melbguy1
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| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s At the end of the day, vinyl destroys sacd, downloads and every other digital format. I find downloads pretty souless for the reasons already mentioned. Groups springing up to discuss how many 'bits' their dacs are processing only goes to show how... | |
| Biggest Baddest Audio Cables I'm not a fan of pure silver cables as they tend to sound bright, and less so of active cables which are a just a gimick imho. You sound like you are not familiar with Jorma cables Tbg and Jorma's sophisticated shielding. I'm not sure why you're m... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? I would rate the Boulder 1060 as one such amp. It has an exceptional circuit design. The 1060 is a true differentially balanced, direct coupled, dual mono, class a/b amplifier operating in push pull. Although class a/b, Boulder have achieved very ... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s 01-26-12: WigI like the fact that all I have to do is open the transport drawer and place a cd in and push play, no fussing with backups, files, laptops or downloads....and downloads don't come with luxury packaging, booklets, post cards etc. I've... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Audioman, have you tried 24/96 streaming via the CD-5s? If you're saying that ripping a cd to a computer hard drive, then passing the signal (with no additional information) then sending it back to a transport sounds better in every way, that stri... | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier Thanks for your insight Rdoc as an owner of the 1010 pre. Your commentary certainly ameliorates any concerns I may have had about 1010 sounding either analytical or too ss. Boulder have clearly produced an excellent preamp here. Btw the coloration... | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier Rdoc, in a bold attempt to put aside my tube prejudice :D I thought it would be interesting from my perspective & for other members if you could provide some insight into the sound of the 1010 preamp? Do you find it lean or analytical sounding... | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier Hi Rdoc, thanks for your comments. I've heard the 1010 preamp once with the 1060 & it did everything right and of course was a very good match, but as my tastes tend toward tube-like sound, I prefer a tube preamp upstream. I'm not surprised wi... | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier One thing i'm starting to really appreciate about the Boulder 1060 is its ease...the way music just flows. With the combination of my Ayon valve pre upstream, the effect is beguiling. You stop thinking about electronics & just listen to the mu... | |
| Accuphase E-460 vs Luxman 509u vs Moon 700i Kiza, do you have to buy an integrated? If you're open to a pre/power combination, based on your stated budget and preferences, i'd recommend the McCormack DNA-250 power amp & LD-2 preamp. RRP for the DNA-250 is $3995 & $2495 for the LD-2.... | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier Hi Rhyno, I haven't compared the 865 to the 800 series monos, and haven't compared the 865 and 1060 side by side, but my impressions are the 865 has a similar sonic signature to the 1060. I really like the sound of the 865 which has surprising pow... | |
| Accuphase E-460 vs Luxman 509u vs Moon 700i Inna, maybe post a link to the thread you were referring to? as that could be a help to other members as well. Kiza you could also look at the Unison Unico 100 which is a valve hybrid integrated operating in dynamic Class A. Unison amps sound warm... | |
| Which is a better choice? New, or used preamp? I'd second the ARC SP-15 which is a great value & classic valve preamp if you can find one here on the 'Gon. Another good pre to look at is a near new Modwright LS-100 which you can pick up (ex phono stage) for around $2k, or with phono stage ... | |
| Class A to XX Watts Class A biasing is beneficial when it comes to sound quality, but there are many, many other things that it affects, most notably reliability: constant thermal cycling leads to failures. Biasing is a thin veneer spec that has just a fraction to do... | |
| Accuphase E-460 vs Luxman 509u vs Moon 700i Hi Kiza, I haven't heard these amps, but I suspect the Accuphase would be the warmer of the 3, along with the Lux, however the Simaudio is also a warm sounding amp. I love Accuphase & would be tempted by the E-460, but the Simaudio is just pla... |