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| Ext. Dac. - is it worth it? Or, you could look at it another way... To me, the DAC makes more difference in the final quality of the sound than the transport. Although, I do admit that I find some transports sound better than others.So my strategy would be to skimp a little ... | |
| The Single Piece That Started Today's HIGH END ? Well, I think we need to define "high-end." If it simply means "high-priced," then I can agree with what Elizabeth and Ferrari have said. However, if there is a correlation to performance or high-fidelity then I have to disagree and say that it st... | |
| The Single Piece That Started Today's HIGH END ? I think it's naive to believe that the high-end began with the introduction of a single component... Probably a better question would have been: "Who were some of the early pioneers of high-end audio?"When I think "vintage," I think of names like ... | |
| LP to oversampled CD-who does it? Maybe if you send your records to David Chesky he could record them at 24/96 for you. But then, you'll need a DAC capable of playing 24/96 to hear the full fidelity during playback. :) | |
| What do you replace a Benchmark with for 24/96? Hmmm, I'm not sure if it's possible, but you might want to give Mr. Poon at Monarchy a call and run that by him. He may be able to swap the optical input for second coaxial input. If so, that should work well for you. It would certainly be worth a... | |
| Acoustat Reference Preamp. I know the Acoustat amp had a very good reputation, but I'm really not familiar with the preamp. Based on Acoustat's reputation I would think it should be a decent sounding piece. Also check for things like heavy-duty gold-plated connectors and po... | |
| Acoustat Reference Preamp. See if he'll agree to let you try it in your system and then you'll be able to tell if it's worth it to YOU... I mean, since he's a friend and all.Personally, if I were spending $250 on a preamp I'd buy a used B&K Pro 10. It's an excellent ban... | |
| What is the Best Sounding/Produced music CD ?? I have two of Cash's American Recordings recordings on vinyl and they sound great. I haven't tried the CD versions, but maybe I will based on Hooper's recommendation.One CD I keep going back to over and over again is Branford Marsalis Trio Jeepy (... | |
| What do you replace a Benchmark with for 24/96? Fishwater, I know it may sound unlikely, but I bet the Monarchy does equal the Modwright. It'a a super good and natural sounding piece. It handily beat my TAD-150 Signature and I ended up selling that piece... YMMVBut if you have the chance to try... | |
| What do you replace a Benchmark with for 24/96? Another great sounding DAC is the new Monarchy M24 tube DAC/linestage. It lists for $1490, but you may be able to get it for less. You can run another source through the tube linestage as well (like a phono stage or FM tuner).The only drawback is ... | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object I think you should buy a used B&K Pro 10 since cost is no object. They can be found used for about $250, and in the buffered unity-gain mode will probably equal or surpass the high-priced pieces you are considering... The preamp has no remote,... | |
| Nuforce That's funny, I read about a guy with Apogee speakers that had the H20 amps and the NuForce Reference 8 (early version), and he said it powered his Apogees just fine. And I believe they were the very low impedance model. He summed up that experien... | |
| Nuforce Wow, no kidding, NuForce backed out... They must be really scared!Hey, I'll tell you what Muralman, why don't you get your buddy Henry Ho to send me a pair of his best H20 amps and I'll review them along with the NuForce Reference 9SE amps I'll be... | |
| Nuforce Eldartford, I think your comments amount to nothing more than a lot of very premature conjecture. Personally I believe the true color of the universe is Antique Rose Copper, but then, I could be wrong too. LOL ! | |
| Nuforce Wow, unbelieveable, what a hornet's nest this thread has become...Redkiwi and Stehno, I want to thank you for posting. I hope some folks can see what's really going on here.My opinion it that the NuForce detractors suffer from a few common human f... |