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| Herron Audio...Still in business With that rationale, why would anyone invest in a tri5 Chevy or a 65 Mustang? Long discontinued but ever still popular and a joy to operate. @nlitworld The auto industry is not an apt comparison to high-end audio. There are usually aftermarket ... | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? I’d hope that 10 to 25 years from now, audiophiles will have access to great sound using these continually improved Class-D amps. That is after all why we all got into this, regardless of what technology we use to get there. Figure Class A, Class... | |
| HT Bypass Vs Input selection Integrated Amp Thanks a lot for the follow up, and congrats on finding a solution that’s working well for you. Enjoy! | |
| CD Transport also problems with Nuprime transport and Nuprime service was non existent... Yeah, I’ve seen others say the same thing about NuPrime’s nonexistent customer service that is inexcusable and would definitely make it a no go for me especially as th... | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? Why is there this "push" to Class-D in the first place? What do you gain? In what way would they ever be sonically better than a good Class A or AB amp? @moonwatcher Because it keeps getting better and better especially with the latest GaN and ... | |
| Will the Topping E30 II support Tidal's FLAC streams? Who cares if it decodes Tidal’s myriad of confusing formats? Just switch to Qobuz where everything just works and you have tons of hi-res recordings as well. Put Tidal in your rear-view mirror and say good riddance. | |
| New Speaker advice I agree with everyone that using the Denon is spoiling the experience, but adding a preamp with HT bypass is the wrong approach in that you will be powering your two channel with the Denon power amp. @tony1954 Yeah that’d be a total mismatch, b... | |
| Upgrading my streaming/digital system- what would make the most sense? the advantage of the Innos Zenith is that I would have it working as both a roon core/server AND as a streamer. This would mean being able to replace my Macmini and adding a streamer rather than having to upgrade the server as well and adding a s... | |
| New Speaker advice but in my system, they sound quite veiled and choked...which is a criticism those speakers have earned over the years...but yes, maybe I should try preamp upgrade first! Completely agree on your impressions of the 3As, at least the older versi... | |
| New Speaker advice Denon AVR line has a 'pure direct' mode where it supposedly shuts off the internal amps completely and sends a 'pure' signal from amps to speakers...so that's what I use in 2 channel listening...but I am suspicious of it still bottlenecking as yo... | |
| New Speaker advice Goodonya for taking the time to go out and seriously listen and, most importantly, having the guts to trust your own ears! Unfortunately I can’t help with the speakers, but I would very highly suggest you consider inserting a good stereo preamp in... | |
| Tube Preamps Should Have This Feature I am not opposed to tubes, but would like one that I could just leave on all the time that would not burn through a lot of tubes, and also would not heat my house. Are there tube preamps that you can just leave on all the time and expect to get r... | |
| Tube Preamps Should Have This Feature Agree that life’s too short to stress about such things, especially with regard to a preamp where tubes tend to last pretty long and are relatively cheap to replace. Music soothes the soul even if it’s just for 30 minutes, so just do it! | |
| Need advice on media player and or dacs What pre amp would pair well with my paradigm founder 100f’s and my anthem mca325 without breaking the bank. 2-3k range....? Really depends on what improvements and sound characteristics you’re looking for. Also, what’s your budget and are you ... | |
| Need advice on media player and or dacs You shouldn’t worry yourself with 2 channel DACs or streamers. If you use any of the Marantz’s features such as bass management, peq, etc, a purist DAC’s analog output will go through a ADC conversion inside your Marantz unit. Besides, your unit ... |