mayoradamwest
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| Which stereo amp to try under $30k Ordered the Boulder 1160. Likely getting a Boulder pre-amp as well to replace the Ref 6 (though it's a pretty great pre-amp already). That would leave me with Boulder Phono, Pre, and Power, and a dCS DAC. Am I done upgrading? Probably not. Speaker... | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k Hi | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k @ps yes, lots of Gik Acoustics panels and bass traps | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k @varyat how? This has been my problem. There is only one shop that's willing to let me hear in my home, and they only carry a few brands. I'm not going to buy without hearing it. | |
| c2600 vs c52 for mc452 I had a C47 and when I finally switched to a Audio Research Reference 6 tube preamp I realized how much more my MC452 has to give. My suggestion is either the C2600 or a different brand solid state preamp. I’ve been underwhelmed by the midrange Ma... | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k scratching my head a bit on the integrated suggestions.... | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k Demoing then Boulder 1160 on Thursday in my system. If I like it, I’lol probably pull the trigger on the matching preamp too. | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k Agreed. I’ve discounted the 160S for just that reason and will also likely replace the Ref 6 with the Boulder 1110. | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok The reviews of the Bartok and my experience would lead me to suggest you hear them. You’d be hard pressed to find a bad word written about the dCS. | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Interesting about the Dave. I have the Hugo 2 (along with the mentioned Mytek Manhattan II, dCS Rossini, Mytek Brooklyn DAC+, and a Violectric DAC). To me, the dCS is by far the most natural. The Mytek overemphasis on highs becomes tiring. That sa... | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Right, I think I missed a word in there. The dCS approach really takes the edge off, but to be clear, both sound wonderful. That said, I can't think why I'd want to spend 10k on an ESS-based DAC when there are so many wonderful options, like the M... | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Listening to the Rossini right now, which has similar character to the Bartok. I came from a Mytek Manhattan II which is based on the ESS Pro. All I can say is it’s not even close between those two. The dCS has this smooth, natural presentation wi... | |
| Phono Pre Upgrade from Parasound JC-3? I think the Luxman EQ-500 is near your budget. Also, if you don’t need much adjustability, the Boulder 508 is astonishingly transparent. I have one and couldn’t be happier. Find your warmth in the amp or line stage not the phono pre. | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? I thought I replied as asked. I said $35k. That said, I suspect the $13.5k dCS Bartok would rival it as well. Sound the same, no, of course not. Sound equally awesome in a different way, yes! | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? I had a 1k TT and a 1K DAC and the TT always won. I moved up to a 6k TT and 6K DAC. The TT usually won. Now with a 35k DAC and 35K TT setup and I think the DAC finally has the edge but only on things that had good digital copies (many 60s recordin... |