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| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker @yyzsantabarbara I thought about the LA4 but I went with the Kara because people described it as very similar to the Benchmark LA4 but maybe one click slightly less analytical...and because it had 2 gain settings plus passive...and because it... | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker @yyzsantabarbara Thanks for the update. I have the LRS+ also. I'm using the Schiit Kara preamp on active but 0 gain mode with both the Orchard Audio Stereo Ultra DMC 2.0 (GaN dual mono) and with the Pass XA-25. They are very similar sounding ... | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker @yyzsantabarbara thanks for their quick response… I’m looking forward to your Benchmark LRS+ update. | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker @yyzsantabarbara Could you elaborate further on why you didn't think the Benchmark was a good match for the LRS+...and how did it compare to the Sanders...and also, at what listening volumes. Thanks, I'd appreciate any insight you could provide... | |
| Pre-amp vs gain control box help please I second the Schiit Kara...solid state with similar thd and noise specs to Benchmark...and.... Passive Mode Gain Mode with no signal amplification Gain mode with 12db amplification Balanced and single ended inputs and outputs Switching betwee... | |
| Purifi v Gan amps? @yyzsantabarbara what preamp are you using with the Sanders? | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described Two questions… what kind of feedback did the seller have…sellers with good feedback want to protect their reputation. Did you request that the seller photograph the packaging and shipping process… this is a must if you have a claim as most shi... | |
| Paypal Friends and Family F&F has a fee if linked to a credit card and no fee if linked to a bank acct. | |
| Tubes, tone, and old age. Yes. Look at distortion vs frequency- if it begins rising much below about 10KHz you will have a brightness problem since higher ordered harmonics will be higher than the THD suggests. The other thing to look at is the distortion profile. Smooth... | |
| True high-end Speakers need a midrange @erik_squires Does this tweeter that was mentioned by @ricevs as the tweeter crossing at 1khz on the new Clayton Shaw Caladan resolve your concern? In theory, using this tweeter would now allow many woofers/midwoofers to now operate in their so... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @mahgister Yes, I should have been more descriptive, more clear. Maybe in the purest sense, the definition of musicality can't be "owned" by one individual. Nevertheless, I believe that there are aspects of describing how music sounds when pl... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @rauliruegas agree… that is why sounding musical can be simplified to a statement something like… sounds enjoyable to me…which also means it’s a personal experience. | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? I’ve had gear, some of it expensive and well reviewed that was not enjoyable to listen to… to my way of thinking it was not musical for me. I’ve had other gear that made me want to listen, made me smile and produced sound that was enjoyable to me…... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @atmasphere I’ve noticed than many of the newer vintage of class d amps have extremely low distortion… but still have rising distortion vs frequency often starting around 2khz. Is it correct to speculate that these amps, whether GanF, Hypex, pu... | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? Back to the point of reviews needing comparisons...it's not for the reviewer to say that product A sounds better than product B...because after all, it is just his opinion. But when a review goes into some detail comparing and contrasting what the... |