pdreher
Responses from pdreher
| Chord DAVE DAC Bricasti M1SE, Weiss 501 or 502 should be in the mix as well. @verdantaudio has an extensive post covering popular DAC's in this price range. | |
| Review: The Audiogon Discussion Forum itself 😉 +1 @mapman | |
| Review: The Audiogon Discussion Forum itself 😉 I do NOT miss MC. People that behave poorly (like MC) and have to be the center of attention make the forum significantly less enjoyable in my experience. | |
| Speakers known for great midrange. I own Harbeth 40.2 Anni’s and owned three pairs of Harbeth’s previously... zero quality issues. Had tweeters fail with Dynaudio Confidence 2’s and 4’s and I don’t drive my speakers hard. | |
| Luxman integrated for Harbeth Compact 7's @Ryder It's been a while since I owned the DA-06, but I don't recall it as being overly warm and it definitely does not lack detail. It is well built as you would expect from Luxman. If I didn't need a DAC with built in volume control (direct c... | |
| Hey - What Happened to the Beware of Viking Acoustics Thread @facten +1 @vortrex I think your last post is an excellent solution. | |
| Hey - What Happened to the Beware of Viking Acoustics Thread @nonoise Well played! | |
| Warm Tube Amp(s) to Tame Hyper-Accurate Speakers? I had a similar experience to the OP breaking in a pair of Harbeth 40.2 Anni's. I solved the problem by positioning GIK 244 free standing panels parallel to the side and in front of each speaker, which addressed the first side reflection points. ... | |
| Tannoy Everyone?! with Leben CS600 or Pass XA25/30.5? @pehare I'm interested to hear your observations after the amp is broken in. | |
| To Roon or not to Roon? I switched to Roon about a month ago and have been totally delighted. I went with a Roon Nucleus paired with an IFi Zen Streamer as the Roon endpoint... all for less than $2K. | |
| Looking for a change. The Rotel is likely a lateral move. I would take advantage of demoing gear from your dealer friend. Personally, I'd be looking at tube gear options. | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference I replaced an Aurender N10 with a Roon Nucleus paired with an IFi Zen Stream as the Roon endpoint. The Roon Nucleus/IFi Zen Stream combo handily surpasses the Aurender in sound quality, stability and user interface... and it was 1/4th the cost of ... | |
| Luxman 550AXii and 509X The 550 AXII is 20 wpc class A, whereas the 509 is 120 wpc class AB, so I guess it is somewhat surprising that the 509 fell short on bass and fullness. What speakers are you pairing it with? | |
| top loading cd players I have an Audio Aero Capitole Reference top loading CDP/DAC on another site if you are interested. Retailed for $9,500 new, but selling to clear $3K after shipping. Great unit in excellent condition. I've primarily used it as a DAC and preamp as... | |
| Choosing a network player/streamer +1 @jazzman7 I just made the jump to Roon and wish I had done it a long time ago. Improved sound quality, user interface and connectivity have been huge in my experience. |