larrybou
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| New OPPO DAC/Headphone AMP looks impressive The fully balanced design should add substantially to the SQ as I would image simpler signal paths. Not sure if the 105 does the highest DSD and PCM rates either. But it's true, there's probably too much feature overlap not to muddy the waters. If... | |
| New OPPO DAC/Headphone AMP looks impressive Couldn't resist - I purchased one intending to take advantage of the 30 day guarantee if I wasn't satisfied. I was also looking at the Chord Hugo and Wyred for Sound SE.Since this uses the same DAC as the 105 - could it be considered a bit outdated? | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? bjesian - thanks for sharing you're speaker progression. It's very encouraging obviously and makes me all the more antsy to have these baby's show up at the door. Not sure on delivery yet but it should be sometime next week. Despite all the money ... | |
| How good is the Oppo 105 as a DAC? I just ordered the new OPPO HA-1 DAC/preamp/headphone amp. It has the same DAC as the 105 but does DSD128 PCM 380(whatever it is).I'm hoping it sounds better than the 105 even with the same DAC given it's narrower focus but same price. We'll see. | |
| Verity speakers for $7k or less? Thanks - the plot thickens. My Cary Silver Oak speakers sounded neutral to me which made them versatile for just about any genre. Truth be told I probably darkened and warmed the sound somewhat with all purist audio cables in any case. Are you als... | |
| Verity speakers for $7k or less? Good info - thanks. I may have to bypass the Cary tube preamp. Maybe direct connect them to the Cary solid state amp via DAC with pre. | |
| Verity Parsifal Anniversary coming in 2 weeks Call them, they're very open about the new models, when they expect them etc. They told me the new Special Edition would only be about $2k more than the existing Ovations. | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? How did I choose the verity's? Basically by violating every audio buying rule I've ever lived by. Basically only buy after extensive auditioning including in my own house with my own electronics and recordings. Instead I haven't even seen them in ... | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? I'm really excited about receiving these. Barring another electronic meltdown I'm expecting these to be keepers. Now the expense will come by upgrading all my electronics. I think my Cary solid state amp will be up to the task - but combined with ... | |
| Pre-Amp for Class D Amp I have a Cary solid state class A-B amp. Would that also mate well with tube preamp? I'm waiting for delivery of a new Cary SLP98 but I'm afraid it all might be too laid back. | |
| KEF LS50 Actually I find the high and low end very coherent (as you'd expect from a single driver) and very well balanced. The balance actually very organic and correct. And I don't find the output to be strained for the size of room they're in (15X20). My... | |
| Best DAC/preamp for under $2K? Is there anything up to $2500 that's substantially better? The wyred4sound SE? Also you mention the m2Tech Young DSD. One review I read said the upper octaves were extremely enhanced and detailed, another said the sound was on the warm side sacrif... | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? I never heard of the Verity speaker line before starting this thread but ended up buying nice pair of used Parcifal Ovations used on Audiogon. Thanks for your help! | |
| KEF LS50 Actually they're surprisingly coherent speakers top to bottom with the lower frequencies in balance with the upper. The problem I have (and it has to do with my own preferences) is the overall tonal balance top to bottom is just too bright for my ... | |
| KEF LS50 Good suggestion - it did help having them lower even on hollow boxes. As these are burning in I'm really starting to hate them. They do so many things well - fast, dynamic, 3d imaging and sound staging, amazing air, transients, surprisingly good t... |