kray

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My Harbeth C7ES-3 story...
@rocray will test that and let you know. Haven’t hooked them up in a while with all the listening testing I’ve been doing with the Harbeths.  
My Harbeth C7ES-3 story...
@gcknapp agree. Think it will come down to which one I feel more fond of just aesthetically etc. will have a more thorough listening session this weekend. @archguy yes the Harbeths sound great out in the room. I also want to test moving them close... 
AUDIRVANA No Support CAVEAT EMPTOR!
@blindjim glad to hear I'm not the only one.., 
My Harbeth C7ES-3 story...
trying to get some dedicated time in and going back and forth between the Belles and LFD, changing connections etc. it's been really diifficult to tell much of a difference between these two. I wanna say the LFD is just a small tad fuller sounding... 
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@twoleftears man I have 15 steps to complete.... :( 
How many of you believe in MQA?
@brianlucey+1 thanks for that great explanation as it’s what I’ve thought was the case thru my researchnot sure why anyone would want to pay (licensing fees) a proprietary format that turns a lossless file into a lossy one so that only “special” h... 
AUDIRVANA No Support CAVEAT EMPTOR!
Exact reason I dumped Audirvana and went to Roon. Much happier. Audirvana feels like a one man shop. Waited 6+ months trying to get access to the forum and constantly emailed them to get “approval”. Nothing. Same with couple issues I had. Radio si... 
My Harbeth C7ES-3 story...
So got the LFD mk IV today. Let it warm up for a couple hours play. The Audiolab 8300a is a great value at $1300 new (even better used/open box price) butthe LFD definitely beats the 8300a. Just better dynamics from top to bottom. I always felt th... 
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How many steps are in this group? :) 
My Harbeth C7ES-3 story...
@badgerdmsYeah I wonder why US import is getting such jacked up pricing?But the CAD to USD conversion is definitely in our (US) favor.Never got to hear the 30.2's 
Do I have to connect my dac to my computer?
No. Transport -> DAC-> Pre/Ampif you want to stream tidal from your computer then Yes. Computer must be connected to DAC. So in the above chain just replace transport with computer. You can have them both connected to most DACs 
My Harbeth C7ES-3 story...
From all I’ve read the LFD definitely gets most of the votes but deep down I’m rooting for the Belles due to its welcome extra features like phono, bypass, remotedon't think I can go wrong at this point.  
Benning power cables?
Thanks for the feedback @lak 
My Harbeth C7ES-3 story...
@gcknapp will do! Both are supposed to arrive by Saturday so if all goes well Sunday should be a great listening day 
My Harbeth C7ES-3 story...
Having too much fun on this Merry-go-roundCan't wait to get off it for a while... hopefully soon