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What Is So Special About Harbeth?
I always like the Quested Speakers over the Harbeths,  Voicing is almost similar but Harbeth is allot warmer and sweeter. Quested is more Transaprent but low fatique and more exciting and can get your hairs standing up at times.   Quested is ano... 
What Is So Special About Harbeth?
Sweet, Slow, Polite, Boring at time. Accurate on voicing, Can sound very musical with the right gear. Not suitable for all music Type. I would not say these are dynamic speakers so really fast classical music or likewise anything that requires s... 
The Best Preamp is no Preamp?
If i could save the money and go Passive or no Pre-amp at all i would have done this years back. Whilst many on here claim no pre-amp is best probbably have not had very great pre-amps. You dont loose details by adding a pre-amp you gain more con... 
MSB DAC's Popularity
Nice Dacs, Iv owned a few before iv moved away from it but to my ears MSB is far better then DCS. I compare the two as both on the upper end of the product offers are similar in price.   I know use a Playback Design Dream Series setup couldnt be... 
The Best Preamp is no Preamp?
exactly, a good pre-amp in the chain always seems to work better. from my personal experience, DAC direct to Amp sound flat and sometimes the bass just sounds even worse.  
Audio nonsense
shoonmook has magical wood from africa  
Audio nonsense
Anything that says Game Changing, Anything that says Light years a Head Anything that says Magical Wood for Analog stuff.  
Audio nonsense
Anything that says Synergistic Research  
The Best Preamp is no Preamp?
Then the answer is, what ever works for you. No final concreate answer, many variables that will determine many diffrent ways. As to me, Pre-amp is very very important, but of course you need a very good pre-amp otherwise possible answer would be... 
Audio nonsense
Anything that says Quantum Technology,  
The Best Preamp is no Preamp?
Personal Experience, Trying many possible methods DAC to Amps with various Dacs and Various Amps. Final Conclusion: Pre-Amps is Required.   Some Dacs have Pre-amps built into them like Playback Design and MSB and various others. However much th... 
DACs and more. Is there a good analog sounding DAC.
"digital has improved so much"   it has been improving but now how the industry makes it out to be. This reminds me of the HDMI Con in the industry  
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
Playback Design DACs in the Higher End of the Market are one of the best value you can get today.      
Atma-Sphere vs. Supratek
Was it Ralph Karsten who built the first ever Fully balanced Phono Stage?  
Atma-Sphere vs. Supratek
My Phono Stage in the MP-1 is dead quiet, if you use noisy tubes you’re gonna get more noise. Nos Tubes dont work in the Phono Stage they are just too noisy. The Phono Stage runs fully balanced, i have balanced cable going into it. It is by far o...