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| Good CDTransport (player) without DAC? The single best transport you can buy at ANY price is, sadly, not presently being manufactured. But if you can find one in a dealer’s inventory jump on it. It’s the PS Audio DMP player. They were sourcing their drives from OPPO which closed up sho... | |
| Upgrading sub to get a live feel. I would stop what I’m doing, not think twice and jump on this opportunity to purchase the REL S/5 SHO which is now reduced $600 to make run for a model update this fall. For under 2k you cannot but a better sub. In fact, a better one doesn’t exist... | |
| Pure Class A amps above 100 Watts? Hands down that would be the Krell Duo 300 iBias. Delivers 300 watts Class A power but without the heat typically associated such beasts. And only draws like 2 or 3 watts in standby! It’s a wonderfully sounding amp that at last Look was $9,500. B... | |
| Best integrated/power amplifier under $6000 The Krell K-300i is without question an integrated amp in a class of its own. I can attest to that as I heard it in a demo and it prompted me to purchase the 2 channel Duo 300 Krell as they share the same architecture. It is SUBLIME. Now, it’s a g... | |
| Looking to replace my (Mcintosh) Check out the new Krell Duo 300 XD. This is a pure Class A design that will blow you away in terms of its musicality, sound stage, deep bass and sheer presence. I have had the Krell 400 cx and couldn’t believe a unit that consumed so little power ... | |
| CD Transports The optimal solution IMHO is to locate a PS Audio DMP player and connect it to a PS Audio DirectStream DAC. The results are nothing short of astounding. It is truly in a class by itself. The challenge is that since OPPO closed shop, the company no... | |
| CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl I used to believe it was impossible for digital music to sound as good- let alone better than vinyl. But I defy ANYONE in an apple to apple comparison to tell me a vinyl record sounds better than a red book CD ripped bit perfect to a Mac using Pur... | |
| Recommendation on power amp I suggest you I suggest you check out the latest Amos from Krell. I recently purchased the new Krell Duo 300 XD and they sound more musical than my FPB 400CX. Don’t know how they pulled it off given it’s a pure class A amp that draws only 1 W in s... | |
| Krell XD gear in the House Initial Impressions I attended the Rocky Mountain Audiofest in October and heard the K-300i, chatted with David and Walter, and based on what I HEARD I extrapolated that of course the dedicated amp and big brother to this unit - the Duo 300 XD - HAD to sound AT LEAST... | |
| Beware of SACD Transports -- they probably will not work with your favorite DAC PS Audio has delivered an INCREDIBLE solution to resolve this issue. The company uses a proprietary protocol with their new DMP Player and the amazing DS DAC. Use of an HDMI cable delivers a digital handshake using a high speed data transfer betwe... | |
| Affordable integrated pure class A? I would, budget permitting run and not walk to listen to the latest integrated amp from Krell , the K-300i I heard it in Denver at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. As soon as I got home I ordered the Duo 300 XD and it sounds as good or better than... | |
| Which site is Best for Downloading/Uploading Hi Rez HDTracks.com is one of the only, and among the best sites for downloads, offering good promotions from time to time at between 15%-20% off their regular price. http://www.hdtracks.com And the other contender in this realm would be ProStudioMasters... | |
| SACD I am in the camp that is in disbelief that anyone could NOT affirm that a well produced SACD doesn't sound sound SIGNIFICANTLY better than it's CD counterpart. I refer here specifically to multi-channel. Listen to Steely Dan "Gaucho," Roxy Music "... | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? I have a Krell 400cx Class A amp and per factory I leave my amp on standby ALWAYS, unless away for more than 4 or 5 days in which case I will power it off completely. Solids state amps LIKE to be in and always sound appreciably better when warm. M... | |
| Oppo Gone - Now What? There is OPPO, and then you have the “all others.” OPPO Blu-ray players are simply in a league of their own. I’ve owned the BDP 95, 105D and now have the 205. If you can get one under 2k at this late date grab it. Nothing compares at any price in... |