paulfolbrecht
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| recommended Analog-to-Digital convertors? I'm also interested. I did my first needledrops recently using an Alesis Masterlink. Recording at 24/96 and listening at 18/48 through my Mac Mini->Audio Note DAC, the results are already amazing.With proper jitter control and playing at 96 Khz... | |
| DAC with the best midrange ever..... If you love MHDT go Audio Note. The MHDT units are superb for the money but AN gives retains all the musicality and brings the instrument separation and micro dynamics that make it a stone's throw from really good vinyl with good material. | |
| EMMS Labs CDSA vs. AA Capitole Reference SE I'd interpret it as nonsensical and meaningless without context. :)One reviewer dubbed the EMM player 'the single-ended triode of CD players'.I haven't heard it. | |
| High WAF, simple, integrated amplifier Virtue Audio. | |
| Are there any Harbeth owners in Wisconsin or near A 6W T-amp did OK at moderate levels (which surprised me). A 40W gain clone is plenty. It would all depend on your desired SPL. I think 15W of tubes would be borderline, but possibly just fine if you don't want to listen at 100 dB. | |
| Hyperion HPS 968 or Coincident Total Victory IV Dave_b, thanks for being gracious. Nobody has to like SET amps. While this amp/speaker combo could play loud enough for me (and more importantly was MORE dynamic that solid state amps of more than 10x the rated max output power), if your idea of '... | |
| Hyperion HPS 968 or Coincident Total Victory IV I'm going to offer a few more comments for the benefit of the OP.I really dug that Hyperions/211 combo. With the exception of a bit of bass bloominess - that 95% of ported enclosures suffer from - it did everything right. Or so I thought. Anyway, ... | |
| Hyperion HPS 968 or Coincident Total Victory IV Sorry, Dave, but oversimplification doesn't make one smarter.Yes, we will agree that "16 watts is 16 watts" - only a moron could argue otherwise.However:- The beefy class A power supply of a SET is able to supply 16W continuous with no problems.- ... | |
| Hyperion HPS 968 or Coincident Total Victory IV The Consonance 211 SET amps were an excellent match with Hyperion 938s. Tonally, they were perfectly balanced, and the bass and bass dynamics were better than with 200 watt solid-state monoblocks. Power was never lacking.John Potis also raved abou... | |
| Are there any Harbeth owners in Wisconsin or near I just really can't offer meaningful comments on the P3s vs. larger Harbeths.What I can say is that these little speakers did truly amaze me. They sound 'big', at least in a mid-sized room, and astonishingly there's hardly a need for a subwoofer. ... | |
| Are there any Harbeth owners in Wisconsin or near I figured you'd be more interested in the big boys. My time with them is very limited. The P3s are a great lil speaker but obviously they can't do waht the C7s, 5s, or Monitor 30s can do. | |
| Are there any Harbeth owners in Wisconsin or near I've got a pair of P3s in Milwaukee.They're in the bedroom system, though. That means - if you come, bring wine. | |
| Are Harbeths really "all that?" Yes, Bob has done an excellent job describing the differences between Harbeth and Audio Note.(AN/Es are much preferable to me than any Harbeth model, FWIW.) | |
| Are Harbeths really "all that?" Drubin, I have the P3s, and while I've put them up for sale as I really have no good 'home' for them, they are really amazing little speakers. | |
| Are Harbeths really "all that?" Missioncoonery, what I meant by my comment was that you are taking a naive view on audio by insisting Harbeths are inferior due to 'old technology'. People who know music know that natural materials can make wonderful transducers. If you're intere... |