melbguyone
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| The big DAC decision Imho MQA is a gimmick. I know that Vitus Audio have no immediate plans to support MQA. And i'm not in any rush to buy a new dac to jump on board. | |
| Accuphase E470 v. Luxman L509x @yyzsantabarbara You didn’t specify in what price range you were enquiring, but I assume you mean roughly <$15kUS. Based on my own auditions, I have been impressed with the following amps listed from lowest to highest priced -- Gold Note IS-100... | |
| Upgrade? At that price point I’d recommend adding the Magico A3 to your audition list @9800US. | |
| Accuphase E470 v. Luxman L509x @builder3, Luxman make some really nice gear. But there are much better integrated amps at that price point imho, one example being the Audio Analogue Maestro Anniversary. | |
| Vitus Ri100 with Dyns Good Combo? audiotroy1,002 posts07-19-2018 5:19amThe Vitus gear does tend to sound warm, which may not be a good thing with the Dynaudios, the Gryphon and T+A are both warm but not as warm as the Vitus gear. Dave and TroyAudio Doctor NJ I think that’s a bit... | |
| Vitus Ri100 with Dyns Good Combo? I owned a 1986 Alfa Romeo & know where you’re coming from @kalali, though hand on heart from seeing these amps in the metal, listening to them & reading up on them, they’re the real deal. | |
| Vitus Ri100 with Dyns Good Combo? I’ve heard the Dynaudio Confidence C4’s driven by Accuphase separates which added some warmth and delicacy & had good synergy. The Vitus RI-100 is a bit bottom up, dark sounding & not suprisingly, a little rolled off on top. The new model ... | |
| CDs Vs LPs Picking up on Atmasphere’s comments about lp vs cd’s bandwidth, yes rbcd standard is recorded at 16bit/44kHz resolution, however doesn’t take into account three things; firstly the mastering process, upsampling in the dac, and the quality of the d... | |
| Legacy Focus SE or Magico A3 @zephyr24069 Yeah the A3’s have impressive bass output for thier size, but there are limits. It’s pure physics that a speaker with 2 x 7” mid bass drivers and 2 x 12” bass drivers is going to move more air than a small floorstander with 2 x 7” bas... | |
| Magico A3 Thanks @danzspkrman Yes it’s been far too long. I’ll get there 🙂.. | |
| The big DAC decision The Vitus Signature series dac is analogue sounding & can be ordered as a pure dac without the drive. I own a Vitus SCD-025Mk2 and can personally attest to its sound signature. Build quality is also superb. | |
| The big DAC decision The Modwright Elyse DAC is good value - http://www.modwright.com/sources/elyse-dac.php | |
| The big DAC decision cleeds1,458 posts07-17-2018 12:20am slvrsrfr I don’t have the option of trying different components on my system.If you're truly contemplating a $23,000 DAC, you need to find a dealer who will accommodate you. + 1. If you're investing that m... | |
| The big DAC decision YW SlvrSrfr, In my case I bought my apartment off the plan, and due to the layout of my apartment It would have been a messy and expensive job to install dedicated 20a lines into my audio room, or a balanced Iso transformer. And due to being a Str... | |
| The big DAC decision The Focal Utopias are good headphones. If I were looking for a high end headphone amp, I would be sorely tempted by the Viva Egoista - http://vivaaudio.com/en/products/egoista/. It uses a compliment of 1 x 6N1P, 1x 6SN7GTB, 2 x 845, 2 x EH5U4GB tu... |