paullyrockets
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| Need DAC comparable to OPPO BDP-83SE, or better, small size, USB OK, SPDIF coax... Just installed my E30 and it’s usb hooked up to a MacBook Pro.. I’ve been using Amazon Music and I’m getting superb results into an audiophile type stereo + subs setup.. I got the silver and it looks spiffy next to my silver Loki Preamp and PS M... | |
| One big reason why brick and mortar high end audio dealers struggle. This topic has really struck a nerve.. At a high end store in The Bay Area I was looking for some expensive loudspeakers. The salesman had a silent partner who pretended to also be a customer.. I left.. | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? My PS Audio M-700 Monoblocks..And I switched from more expensive Tube Amplifiers. | |
| Thoughts on choosing an amplifier Consider a pair of M700 Monoblock’s from PS Audio..Better reviewed and cheaper than the Benchmark and listed as a ’A’ Component by Stereophile in the most recent issue..I run them with a Schiit Freya and XLR connections.. | |
| Should I trade up from a Kavent/Shengya/Vincent mono block ?? So I did the deal with HiFi Heaven and got the M700 Stellar MonoBlocks..They are fantastic and the best I've ever owned.. A rating in Stereophile ..A good cheap deal for sure..I'm running Focal Speakers.. | |
| Would switching amps make a big difference? It worked for me..This year I swapped out a pair of Vincent Monoblocks for a pair of new PS Audio M700 Digital Monoblocks.. Listed in the best Amps in Stereophile this past year..Big improvement and now a lot of raw power at 4 ohms, 700 Watts a si... | |
| What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned? Overrated B&W..Underrated Spatial Audio Labs.. | |
| ... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY? WAudio on Amazon .. 1/3 the price of most others and top shelf.. | |
| PS Audio Revises Marketing to a Direct Sales Only Model Sounds like a good idea..Waiting for their Stellar Streamer.. | |
| AC Dedicated Line My Pro Electrician installed a separate 15 Amp AC line with its own separate Circuit Breaker Box which is (lucky) on the outside wall of my listening room (garage)..I used a mix of the best Oyaide AC Plugs, installed upside down (Hospital style)..... | |
| 1973 Bic Venturi Formula 6’s..Large and not so accurate but perfect for Led Zeppelin.. | |
| Again the topic of weight of amps My new PS Audio M700 Monoblocks weigh 13 Lbs. each..They sound better than the Class A 70 Lbs. monsters Monoblocks they replaced.. | |
| Streamer choices Currently the Teac nt505..But I'm waiting for PS Audio's Stellar Streamer with MQA. | |
| Ordered my new amp today... been a long road! You need some better wire my friend and also clean all the tips of your wires with DeoxiT..Spend about $200 on speaker wires.. I like Better Cables on Amazon..I recently bought a pair of PS Audio M700’s and cleaned every connection ..Good luck.. | |
| Sound quality issues streaming from Tidal vs CD You need a better Router I think..Try it from a MacBook.I use an Explorer2 and it sounds fantastic.. |