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| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio @lordcloud The new Benchmark DAC3 B is for you then, no volume control and no headphone out, $1700 I believe. Measurements of Topping D50: * SINAD (Signal over Noise & Distorion, more challenging that S/N) of 109dB * Channel matching within... | |
| Best multi channel amp and processor good for 2 channel listening. That SP4 doesn’t even support Dolby Vision so I wouldn’t wanna buy a product that costs that much and is already outdated; also, $14K to just be a DAC and amplify the line-level connection(s) is a bit much, adding some high end subs (dual Rythmik ... | |
| iFi Nano Black Label upgrade Unless getting like a tube DAC, most every single high end DAC is aiming for articulate, why pay more money for a less accurate conversion? If you think your DAC is good, and are tech savvy, I would recommend upgrading to something like a MiniDSP ... | |
| active speaker management to do away with expensive analog crossovers? Tons of active speakers, mainly studio monitors, are doing fully digital crossovers. It’s a simple fact most people with audio systems, even if they can afford it, don’t have the knowledge to properly use digital crossover software, as you aren’t ... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio @facten I am 98% certain the Pagoda is not more accurate than the Benchmark. If you have proof otherwise (as the company selling it sure doesn’t state anything meaningful), I would like to see it. I have proof that the <$300 DACs mentioned ar... | |
| Home Theater System (Speakers) NHT’s C Series is better than SVS for speakers, so the C3 or C4 depending if you want bookshelves or towers, and then the matching C LCR as a center. SVS is good for the money for subs, but HSU and Rythmik are great for the money. A/V processors... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio @facten Because those two are only a hair worse then the Benchmark DAC3, and the Benchmark is considered to be totally transparent (John Atkinson of Stereophile even said “Benchmark’s DAC3 HGC offers state-of-the-art measured performance. All I c... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio I bet it wouldn’t sound better (more accurate) than a SMSL SU-8 or Topping D50. | |
| List of best Headphone Amp/DAC combos under $3,000 Benchmark DAC3. | |
| Thinking of upgrading from pass labs x250 ATI AT542NC | |
| Subwoofer info @danimaz when the numbers are measurements showing that it’s just as musical (distortion, group delay, transient response, etc.), then yes it does matter. I don’t see how you can make any claims on their service. The fact is that they have a muc... | |
| Suggestions for Class D amplifiers with Marantz AV7704 and B&W cdm9nt combo for HT. @caphill lacking body, volume, air, midrange bloom, full mid-bass & bass power and overall musicality in comparison to very high quality analog or class A & AB designs IMO. Class D can usually sound leaner thinner lacking body and volume ... | |
| Subwoofer info @pcc67 Yeah, so I recommend the Rythmik F12 and it’s variants. | |
| Subwoofer info Rythmik is more bang for buck than JL Audio, their $1800 sub measures similarly to their $2500 one. Rythmik gives a slight multi-sub discount. Rythmik’s warrenty is also much better than JL Audio, 3 years vs 1 year for the amp and 5 years vs 2 ye... | |
| Full range tower speakers with bass under $10k @dweller No, all modern B&W gear have an intentional dip somewhere between 2kHz-5kHz, even the 800 D3 models, but less severe than say the 600 models. Maple refer to this as the BBC dip, as the LS3/5A has it, but that had it as it’s off-ai... |