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| DCS Puccini into Lamm M 1.2 w/o preamp? I've heard dCS directly to amps with glorious results [ie feeding Wavac, Graaf, Conrad Johnson, Audio Note] and very bad results driving Lamm or some other ss amps.Basically if you do not use preamp you'll have to pay attention to system balance, ... | |
| Meridian G08 vs Meridian G08.2 G08.3 is tba | |
| dcs debussy Suteetat since you've no experience with debussy it's amazing to post a view for blaming something you don't really know.dCS many many years ago introduced native 24/192 upsampling first, firewire connection between its components, dsd conversion ... | |
| Amplifier Experience Gryphon Pass Lamm BAT Lamm are the weakest in power reserves and can't deliver the power you'll need.Gryphon and Pass with tube preamps like: Arc ref3/5, Viva Linea xp, Einstein are fantastic matches. | |
| The best no-compromise digital options? Brianherlihy if you use the asychronous usb connection with your computer and use the plain usb cord; test another usb cord (like furutech transparent..) and enjoy the difference.ALso on your mac install purevinyl. | |
| Best Powerchord for DIGITAL sources? what are you. I had big success using Stealth Dream digital version and Jorma Prime; amazing cables. | |
| Speakers that disappear Hansen Audio princeV2 and Knight are the most dissapearing electrodynamic type speakers I've ever heard. | |
| dcs puccini software upgrade install upgrade, plays a bit better!No losses. | |
| Accustic Arts Tube Dac II or Berkley Alpha DAC you can see the upcoming dCS Debussy usb-dac derived from Paganini with asychronous usb 24/96 true bit perfect. | |
| Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound if there's no future proof on the above players are worthless IMHO.And by future proof (which is now for me and many many others) i mean USB-asychronous interface for native 24/96 or firewire capabilities to much high-end music servers.Esoteric ca... | |
| Berkeley direct to Spectral Amp? I do not know how to call this?There's no problem to connect a Alpha dac or any other dac with volume control (like dCS etc) in any amplifier.Also for cables there are many times better cables out there than MIT. This "obligatory" tactics are b.s.... | |
| Amp to match Avantgarde Uno G2 horn speakers the brazilian amp should be Audiopax.The Audiopax and the Viva Audio SET from Italy are the best matches I've ever heard with Avantguard speakers. | |
| Stealth Dream SC 7.5 meters speaker cable??? How Stealth's Serguei made those?I think with that length you'll never listen optimum regardless of Stealth Dream, Nordost Odin, Jomra Design Prime......best products that these brands can offer.IMHO. | |
| Best way to hear a puccini?Direct or thru preamp? It's not so simple, in some systems it works better direct in other with a preamp. After many combinations and tests, if you have tube amplifiers "better" go direct; with solid state amplifier better maybe a preamp is needed.In general if you have... | |
| Help need an integrated amp for Tannoy Stirling try a Viva audio Preciso or Solista LT is amazing with Tannoy prestige series. |