kren0006
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| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? Correct, Erik. Dave, OP’s original question is about future-proof - heck it’s right in the title. My and erik’s point is that speakers and amps/pre’s are much more settled that way, especially vs streamers. OP could take Dave’s advice about going ... | |
| Moving up from a Node 2i On the Teac NT-505, I like the highest DSD upsample setting (forget what it's called) and the Wide filter.Let us know which you prefer | |
| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? Haha, easy pal. Ok, maybe 90% is more fair. Don’t get bent outta shape. Just one person’s opinion. You or anyone free to disagree and I’ll not chastise you : )My main point was if I had 12k to spend on speakers and a streamer/ dac, I’d go 10/2, kn... | |
| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? Everyone will have preferences, and ideas on how to partition a budget.Of course everything matters in the absolute.The hard part is getting the best sound from the whole for a given budget.I’d argue the best $2k dac/streamer can get 97% of the pe... | |
| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? Yep, that’s why if at all possible it is best to audition as many things as possible before purchasing. Serves two purposes: 1) offers better chance that you’ll make more informed decision according to your unique sonic preferences based on compar... | |
| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? It’s not an easy question to answer because a lot of the factors conflate. As you allude, separates offer greatest flexibility. All in ones the greatest convenience but with compromises. Dacs/streamers are advancing at more rapid pace than amps/pr... | |
| Krell XD gear in the House Initial Impressions Dave which amp sounds better to you at pricepoint with Kef Ref 5 or Persona 5f/7f speakers: Krell XD amp or T+A amp of similar cost? | |
| New KEF Reference 5 speakers Cool thx | |
| Paradigm Persona 5F Agree as to latter but dealer actually gave useful info and offered to answer additional questions. That’s fine | |
| New KEF Reference 5 speakers Audio Doc,Not a trick question above ^^^^^^Legitimately interested in your comparison of Kef Reference 3and 5 versus Paradigm 5f and 7f, given that you deal both of them. Also interested in whether T+A is good synchronous match for either esp Kef ... | |
| New KEF Reference 5 speakers Dave, Does Ref5 beat Paradigm 5f and/or 7f in your experience? Can you compare and contrast them?Ref3 to 5f comparison also?Last question: which electronics pair best with Kef Ref? T+A? | |
| New Parasound Halo JC1+ monoblocks just released!!! Or would one have to go outside of parasound to get a worthy preamp? | |
| New Parasound Halo JC1+ monoblocks just released!!! does parasound make a preamp worthy of these jc1+. ? | |
| Are Focal Aria 926 considered to be a Hi-Fi speaker? Well I mean they’re sort of a lower series for Focal but that’s ok. In contrast to the other poster I thought they sound much better than Bowers &Wikins at the price point. Everyone has different tastes but I found Focal Aria to be strong unde... | |
| Are Focal Aria 926 considered to be a Hi-Fi speaker? They’re good for the price |