faun, 432 EVO, Lampiza... | |
| What is the added value of a streamer over a networked dedicated Computer @john737 I have been at this digital game for 5 years now and no longer bother really with my legacy CDs or vinyl, I am 99% streaming. But it has cost me $$$ to learn the following: 1. Buy a good streamer like Aurender or Innuos or Grimm etc 2.... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? Upgrade advice gleaned from my personal experience in no particular order... Fiber optic either all the way from the router or as a breaker LPS when possible Ethernet switches with OXCO clock DDC if front end is under $20K Avoid ROON, apps ... | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer @tahsin1022 +1 on Lumin U1 or U2 but they are not wireless as the OP asked for, I think the OP should reconsider and try to figure out a wired connection otherwise he is not going to be able to optimize for ultimate SQ. | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. Other folk said the same thing but it needs to be repeated - I definitely spent more than I could otherwise have if I'd have known to always spend the maximum I could on the best manufacturers' gear - in high-end hifi, if you try to skimp and save... | |
| Can anyone tell me where the progress in audio went? @theaudioamp sorry I guess I misunderstood the thrust of your post. IME there has never been a better time to be into hifi whether you want to spend $1K or $1M. | |
| Can anyone tell me where the progress in audio went? +1 theaudioamp exactly The quality of digital audio improves every day. The quality of budget gear improves every day. The quality of uber expensive gear like Boulder or Magico improves every day. The only category that is stagnant is midfi an... | |
| New Dynaudio Heritage Special..?..! Have a pair of HS driven by a CODA CSIB and the pairing is sublime. Cavernous soundstage depth if you pull the speakers out into the room. They do benefit from the CODAs current for dynamic bass impact. Absolute necessity to have them bolted to th... | |
| Recommend me a Class A Integrated Amp (or sound like Class A amp) +1 on CODA and Krell integrateds Pass Labs INT 25 is a good choice for effcient speakers $7500 in thr US no idea in Singapore | |
| Best Stereo Upgrade Value Weakest link is the place to start. But if I had to choose, the source is the more important foundation than speakers. A $10K source with a $5K amp will sqeeze every drop of performance out of a $2K speaker and make it sound like a $5K speaker, r... | |
| DAC diminishing returns To get the most from the Pontus you need a streamer transport like a Lumin U2 and the Denafrips DDC like an Iris or Hermes running I2S to the Pontus, otherwise you are driving it or even the Bifrost in 2nd gear. |