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| Upgrading form Pass integrated amplifier to a better one denon1: Keep us informed of the progress of your search. Perhaps you could take a step (funds permitting of course) up to an "uber integrated" the likes of Ypsilon, Absolare, Vitus (SIA-30), Soulution, Dartzeel, and of course, T&A. | |
| ethernet from a power outlet Doug, this is a somewhat belated thank you but I did want to say thanks for your feedback,. I purchased an UltraRendu, netgear 1200 and am in the process of ordering a power supply from SGC. One thing is that I noticed Sonore did not include an ... | |
| What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system. I like the early MFSL releases, particularly those that were mastered by Stan Ricker: | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player Great question.I have the "CD quality" package with Tidal but I swear that I am hearing a difference. I will look into the "loudness normalization" button.Part of the problem may be that I'm steaming tidal via Bluetooth with an Audioengine B1. I... | |
| Looking for the best Preamp with a phono circuit built in I've never understood this penchant for designers for treating phono as a separate and distinct entity.. Somehow we got on this train and still, in 2019, can't get off (with rare exceptions). Besides the added cost there is the insult of adding... | |
| Need DAC/Streaming Advice I'm taking a hard look at the Lumin U1 mini. No internal DAC (which is what I want) but I'm not sure I have the infrastructure to run it. I just wish I could find something under $1500. MSRP for the Lumin is $2000. | |
| Best audio companies and dealers I have quite a bit of concern with Cary AudioAlexgla: I agree with you. Cary does not belong on the list of great companies. They're not a bad company but I certainly would not put them on a great company to deal with list. at least from my exp... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? roger, what are you mating the Rhumba to? | |
| T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components Please share more details. Also, did you have the chance to compare 3100HV with other top integrated like Gryphon, Vitus?Or Absolare, Ypsilon, and AudioNet. I would love to hear the AudioNet Watt. | |
| Ayre V5-Xe or Jeff Rowland 201 Mono Blocks? F1wheels: I have the combo you aspire to own (v-5xe /K5-xeMP and am looking to upgrade, which tells you something. I find the combo to be a little lean IMO. I can't comment on the Thiel synergy but if you really desire to stick with Ayre why no... | |
| Best Class A / Class AB SS Power Amplifiers between $5000-$10,000 Kink56: methinks you,re living in the past. Things have come a loooong way since1990. Trust me. My s300 series two has been in my basement covered with cobwebs for 20 years. Every time I have an urgent feeling to send it to Jon sonderbergfor u... | |
| Mixing balanced and unbalanced inputs/outputs on Ayre preamp - amateur question! I have a lot of gear (Phone, CD, Tuner, tape deck, Stax phones) so I have to use ALL the inputs (balanced and unbalanced) on my K-5xeMP. Ultimately though the outputs tie-in to a (balanced) V-5Xe. | |
| Worst Rock Band Ever !!!! 3 dog night (with the emphasis on dawg). | |
| Cary Audio, Customer Service And now for a different point of view.....The problem for any hi-end company I suppose is at what point do you cut-off service for an older product? Inclusive of that is how long do you keep an inventory of common maintenance parts? I know it's a... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) A lot of interesting responses but one speaker that I would really like to hear would be the Volti Alura. |