mjw25a
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| Best DACs under $7,000.00 I’ve been running a AudioGD R7HE Mk2 since late last year and it hands down beats my previous best, an Accurate Studio Audio DAC-1000 (Rockna Wavedream knockoff) which in turn bettered my prior Abbas Audio DAC 2.2SE in most areas. Definitely not a... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k By far and away the best I’ve tried are Lenehan Audio FoiFlex cables which use a roughly 2" wide lacquered copper foil. Never have I used a more detailed and nuanced cable, yet it’s also utterly natural sounding with deep solid sounding accurate b... | |
| Have you heard darTZeel Amplifiers I’ve not heard a genuine NHB108 however I have heard the 250WPC KR Audio Black Widdow NHB108 clone. My Absolute Audio Labs SIT-A15 power amp is ahead though only when paired with its matching ASL-1Z preamp. The NHB108 copy sounds better with a lar... | |
| The New Synergistic Research Purple Fuses Well I've 6x SR Purple in my system at this point. They make an incredible difference. I recently changed from an icOn 4PRO passive slagleformer pre to Absolute Audio Labs ASL-1Z pre and found a noticeable increase in sibilance in my system despit... | |
| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers I thought I'd finally add an update regarding my Absolute Audio Labs SIT-A15...... Performance is just breathtaking. Instruments and voices just sound utterly real with great solidity to the sound. Sound staging is not just wide but also has great... | |
| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers Yes, thought it might be of interest as it’s a current production (albeit very low numbers) amp which can be purchased right now. I believe only about 5 made per year. | |
| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers Well I’ve an Absolute Audio Labs SIT-A15 SE power amp being built for me presently. Supposedly greater treble and bass extension than First Watt SIT3 and predominantly negative 2nd order harmonics which should give a more expansive sound stage tha... | |
| Musician pegasus DAC or Denafrips Aries 2 Can’t really speak for the Pegasus but the performance of the Aquarius is quite spectacular. Very happy with it. | |
| SOTA preamps: Tortuga LDR3000T, microZOTL MZ3, or Kinki EX-P7? Mmmm, interesting thread. I started with a Schiit Saga, then moved the an LTA MZ2S finding it roughtly a sideways step, from there I moved to a LTA MZ3 which was all round better but a touch thin sounding. I then moved the my current DACGEAR LDR P... | |
| What is the appeal of the Denon 103 cartridges? I had a Hana EL. Nice sound though far less dynamic than a modded 103. My favorite 103 recieved a new JVC aluminum cantilever with nude shibata and Stanley Engineering closed Cocobolo body. Just lovely sound. My all time favorite carts however are... | |
| Valab LCR-1 Mk2 Mk3 I've been running a Valab LCR-1 Mk2 for a couple of years now and haven't once thought of using something different. It's one of those components which is perfectly transparent and as such will never be the bottleneck in a system.That said I do pr... |