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| Anyone Have M2Tech Gear? Looking for opinions Sorry to hear that. Good to know the US distributer was honest. Makes one wonder about M2Tech QA. | |
| DAC for carousel cd player? I agree that a new inexpensive DAC would make for an improvement. Might look for a used one having the characters soix recommends. MHDT DACs have this, having a a tube output buffer. Known to be very smooth sounding DACs. | |
| Pathos amplifiers comparison Yes, I owned a Pathos Classic One MKII and would say that to get the dynamics one would enjoy, it would be best paired to a more efficient speaker. A very smooth sounding amplifier when rightly paired. | |
| Looking for a tube Preamp new or used for under $2000... I understand the concern about output impedance with tube preamps. According to Aric my Special preamp has an output impedance of 200 ohms across the audio frequency band. Must say the VTA-SP14 would interest me if I was looking for a new sub $200... | |
| BEL 1001 MK5 driving Joseph Audio Pulsars @macdonj I believe the price would reflect age. My amp was made in 2007. Retailed at ~$4000 then. If I were to sell mine I would likely ask $1200. One BEL 1001 recently sold on AG for $1125, I am not clear on which MK it was.@jjss49 I have not d... | |
| First Watt SIT-3 preamp pairing advice Check out Aric Audio. Aric builds a a couple great 6sn7 tube preamps. Variable gain output up to 20 dB. Call him and discuss your needs. | |
| should I bother putting a DAC inbetween MacBook Pro and AudioEngine A5+?? Take it in steps. 1) How does one output from thunderbolt port. Any Apple outlet should solve this. Maybe Thunderbolt to USB converter.2) Purchase DAC. 3) Improve signal with via streaming Qobuz. If using USB you might look for a used Modi 2. It i... | |
| What would you do? The sound enhancer would be placed between the DAC and Integrated amp. It is used for bass adjustment and soundstage expansion. It is not an equalizer as such. Like @smrex13, many on this forum have found it to do what you seem to be looking for. ... | |
| should I bother putting a DAC inbetween MacBook Pro and AudioEngine A5+?? A DAC would be an improvement. Schitt Modi is a great option. Need not spend more. Not sure about thunderbolt connection however. | |
| Suggestions for New CD Player If returning the player is an option I would do so and try another. | |
| DAC upgrade? I agree, stick with what you have. | |
| Killer used integrated for Congrats on your purchase! | |
| What would you do? Maybe try the Black Ice Fos SS-X sound enhancer. See threads here on AG. I own the AM Tubadour and love it. Enhanced the sound stage in my system. | |
| Killer used integrated for A used Yamaha A-S501 or 701 could be found used. I have the A-S701 and believe it to be great at it's price point ($750 new). | |
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