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Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers
@donquichotte prof knows the 96 better than I do, I would just encourage you (if you do buy one) to buy one used at a good price for later resale if necessary (which shouldn’t be difficult, the Devores have a healthy secondary market). Reports of ... 
Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers
On the classic Spendors, always wonderful to read a speaker description from prof!   @donquichotte - if you want an upgrade within the same family of sound, the obvious thing would be to stay within the same BBC heritage family. I personally thi... 
Streamer/dac …. Organic/euphonic sound signature
Totaldac core plus streamer board…used, bit over budget if new   
Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"?
@shkong78 I find those comments a little strange (Grimm doesn’t sound polite to me) but in any event, those two options are 2x the price of the Grimm. If we’re talking about the same price class, the Playback Designs MPS-X is the interesting comp... 
DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend
Big fan of the Meitner MA3, would be curious what you think of their new preamp as well as the NS1 streamer. When I had the MA3, I only got the magic with an external pre and separate streamer.  
New DACs High End Munich 2023
The Playback piece is superlative and the trickle down is already here…in the form of the Playback Edelweiss MPD-6 - still well over $5k however   
Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k
@lalitk who is DP? For folks interested in the Playback Designs streamer, suggest reaching out to a dealer — not many but they are excellent and that’s what they’re paid for. Will have it next week but I am traveling   
Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"?
The [insert the name of the DAC you own and favor] (“Your Amazing DAC”) is a marvel of impeccable engineering, parts quality, and price-to-quality ratio. Your Amazing DAC slays better known DACs in head to head comparisons with one channel tied be... 
Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"?
On digital cable length -- I have used the same make of excellent AES cable, with different lengths (both 1.5m and less than 1.5m), in my rig and I cannot distinguish the difference. YMMV.  
Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"?
@peter_s My Grimm dealer believes that the best way to feed the Grimm is a high-end CD transport. Of course that's not the typical use case and would defeat the goal for many folks. Can't answer definitively, but I'd analogize it to DAC pairings.... 
Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"?
@peter_s The Grimm can serve to multiple endpoints. No need (in fact you shouldn't -- it would confuse the computers!) to have a NUC and Grimm on the same network.  
Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k
No demo, I bought it outright through a dealer! Which I usually don't do, but I am fairly confident it is going to be very, very good.  
Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k
No problem. With the Nagra, you might also want to look into the Playback Designs MPS-x streamer. Need to pair with a server as well if you’re running Roon. It’s from the designer of the Nagra digital piece and can connect to Nagra via a proprieta... 
DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend
Have the Playback streamer on order. Looking fwd to it.   
Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"?
On the snapshot page, you clicked “Advanced” and don’t see anything? That’s my first reaction, defer to the Grimm folks for more detailed troubleshooting