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| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Its never a good idea usually to dive right into the deep end when swimming or buying, especially with consumer electronics where there are so many options both good and bad at so many price points.One almost owes it to themselves to try something... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 I noticed many rooms streaming from laptops as a source.I noticed at least one headphone setup streaming from a tablet.I did not see anyone streaming from a smartphone.I had my Iphone 6s that I run Plex app on with me. It can connect to my music s... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 Were the Studio Electric speakers in the Benchmark room the ones that show as discontinued now on teh SE web site?That site references the Benchmark site for the newer version. Benchmark site shows their monitors, which were at the show but not pl... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 Darn, I think I missed Larsen as well and that was one I went in thinking I really wanted to hear.Only had about 5 hours to spend there Saturday. A lot to digest in such a short time.I spent a lot of time in the Benchmark room enjoying listening a... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 I recall David Berning related amps in a number of rooms at the show. Very well represented and a very good showing overall. | |
| Looking for an upgrate from Cronus Magnum BTW I have heard and like the Cronus Magnum very much and have considered buying one from time to time, but only for use with the right speakers in teh right situation meaning the speakers are not bottlenecked by the limited drive power of the amp... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 Darn I missed the Volti room somehow. Sounds like it was a worthwhile listen. | |
| Looking for an upgrate from Cronus Magnum Yes Pharoah hybrid will handle speakers like those much better than Cronus magnum. Rogue in general is a great line. Gotta match the right amp with speakers though always for best results. Ive heard the Pharoah and it is a unit I could live quit... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Nutty hadn't seen that one.My Muse collection is pretty complete but a Muse GH CD done well sounds like a winner. | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 Yes Audio Note room always seems to be one of my favorites as well. No difference this time around.I plan to do some experimentation with corner placement of speakers in a few rooms of my house.Classic Audio/Atmasphere was probably the best sho... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 One of the rooms I enjoyed most with gear I could see myself owning someday was the Vac/Gershman room. The Gershman monitors playing were perhaps my favorite new find at CAF this year. The room running Rogue hybrid amp and Joseph Audio compact f... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Muse The Resistance. Audiophiles that love good pop/rock music, classical music, the bombast of Queen and good sound will love this one. | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 Saletric There were few if any CDs being played on CD players. Mostly vinyl and digital streaming. I suspect that and strides in Dac technology in recent years helped achieve better more consistent sound throughout the show. I know it has for ... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? http://www.cnet.com/news/forty-years-ago-the-ohm-f-speaker-was-a-game-changer-it-still-is/ The modern day descendants of these continue to improve regularly as well. Definite game changers for me. | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Seems like the dealer knows the Devaliet is in fact worth more than the wires. It sounds like a bad deal. |