nymarty
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| Benchmark AHB2 or Class D (GaN FET) I would add the Orchard Audio Starkrimson Ultra to the class D amps to try list. it’s a GaN FET amp. I’ve heard great reviews for the AHB2 but haven’t actually heard one yet. What speakers are you going to run them with? Do you need more power... | |
| Vinshine/Alibaba..What to buy and where? Buy from Vinshine. Alvin runs a great business and takes care of Denafrips owners. As to what to buy, I think the Ares 2 is a fantastic DAC, especially with the latest firmware. | |
| Vandersteen Forum @stringreen I’m guessing you got your 5a’s from John Rutan. I bought my first pair of Vandersteen 3a Signatures (used) last year and the Vandersteen Forum has been a great, welcoming place to get advice. Between the forum and Audio Connection, ... | |
| Fair price for used Vandersteen 3a Signatures Vandersteen started making 3a Sigs 20 years ago. I have a 19 year old pair that I bought for 1200 used last year. They are in very good condition and work perfectly. Even though they look the same as new ones, Vandersteen continues to make impr... | |
| which should I get Rogue RP5, Hegel P20, Belles Aria Preamp, Audible Illusion Modulus 3B @lobinero congrats on the new preamp! Audio Connection is the best. John is one of a kind and Jeff is great to work with. I’m also thinking my next speaker upgrade will be Treo CTs. I love the 3a’s right now but that Treo CT is special. I’d ... | |
| Holo Red Streamer How are you connecting the Red (while functioning as a streamer only) to the Pontus? USB or another method? You say it's better than Zen and BS Node. How much of an improvement do you think it provides? And specifically which areas did you ... | |
| Shootout: Roon versus Plex, Qobuz versus Tidal: Who Won? Roon + Qobuz all day ( and night ) long. Sounds great, giant selection, excellent recommendations ( with Roon Radio ) and lots of info about the artist and albums. Well worth the money. Tidal was also good with Roon but couldn’t justify having ... | |
| Holo Red Streamer @arafiq it can do both just not at the same time. ;-) It’s excellent as a Roon streamer and sounds better than my iFi Zen Stream and my Bluesound Node N130. For me it was a worthwhile upgrade without having to spend a lot more with Lumin or Aur... | |
| which should I get Rogue RP5, Hegel P20, Belles Aria Preamp, Audible Illusion Modulus 3B Following. I have a Schiit Freya + with Belles Aria monoblocks into Vandersteen 3a Signatures. Wondering what an upgrade from the Freya would be. I’ve heard the Belles Aria Signature integrated at Audio Connection and thought it was excellent. ... | |
| Another "Best" amplifier Question. Schiit Vidar 2 amp ($799) and a Schiit Freya S preamp ($599). I used the older model Vidar with a Schiit Freya+ preamp for my KEF LS50 Metas. Sounded fantastic and is well within your budget. If you want an integrated amp, the Schiit Ragnarok i... | |
| Holo Red Streamer @arafiq yes, it’s either a streamer or a DDC. Once you connect (USB in) to use as DDC, you lose the network connection. I bought it to use as a streamer and very happy so far. I’m using it with a Pontus 2 via USB. I’m going to try i2s this week... | |
| Holo Red Streamer I literally just finished hooking up the Red a couple of hours ago. I ordered mine around the same time and it arrived today (NJ just outside of NYC). Yes, it’s not clear at all how to set it up. The manual is terrible. I’m upgrading from an iF... | |
| Anyone regretting Pontus 2 firmware upgrade Very happy with the update. More detail, better imaging and bass is a little cleaner. It’s still a Pontus 2, only better. | |
| Denafrips Pontus II Clicks Or Static? I have an Ares 2 and a Pontus 2. The only time I’ve had static or popping sounds was with the Ares 2 connected to a Bluesound Node N130 via USB. Using coax was fine. I then swapped out the Node for an iFi Zen Stream via USB and never had a prob... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update Updated the firmware on my Ares 2 and Pontus 2 today. Both updates were pretty easy. The actual firmware update took less than a minute on my MacBook Pro. Overall the sound quality on both was better, maybe more so for the Ares 2. Hearing a li... |