plaw
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| Opinions on PS Audio Direct Stream DAC (Mk 1) I have had the Direct Stream Mk 1 for about 4 years - I am always tempted to get something "better", but when I A/B with something in the 5K price range, it still shines. There are two DAC’s that I have heard better - the DAC in the Rowland Daemon... | |
| DAC upgrade I a/b'd the Qutest with the PS Direct Stream with Bridge. I felt they were very close. I picked the PS for 3 reasons 1. PS Audio Support. 2. Readout on a screen as to what is playing and what resolution. 3. XLR. You can get them at TMR fo... | |
| Tidal FLAC vs. Qobuz My kids like Tidal better for EDM and RAP. I also think their interface and song suggestion algorithms are pretty sweet. They are missing some Dylan albums which is really lamo. They just don't sound as good as Qobuz. There MQA was just na... | |
| Anthem AVM-70 8K I have the AVM 70 - their software is fantastic - it is my 3rd Anthem - every Anthem I have owned (some of them were avr) have failed so make sure you have a good dealer to stand behind the product. I only buy them because my dealer is great. I ... | |
| Help me choose an Audio Research preamp/line stage (Please?) You can find the LS-27 for $3500 - very sweet. | |
| Which ARC ref linestage to try: Ref3, Ref5, Ref5SE? HATE forward sounding systems I had the LS-27, loved it. But as I upgraded other components, I noticed that the soundstage did not have the depth. I upgraded to the REF 6 which produced the results I wanted. I am running Wilson MAXX speakers and Rowland SS amps. I just replace... | |
| Anthem vs Arcam I have never tried the ARCAM, but I have had 4 different ANTHEMS - Sound MUCH better than Denon (which I had), Marantz (which I have had), Onkyo (which I have had - sounds better than Denon or Marantz in my opinion) BUT: My 1120 the volume got ju... | |
| Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor? @rsf507 It wasn’t that the Acora speakers were deficient, the model I heard only had one driver, they did not have the model with two drivers. Even the one with the single driver blew me away. Definitely WAY better than Magico or Rockports that we... | |
| Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor? Thought all that were on this thread might want to know what I landed on. I would like to thank all the kind folks for their input. I tried to listen to anything I could find (that did not have insane restrictions). I listened to many of the su... | |
| Why is everyone so down on MQA? Hey, quit bashing on MQA. I think we can all agree it sounds better than: MP3, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Prime Music, AM Radio in your car and a Bose speaker covered with a black garbage bag. | |
| Wilson Sasha W/P amplifier pairing @audio_bidder I have the Rowland Model 7's - but I am looking for the 625s2 if I can find one used. I spoke with someone who sold one and he went with the new Rowland 725 Monos which he said were slightly better than the 625s2. Maybe you have a ... | |
| Wilson Sasha W/P amplifier pairing I have the Sasha 1's. It is easier to say what I have tried which does NOT drive them. PS Audio, Classe, Hafler do NOT drive the bass driver which can dip down to below 2 ohms. I purchased a used set of Rowland monoblocks and WOW!. They came a... | |
| Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor? @keithr WBF? Might you have a link kind sir? The people on the site have given me some names to go check out / some I have eliminated / some I have not paid attention to / some I want to find still. At this point, if money was not object - I ... | |
| Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor? @soix The Joseph Audio Pearls are calling your name. So I have been looking for their distributors - here is their website which has not been updated in almost 4 years. No phone number, no address. (I especially like there is a picture of a lan... | |
| Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor? UPDATE 1: Ruled out speakers: I have auditioned the Magico A5 and The Rockport Atria II. Here are my impressions, the Magico sounded like the speakers were boxed in. Like the sound was coming from the speakers - just no soundstage. I thought ... |