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| Standmount speakers. I have $5000. I had Dynaudio Contour 20s. I liked them a lot. They are big standmount speakers. So likely no need for a subwoofer. They are certainly within you budget. Especially used. You would want to get the Dynaudio Stand 20 stands which attach to the bott... | |
| Good CDTransport (player) without DAC? Correction: $299 | |
| Good CDTransport (player) without DAC? I recommend the Cambridge CXC and you can buy a “refurb” which comes looking brand new for $349 on eBay. | |
| Naim Audio system owners - What speakers are you using with Naim? In my bedroom system I have a Naim Uniti Star driving a pair of Zu Audio Dirty Weekend floor standers with Cardas Parsec Speaker cables. Power managed by Shunyata Venom PS8, Defender and Venom HC Power Cable. Streaming Roon. Great little system. P... | |
| Good CDTransport (player) without DAC? You can get the CXC for half that as a “refurb” on eBay. But it looks new. FYI. | |
| Node2i + Qutest or Yggy or Codex or something else Btw, I do have a collection of DACs which include the PS Audio DirectStream DAC and the Mytek Brooklyn DAC+. But I can’t give impressions on a comparison yet as I have not spent enough time with the Mytek yet. | |
| Node2i + Qutest or Yggy or Codex or something else FYI the PS Audio DirectStream DAC has digital volume control though the touch screen. So it can drive power amps directly without another preamp. | |
| Node2i + Qutest or Yggy or Codex or something else Since the budget is $1800 here are options:if you want clarity and realism and detail then the Schiit Yggy used is a good choice. Someone also mentioned the Gugnir. Also a good choice. Those are both multibit DACs. The Quetest is also good and in ... | |
| Master clock cables and SQ Right. But I will clarify and sharpen the question further:Two different master clock - clock cable - streamer systems. (Think SOtM master clock and SOtM sms200ultra Neo). All equipment is the same. All cables are from the same manufacturer, the s... | |
| Master clock cables and SQ Right. But assuming you have a choice of outputs on the clock and you get cables with matching impedance, is 50 ohms and better than 75 ohms or vice versa? Thanks. | |
| Has anyone finally decided to sell their Turntable and Vinyl collection? Playing vinyl is more than just listening to music for late cycle Baby Boomers like me. The ritual of collecting your records, cleaning them, filing them, taking them out, using your anti static brush, brushing your stylus, placing the record on t... | |
| Any Love For Bryston Here? On my main, mainly but not completely, analog system, I have a Bryston 17B3 Preamp, a Bryston BDA-3 DAC, and a pair of Bryston 28B3 monoblock amps driving my modified Magnepan 1.7 magenplanar speakers with Myestands and the Powell Magnepan jumper ... | |
| What Sonically is the Difference between a $1,500 CD Player and a $10K-$25K One? I am enjoying many of the posts here from the usual contributors. One thing, I would like to clarify is that while there may be differences between the $1500 and $15K CD players (or transports and DACs...which IMO would be the better way to go) th... | |
| Music Direct - Audio Hardware Seller? I live in Chicago and have actually been to MusicDirect. They are absolutely legitimate. I have purchased a lot of equipment and accessories from them and had them shipped out of state with no issues. However, on your first purchase I think they g... | |
| Do I go from a Primaluna HP Integrated to Schiit Freya+ and a pair of Aegir Amps? I have the following equipment and have run the following setups:1. Schiit Freya+ preamp > First Watt SIT-3 amp > Magico A3 speakers. 2. PrimaLuna Dialogue HP integrated amp > Magico A3Trying to be objective I think if you want tubes or a... |