marco1
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| Cardas Clear Beyond XL PC vs The Rest I’m a Cardas guy but never owned the CBXL primarily because my amps are not high current enough to really justify them. I do use the Clear Beyond cords and I have always been extremely happy with them on my amps and preamp. They are neutral for ... | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! I have been upgrading loudspeaker Xovers for over 20 years . in your revels the parts quality is a average at best ! meaning maybe a 7 out of 15 just pull a driver out and you-can see inside not even a name brand Taiwan on some capacitors.th... | |
| Looking for intermediate-step Streamer: better than BS Node and not @ Bartok level pricing @dz13 there seems to be quite a few people here on A’gon that use the t+a 200 and N200 combo at least according to a dealer that participates quite frequently here and sells them both lol. I have an N200 paired with a Terminator Plus which is on... | |
| Looking for intermediate-step Streamer: better than BS Node and not @ Bartok level pricing Seems like you have the big names for your price range covered. Since you like the Bluesound app I think a very natural progression would be the Aurender Conductor app. At least it was for me. But I’ll also tell you from experience, I think you... | |
| A reasonably priced DAC upgrade from Schiit Gumby For a bit more money than the Gumby I’d suggest the Denafrips Pontus. The Pontus is a definite step up from the Ares and will give you warmer (and fuller) sound. Definitely not digital sounding.. I’ve owned all three of these units and much pre... | |
| Denafrips Pontus 2 Price increases So now that you've accused manufacturer's of ripping off their customers you've chosen to attack and insult me. Its no wonder you're no longer in the audio business. I have more than 50 years in this hobby but don't need to puff my chest out in an... | |
| Denafrips Pontus 2 Price increases Congrats @sawbuck. You will be very happy with your new toy :-) | |
| Denafrips Pontus 2 Price increases @audioman58 I’ve done my research. But it seems you have not and instead choosen to recite a bunch of hearsay. | |
| Denafrips Pontus 2 Price increases @audioman58 I have had the 12th-1 anniversary edition and prior edition of the same model Denafrips DAC in my system and have listened to both extensively. Nothing else in the system has changed. I find the SQ of the 12th-1 anniversary edition t... | |
| Is Aurender N10 still a good option I went through the same thought process last year. Based on what I read here and after speaking with some “experts” I settled on the N200 for my main system and N150 for my headphone system. A big consideration for you is the DAC you will use an... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing @dseltz about the only thing that jumps out is there is no manual for the A-S Class D amps :-) | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! @vthokie83 been there done exactly that. Unless you’re planning to upgrade your DAC, I’d suggest trying the Aurender N150 with your Pontus. I own both the N150 and N200 and when tried with my Pontus, there was no significant difference in SQ. N... | |
| Sonas Faber OLYMPICA versions Note that the iii are the latest version Nova and the ii are not. I auditioned the Nova ii and iii. Same basic house sound but the iii’s are much fuller and go deeper. Both are very nice speakers but I think the iii’s would probably be better fo... | |
| Lush and Romantic Tube Amps I like the QLN speakers very much. Absolutely perfect for my small room and were definitely the right choice. They only go down a little lower than the monitors they replaced but I can’t believe how good the bass response is. Absolutely no need f... | |
| Lush and Romantic Tube Amps Congrats on the new amp. It should pair very nicely with your speakers.I ran Conrad Johnson for years and like they say “it just sounds right”. I actually still have one of their SS amps that I tried with my QLN’s and it sounded very nice. I just ... |