mikelavigne
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| MSB select II vs all dacs ? hello David,as my Select II sits it would list for $116,450.other dacs I have enjoyed......in no particular order;I would not call this second tier; but I prefer what hear from my Select II to what I’ve heard from these. so these are ’less preferr... | |
| MSB select II vs all dacs ? I own the MSB Select II with the dual powerbases and 33 Femto Clock. had if for 2 years now.as far as direct comparison with other dacs the closest I’ve done is listening to the Select II at shows and then listening to other top dacs in other syst... | |
| Has anybody tried Qobuz Streaming service? I have Qobuz and Tidal and overall prefer the sonics of Qobuz. and likely slightly prefer my files to Qobuz. I listen to lots of hirez files (I have about 17 terabytes of files). Tidal is still pretty good but I can see dropping Tidal as a possibi... | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? my favorite solid state amp is the darTZeel NHB-458 mono blocks, followed by the darTZeel NHB-108 stereo amplifier.I'm a guy who loves tube amplifiers. and the darTZeel does have a touch of the breath of life of tube amps, combined with a very, ve... | |
| Kharma Exquisites Kharma is primarily distributed in Asia now.....and still a great performing speaker. I would contact one of the distributors there, I’ll bet you get a response. and possibly with the Axpona and Munich shows the North American distributors are not... | |
| Anyone heard Gobel Divin Noblesse? while I did enjoy the Gobel Divin Noblesse at Axpona three weeks ago, I preferred the performance of the Gobel Epoque Aeon Reference speakers I heard at the distributor’s showroom in South Florida in December, and at RMAF in October. it seemed to ... | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? wood is too random and has unavoidable colorations. witness the tuning people do with wood, considering various tonal shades. and once you bring one coloration into the equation, then you have to seek another one for balance. every coloration redu... | |
| DartZeel NHB-108 Model One B (+SCNP) vs. anything from Pass Labs Brian,thank you for the kind words.my current speakers do not allow any bi-amping, although at 97db, 7 ohm they don't need it either. the single 108 stereo did a fine job even in my large room. the big mono's do an even better job. i used the pair... | |
| DartZeel NHB-108 Model One B (+SCNP) vs. anything from Pass Labs the dart 108 is my favorite stereo amp. i owned it for 8 years, and at one point owned a pair of them. i owned it before and after the SCNP upgrade and that is significant in terms of controlling a speaker at higher SPL's. the 108 has a super swee... | |
| High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it. all things being equal, higher rez files can sound a little better overall. but, of course, all things are rarely equal.i agree with the whole recording quality being more significant than the digital format, but that’s only half the equation. the... | |
| CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl @mikelavigne OTOH maybe you need to find yourself better digital playback if you are open minded enough to consider it?You raise a good point, but digital has a long way to go before it can fully integrate into traditional systems with both a reco... | |
| CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl not all CD playback is created equal, and not all vinyl is created equal. use of words like 'always' and inferring universal domination by vinyl is not helpful. but I agree with some of the spirit of what you are saying.at the top of the food chai... | |
| Do 45 rpm 12" LPs really sound better than 33 rpm? all other things being equal, a 12" 45rpm pressing will outperform a 33rpm pressing of the same recording. it will have clearly greater bandwidth and dynamic range, show more scale and authority, and have more detail. it will sound bigger and bold... | |
| When did AudiogoN become a Showcase for The Music Room? bought an Anthem multi-channel amp from TMR a month ago for my Home Theater and it was a good value, as advertised and well packed. their communication in the transaction was first rate.their other AudiogoN ads I see seem consistent and offer fair... | |
| Anyone own Adona racks? Any reviews i’ve used an Adona GTX rack for a number of years in my high end system. well built and modular so it can be adjusted to accommodate changes in your system. if you want a ’grounded’ rack it’s a great value.you can see pictures of my Adona rack on ... |