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Parasound a21 upgrades
Thanks for the suggestions. I think I will take Eric's advice and leave it alone. I do really like the amp. Added dedicated 20a circuits today. Nice improvement!  
Need a power amp for a pair of ATC SCM 11's
ATC is very revealing and inefficient from what I've heard. My current class d sounds absolutely great in 2 out of 3 of my speakers. My current mains which are very revealing and also happen to be the least efficient not as much. AB much better..A... 
Dedicated power
Well finally had the dedicated lines installed. I have to say it sounds denser and cleaner. Better bass definition and whatever little bit of hash in the highs seemed to be diminished. Everything seems tighter and better separated. Obviously this ... 
Speaker Upgrade Recommendation for Current Analog System - under $10,000 Budget
Wow dude. I dont get your disdain for Tekton at all? I owned them in the past and thought they were awesome and would own again. Just bought a parasound amp off a guy who has the DI and loves them and upgraded around them. They are several months ... 
DAC as a preamp?
+1 RME. Nice unit!  
Considering Rogue Audio Sphinx V3 or Outlaw Audio 2160MKII
Had the Rogue 1st gen. Amplification stage sounded very anemic compared to a 20 year old odyssey stratos. The preamp sounded nice and fruity into the odyssey however.  
Speaker Upgrade Recommendation for Current Analog System - under $10,000 Budget
Ellington hifi has 2 used Octave int.amps  for sale for half price. Very good sounding and balls for days for a tube integrated. Take a look at their website. They pair very good with Dynaudio and you could find some really nice Dyns used for the ... 
I have been wanting to try using a tube amp.
Check out Ellington Hifi website. He has 2 used Octave Intgrated amps the 110 SE and V80SE. I heard i think it was the 110 driving some Dynaudio C60s and it manhandled them! Damn near half price on both. The V80 is the big dog.  
GoldenEar Releases Triton 2+ and Triton 3+ Revisions
Yup I would be pissed 
Parasound a21 upgrades
I'm running RME ADI-2 dac directly into the amp. Also tried with my upgraded Joida Pre and prefer direct for sure. I only do digital so I see no need for a preamp. I tried balanced and unbalanced and heard no difference which makes sense since I b... 
Parasound newclassic 200 pre or a Halo P 5?
Well if you want analog and phono its probably not the best idea but if digital only I can reccomend the RME ADI 2 direct into power amp. Also has very transparent EQ so you can taylor to your tastes. If only digital no need for a Preamp at any pr... 
Parasound a21 upgrades
Thanks all,As I said I am very happy at the moment with the stock A21 so won't be upgrading in the near future. I'm sure at some point the bug will bite! Ussually sooner than I'd like. I may look into the hifi tuning fuse. I am ussually very skept... 
Parasound a21 upgrades
Thanks Eric,Just for my own curiosity what would be an amp that you would see as a clear upgrade to the A21 not priced in the stratosphere. Similar power specs let's say 6k or under new price.  
What makes speaker's sound big?
My experience with the DIs are that they are big and they sound even bigger than they look. I dont think any small speakers are going to rival that aspect of sounding big. Different and possibly better. Sure .. but a sound coming close to rivaling... 
Speaker Upgrade Recommendation for Current Analog System - under $10,000 Budget
I think most 10k speakers would make your Jolida a big bottleneck to great sound. Maybe consider selling the Jolida then spending 7k on new speakers and 4k on a new amp. Just a thought. 7k can go a long way buying used.