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| What's the Best Bluetooth Streaming Receiver w Dac under $500? The bluesound node 2 has excellent sound and includes Bluetooth streaming. I found you need to spend a lot more to beat the sound of this streamer and dac. I removed my other dacs from the system because it sounded great on its own. It’s 500 dolla... | |
| No frills balanced ss integrated amp? I’m not sure you will top the Hegel 200 in this price range for solid state. You will find slightly different flavors with the ones mentioned. The only thing I could think of that would be a different sound would be something like a first watt but... | |
| Looking for a good DAC under $500 I agree with wtf - at the 500 range it won’t be clearly better than the node dac. Might want to save for a higher range dac later on and just enjoy the node. | |
| Step down transformer (220V to 100/110V) or buy 220V version of Shindo preamp I live outside the USA and have used two step ups for ten years with three amps and a dac without a problem. They are heavy and take up the space of a shoebox if that’s an issue for you. They can also produce a slight hum (not via the speakers but... | |
| Hegel vs Rogue Glad you are enjoying the Hegel. Hegels are very versatile with speakers so you can go in almost any direction. Smaller Maggies, Harbeth and Spendor are popular matches for the 160 and they sound great. If you like the sound of zu the Hegel should... | |
| Mid grade Integrated amp choices I would give Hegel and parasound an audition. Both are great. I have a Hegel and love it. Very versatile amps that sound good with a wide range of speakers. | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions I have found very small differences when switching dacs also. | |
| Hegel vs Rogue I spent time auditioning the hegel h160 vs the h360 on spendor speakers and I liked the 160 a lot. I did not hear in that room in that system over two visits a difference to go for the 360. If you were doing maggies or other power hungry speakers ... | |
| What integrated can replace over -bright exposure 3010? If eveything in your system was the same and the new amp made the system sound forward and bright, chances are new cables and source wont provide enough adjustments to make you happy. I personally find that when I dont immediately like a new compo... | |
| Audioquest Audioquest seems to make quality products but I find their lineup very confusing - trees, rocks, rockets. I have not purchased aq because I cannot understand what the differences are between the various products. Perhaps a good retail store could ... | |
| Hegel vs Rogue Both are great amp makers. To me ideally the best amps are full on class a, or set tube amps. Good class ab like Hegel get close to the smooth sound of class a and sometimes top them without the size, heat and cost. Hybrid tube designs don’t quite... | |
| Integrated Amplifier with the Good Bass and Extended Highs many good ideas here. I really like the Hegel sound and the fact that they are very versatile and can be used with many types of speakers. I opted for the h200 and am really enjoying it. I will probably not replace it as I am really happy with its... | |
| $10k DAC in a 3k system? Like driving a Ferrari on a dirt road. | |
| Who is the WORST Audio Shop? sound by singer | |
| New Release CD Players $1000 - $1500 The Hegel is innovative in a back to the future way. They are focusing on doing one thing well. Interesting but at that price it would have to be really really great. |