merlocpm
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| VAC 160i, any experiences I agree that I will need a pre if I go with the Phi 200 amp. I was just trying to get an idea of the differences sonically between the Phi 200 and the 160i | |
| VAC 160i, any experiences Ghasley:How did the 160i integrated compare to the Phi 200 amp that you had connected directed to your DAC?I have an Antelpe Gold/Voltikus DAC and thinking of going with either the Phi 200 amp or the 160i. | |
| Zodiac Gold w/Volticus vs Bel Canto w/VBS-1 I currently have a Zodiac Gold hooked up to a Moscode 402au amp. Source is a Mac Mini. It's a great combination. Prior to that I had a W4S DAC2. I found the DAC2 a bit more analytical compared to the Zodiac. | |
| Harbeth 7es3 with Simaudio i-1 I had a Simaudio i5.3 paired up with a pair of Harbeth SHL5s. I eventually sold the Sim and ended up with an Exposure 2010S integrated. I find it a better combination. I found the Sim a bit bright sounding for my tastes | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? I have a pair of Harbeth SHL5 speakers. Anyone had the chance to try L505u or L550 with those speakers? | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? Has anyone compared the L505u Class A/B 100W with the L550A II Class A 20W? | |
| Harbeth speaker stands I'm currently using Foundation Stands. The quality control is serious lacking with these stands. I've got one good stand and one that is a bit tilted. I've had to attach bumpers on one side of the stand in order to ensure that the speaker doesn't ... | |
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? You might want to send an e-mail to On A Higher Note. If you buy the L505u from them, I don't think you will need the transformer option. I believe their units have been setup for the North American market | |
| Are there any integrated amps with a built in DAC? Musical Fidelity A5.5 has an USB input | |
| Weiss Minerva Dac There's a review currently on at: www.computeraudophile.com on the Berkeley DAC. I believe he compares it to the Minerva DAC as well | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC Is the Bel Canto USB converter available yet? | |
| Quietest 500GB Firewire drive? Actually on the 550GB drive it's just the one hard drive. After the lacie, I did try the Studio II edition but that was more noisier due to the many vents and the plastic enclosure. For an external, the Lacie was more quiet. For me though, I decid... | |
| Quietest 500GB Firewire drive? I just installed a Lacie D2 Quadra on my Mac Mini. Although it is fanless, I can hear the drive startup and spin when playing music. I transferred my files onto the mini for now while I use the Lacie for backup purposes | |
| Why Mac Mini Over Slim Systems Products? I did try contacting the distributor in Canada for Van Den Hul but they will need to order it in. In the meantime, I took out my Sound Professionals glass optical cable and substituted the Belkin optical cable that came with the mini toslink adapt... | |
| Why Mac Mini Over Slim Systems Products? Unfortunately my CI Audio VDA2 DAC has only coax/optical input. It was very good sounding with the Wadia transport through coax. I am using a glass optical cable, however am using a mini toslink adapter which I think might be compromising the soun... |