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| Opinions on the original Roksan Radius Make sure the Xerxes isn't sagging - that was a well known issue with them. | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? Seriously? How long is a piece of string?A completely unanswerable question. | |
| Entry Level Tube Preamp or Higher Quality Used Model? CJ PV12, stretch to a Premier 14/16/17, or a similarly priced used ARC. Schiit benefits from terrific marketing, the pieces I've heard are priced accordingly for their performance. | |
| Sound quality impact - preamp vs power amp? Assuming the rest of the system makes sense, I'd usually suggest a better preamp, having heard and done way too many demonstrations of how a better preamp is generally preferable to a better power amp. Again, assuming the system makes sense in th... | |
| Rega P2 or ...? I'd just get a Rega Planar 3 with Elys 2 and be done. Or the Rega Planar 6 with an Exact 2 for $1995. | |
| best-sounding class D amp? How long is a piece of string? The same strictures apply - what speakers, room, etc. I'd also suggest that shopping for an amp based on its class of operation is . . . interesting. | |
| Wisdom of buying high priced digital gear (given new advancements underway) I think some perspective helps. On the DAC side, there was a rather dramatic improvement in sound quality from the introduction of CD through the Introduction of, say, the Levinson 30/31. And, for me, while digital sound has improved, the improv... | |
| Amp recommendation to drive Thiel 3.6 speakers Krell, Levinson, Bryston, Rowland, Boulder, Ayre. Preferably from the same era. | |
| Thiel Owners Happy 4th!One of my bucket list items is to own and live with a pair of 3.6s. Someday! | |
| Dac upgrade +1 for dCS. It’s the only DAC I’ve heard that makes me want to change my Naim nDAC/Pardo TXPS. Unfortunately not in my budget at the moment. I agree with you re the Chord DACs. Very clean and detailed, but it somehow misses the music. IMO, obvio... | |
| Naim Uniti Star Or Nova? Or.... Having owned lots of Naim over the years, I'd probably go for a Hegel. | |
| Dedicated transport or CD player as transport? @mahler123 - "I was wondering if anyone has experience using an Oppo 105 or 205 as a CD transport vs a dedicated CD transport—let’s say the Cambridge."I do, with a 105. (Hey, what else is there to do during lockdown?) It was . . . fine. I'd sa... | |
| Dedicated transport or CD player as transport? I have a CXC. It's reasonably good, particularly for the money. However - I think it's in over its head in my main system, where it feeds a Naim nDAC/Pardo XPS. My Exposure 3010S2 CD player, used just as a transport, is noticeably better - more... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? The short answer to the OP’s question is no. And for the OP to ask means he already knows. | |
| Acoustic Energy 2 Integrated Amp Suggestions The Exposure sounds excellent and is well-built. Their communication has been terrific also (I have some of their separates). It's been quite a while since I heard AE2s, but I think the Expo would match with them very well. |