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| Feedback QLN Prestige Three Speakers Requested Why, if you like some warmth, are you replacing the Qualition pre with the LTA? That would seem to be a step in the wrong direction as the MicroZOTL has a reputation of sounding relatively neutral as tubed preamps go. That said, I think you’... | |
| Lend me your ears... Take a look at the Innuos Zenith that is a streamer/server with an onboard CD drive so you can easily rip your CDs right into it. At your budget you could also add their Phoenix re-clocker, and their Sense software is free and gets excellent revi... | |
| Fee for home audition I don’t know if it’s as much rubbing it in versus maybe giving him a clue that charging $650 for a one-hour demo is insulting and patently absurd, and maybe it will have him re-evaluate what I’ll call his “going-out-of-business” strategy. He prob... | |
| Denafrips Pontus II 12th VS Gustard R 26 Well, here’s a well-written review of the R26 that he gave an overall score of 94. This reviewer also reviewed the Denafrips Terminator Plus and gave it the same score, so it would be logical to assume he’d prefer the Gustard to the Pontus ll 12t... | |
| Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 vs. Dynaudio Focus 140/160 Wow! That is great news and I’m SO happy for you!!! And I’ll keep my fingers crossed that you’ve got the revised input board, and if you do I’m sure you’ll get many more trouble-free years out of it. My 0.5 RevA served me well for 25 years of pret... | |
| Warm, Lush Laid-Back Smaller Floor Standers? You might take a look at these Verity Audio Parsifal Encores that offer the sound characteristics you’re looking for and are selling at an attractive price. My recollection is Verity speakers are relatively tube friendly but you should check me o... | |
| Next High End Bookshelf Upgrade - Marten Parker/Oscar Duo Owners Welcome Given what you’re looking for I’d add Usher that flies under the radar in the US. They make their own drivers, and even this Dancer Mini-X DMD at under $4k uses the same diamond tweeter used in their $40k flagship speakers, which I find mighty im... | |
| Predicting the Next Paradigm Speaker Flagship...Persona v2? Right but I don't think I have to tell you that everyone's ears are different and what is desirable to one person may not be to another. I was referring to dismissing them for others without knowing what's important to them. Very fair point, an... | |
| Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 vs. Dynaudio Focus 140/160 Sorry man. Don’t mean to be a buzzkill and you may get many years out of the amp as it’s pretty hit or miss. My guess, use it til it dies if it does, then sink another $2800 into it with Steve’s latest upgrades and you’ll have a new SOTA amp on th... | |
| Warm, Lush Laid-Back Smaller Floor Standers? If you’re in the northeast these would be great… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649958511-joseph-audio-rm22xl-in-maple/ | |
| Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 vs. Dynaudio Focus 140/160 As far as the input board flaw is concerned, I believe that only affected early input boards and that the DNA-1 Deluxe is not so afflicted. I will contact SmC or McCormack of VA to find out for sure next week. Uh, no. As far as I know the Delu... | |
| Predicting the Next Paradigm Speaker Flagship...Persona v2? I’ll say they do make really good center speakers. | |
| DAC to pair with Baetis Prodigy X3 Server Here are a couple others to consider… https://www.ebay.com/itm/325325268933 https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649957375-denafrips-terminator-plus-12th-anniversary-edition-mint/ You might look into R2R non-oversampling DACs as they tend to hav... | |
| Fee for home audition Congrats! You should go back to your dealer and tell him how happy you are with your purchase and how wonderful your buying experience was. He should know. | |
| Amazon Music High Definition and Ultra High Definition Equipment Requirements Do a free trial of Qobuz and see if that works. It’s better than Amazon HD anyway. |