mgrif104
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| Your opinion members of the sonics of the Bricasti M21 and Berkeley Alpha Reference 3 @efoo You mention your source for your DAC is a Bluesound Node 2i. I’m curious if you’ve tried a better streamer. While there is a wide variety of opinions on the importance of source, in my own experience, I enjoyed a bigger performance gain ... | |
| KEF Reference 1 bass response? While I bought the KEF Reference 3s, I seriously considered the 1s. First off - as an owner of the brand/line, I am, of course, biased. That out of the way, driven properly, the 1s are very good. Whether or not you will need/want a sub will depend... | |
| Roon Streaming Service actually Degrades the sound I’ll add my $.02. It would appear to be equipment dependent. In my case, I was a subscriber to Roon and, out of curiosity, tried streaming the same file using Lighting DS (Auralic’s software). I dropped Roon the same day. Incidentally, I was ru... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? Thanks to all for the thoughtful discussion. I’ve been enjoying the MN/Vanska reading of the 2nd and will look for more of this pairing. With regard to the brightness issue: I do have an update. One of my suspicions was that my system was su... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? @lowrider57 I don’t have any room treatments - But again, I don’t experience brightness or harshness as problematic on most recorded music. You may be right that my amp is clipping when I have it turned up a bit so I’ll reconsider that. (Inte... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? @lowrider57 thanks. I think you’re right about needing to tame the vibration coming in to my gear. That seems to me to be the most obvious - it’s harsh on the top end when the dynamics are loud. I’m pretty sure it’s not my amp clipping though it ... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? Thanks @mapman mapman. Fyi: The Reference 3s are entirely different in size and configuration than the R3s, the latter which are standmount and the former of which are floor standing speakers (about the same size as the largest in the R series. K... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? Hi Mapman, I don’t feel the KEF Reference 3s are small - particularly for my modest listening space. And, I don’t listen at live symphony levels - even though they’re only about 10 feet away. Plus, they sound lovely on most other things. So, I d... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? @jasonbourne52 I never listen at enough volume to approach clipping. In this system, it’s a relatively small listening area | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? @antigrunge2 thanks for the smile! @kr4 thanks for the recommendations! I just listened to the Vanska/Minnesota and it’s much better! I should have tried that one without prompting because I’m often surprised at how much I enjoy both their play... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? @jhills I didn't ask if you thought all DACs and amps sounded the same. I asked you to consider why they sound different (if you do perceive a difference) and then consider if some of the same factors might apply to streamers. Based on your res... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? @jhills Which specific streamers have you actually auditioned to reach your conclusion? Are you able to hear differences between DACs? Have you perceived differences between amplifiers? To what might you attribute those different sonic charac... | |
| DAC - DCS Bartok or the new Berkeley Alpha DAC 3 While I can’t add constructively to the discussion between the two DACs you’re considering, I do want to share an observation which I hope will be helpful. Given the level of the two DACs you’re evaluating, I believe you will be leaving a signifi... | |
| How to get into high end digital? (Feeding a DAC) @jasonbourne52This forum is generally assumed to be for those who want to intelligently discuss making their audio systems better. Certainly the OP is of that mindset. The information you shared just isn’t remotely true in any modestly high perfo... | |
| KEF Reference 3 or Raidho X2? I suspect you’ll get a range of opinions shared here from those who like KEF or Raidho and those who suggest you look elsewhere. As i own KEF Ref 3s after taking a very long time in evaluating them against many others in their general price range... |