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| Monitor Audio Platnium II Thanks Richerd1 !It confirms my impressions. Do you remember what was the upward gear on PL500 ?P.S. I also detected a dry nature and limited dynamics, but it was in MA PL I line not so much in II. | |
| New Release CD Players $1000 - $1500 I don`t know your taste, but if you like "non digital sound" that is neutral, deep 3D soundstage and easy to listen, I suggest to opt on discrete R2R based DAC + plus some decent spinner or a decent digital transport. I ordered Denafrips Ares from... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Yep, the posting from Talk2me is somewhat confusing. The mods may help in lower gear, but with top of the line equipment it makes mo sense.P.S. I`ve had a couple modified players and I restored all to initial original state. I will not mention th... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD WTF you are talking?If the GNSC is such a genius, why not design his own?I have never, ever heard that anyone, ever modified Burmester.The strong point of Burmester is, and has always been it`s superior, precision voicing and holographic 3D sound... | |
| New Release CD Players $1000 - $1500 Have you heard it in familiar system, or at least take a peek under the skirt? | |
| Pass Labs Pass was my first real high-end amp that I imported from US. Despite it was used with no warranty, Nelson Pass himself answered my questions and assisted me with everything via email. I´ve had many amps (some very noble brands and expensive) but i... | |
| New Release CD Players $1000 - $1500 Jl35,Can you explain what`s so innovative in Hegel?No offense please, but the visual appearance is mediocre at best. | |
| Monitor Audio Platnium II Anyone compared the PLII to new Focal Sopra or Utopia line?I have heard both at different dealers with different room and equipment but the initial impressions are that PLII creates a deeper soundstage, but fails with faster transients and is a... | |
| Paradigm Personas: A First Listen Thanks Audiotroy!It`s very interesting info. I`m based in Europe and will probably try some newer T+A gear soon. So far I`ve been a big Pass and Burmester fan. Earlier T+A had a bit of mass market product reputation. Certainly a high-end but not q... | |
| Paradigm Personas: A First Listen Audiotroy, ....was bowled over with how much better the T+A amp was vs the Pass labs and a few other pieces he was looking at.I suppose it was the T+A PA3000HV? But what was the Pass integrated he compared it to? | |
| New Release CD Players $1000 - $1500 Why not consider older top players?If new, then feel free to buy 8005 or some Oppo, etc. But if you add a bit, then for approx. 2K you can buy Marantz SA-1 (if you can find one) or for a bit more SA7S1 (also you must wait to find). These are a tr... | |
| Bryston BDA-2 Or Yggdrasil Help Erik, Thanks for sharing your experiences! Shiits and Myteks have both created a lot of buzz so the must be something about these.Regards,Plutos | |
| Bryston BDA-2 Or Yggdrasil Help Sfall,Yes I`m aware of what you are saying. I do not lump anything. It was my question to Erik. Delta-sigmas are usually known as more DSD players than PCM machines. Therefore my supposition. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Dragon_vibeMany thanks for a nice and educating review! In terms of naturalism i think the Merlot is on par with very top R2R leagues. Do you mean TOTALDAC by top R2R? | |
| Bryston BDA-2 Or Yggdrasil Help Erik,Thanks for your thoroughgoing answer. as opposed to pre- 2010 DAC’s which needed high resolution files or DSD to sound their best. I suppose you mean up- and oversampling pre 2010 DACs and not all?Because there still are some heavy hitters a... |