richdirector
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| $10K Budget for Speakers: Martin Logan Masterpiece vs Tannoy I have tannoy arden but no point paying so much for them as you are in US... Mine were under £5k in UK... If I was US based I would look at devore.But what you are comparing are two presentations of sound a that are near polar opposites. The speak... | |
| Tube or SS The 275 is powerful enough for any harbeth..... I simplified myself getting rid of monoblocks pre seperate phono and got a SS luxman 550ax2 which is class A. A bit of that magic middle that tubes always gave..... | |
| Distortion using Node 2i as streamer with Denafrips Pontus Dac If you do send it back I would recommend the Chord Qutest has been the biggest upgrade in my digital side. Flawless | |
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. This is such a rubbish troll post... Ranty OP and responses | |
| Luxman integrated for Harbeth Compact 7's I have the 550ax2 with my tannoy ardens... Superb... A forever system | |
| What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it? For me my tannoy Legacy Ardens bought 18months ago and only gerting more enjoyable with every listen.... And luxman 550ax2 it just does everything well. Controlled musical and a great phono stage as well. | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- I would embrace the heat and sit in my underwear with a martini | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? @bruxesqFrom digital coax or optical When streaming MQA content there are 3 unfolds which must occur to receive fully rendered 192khz/24-bit MQA. The first of these unfolds is handled by the BluOS app and will output up to 96khz/24-bit audio. The ... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? Someone messaged me about bluesound node 2i upgrades.... In UK fidelity audio do this...https://www.fidelityaudio.co.uk/bluesound-node-2--2i-336-c.aspI went for mid upgrade but have been mightily impressed | |
| Most desirable vacuum tubes for SET amps What would people say is the best SET for something like the Tannoy 15 HPD - A lot of people say the speaker demands push pull amps but SET is something I always wanted to try for the soundstage. | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? Does anyone in US mod the bluesound... High fidelity in UK do new PSU and board... I feed this into chord qutest DAC and then into luxman.... So good I sold my Linn Klimax Dsm and pocketed the change.... Not often I get to do that | |
| Advice on CD transport I see there is a company in Germany that sells a modified audiolab 6000 cdt.... Power supply and clock if I remember.... Doubles the price but if my modded bluesound node 2i is anything to go buy these non stock items can be radical improvements..... | |
| Devore Fidelity Orangutan O/96 I went from Harbeth 30.1 to Tannoy Ardens - it is pretty hard to compare as bigger speakers move that air so beautifully - I had been tmpted by the 40.2 for my 7.5m x 5.5m x 3.5m tall room but got a steal on an open box tannoy pair that was too go... | |
| Audio tax write-off Yes I do especially now as I am editing and ding audio dubs at the home as office is a no go | |
| To venture back into vinyl or not,...that is the question. Depends what rest of system costs in terms of ratio. I would say biggest value now is picking up great transport and DAC and enjoy CD and streaming. Unless you have good LP collection (in which case) rega p3 or the like or.... (sell all the vinyl) |