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| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing @ddafoe Which Pass amp do you have and how does it compare to the GaN amp? | |
| Help fine-tune my speaker search While you’re on your journey I’d recommend hitting Park Avenue Audio in Manhattan if you haven’t already and give a listen to the Boenicke W5 for a very enlightening experience. I haven’t heard them yet but hoping to go there next week as I’ll be ... | |
| Vinyl Stereo setup: Paradigm Mini Montor v2. old speakers ? Given she’s using an Onkyo receiver your speakers will likely be fine. But yes, speakers have come a long way in 25 years so if/when she wants to upgrade she should upgrade to a better stereo integrated amp, a separate phono preamp, and better sp... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? We’ll be eagerly awaiting your impressions from our home and native land. | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? You can count on the ageless debate…Analog (Vinyl) vs Digital (CD/Streaming) @lalitk No doubt. But analog is a mature technology relegated to relatively incremental improvements in products/technology while digital — and streaming in particu... | |
| tube pre & ss amp integrated In listening to some of the Pathos gear ...does anyone notice a mild midrange recess ? It seems to be a trait . I would highly doubt that given reviews I’ve read where the mids are an area of strength for the brand. What speakers was the Patho... | |
| New Boenicke Audio W11 SE Speaker Review // A New Reference !? @brianportugal Did Park Ave only have the W5 available for demo? Do you know what version of the W5 you heard? I’ll be in NYC next week and plan on giving them a listen. Thanks. | |
| Ideal power cord lengths? @curtdr Im in finance, and a lot of my clients were very happy to be partly in managed futures (it’s called diversification) while the market was collapsing in 2008 and those funds were making money hand over fist. Sure they may underperform the m... | |
| Most Extensive State-of-the-Art DAC Survey Ever! Nice brief synopsis of DACs I will never own. Think I could live happily ever after with a Terminator + or maybe even a Gustard R26 while having a lightly-used Porsche Cayman or 911 in my garage for the same price as some of these DACs, but I’m k... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing Does anybody really think Ralph would’ve potentially undermined his own core business and introduced a Class D amp if he really didn’t believe in the technology and its potential? I consider this to be one of the very, very few components I’d be w... | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations By the way, I love the look of MacIntosh equipment. I have gone in repeatedly over the decades with the intent of buying a component. Within thirty seconds, I go “nope not for me”. Even a couple years ago my dealer said… “they changed their sound... | |
| Ideal power cord lengths? So, yes, follow your bliss, and if that means pouring money into... cords... well, so be it. Myself, I’m not following into that questionable hole @curtdr Yeah, you’re obviously right and the rest of us who’ve found PCs to make meaningful impro... | |
| Weak Link in chain as I upgrade from mid-fi? @christianb5s4 What an excellent progression! One of my biggest “aha” moments in audio was when I upgraded from a pre pro to a dedicated stereo preamp and sounds like you experienced something similar. It truly is the heart of a truly good audio... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? @jjss49 Yup. I feel like I’ve learned more about improving the audio experience in the past couple years due to navigating the ins and outs of streaming than I had in a decade or more before. There’s nothing like striving to improve the streaming ... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? @vthokie83 Makes total sense to keep Vodka as a constant, and I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts. I’ll be getting my Iris on Sunday now (shipping delay), and since it’s used it won’t take too long to settle in and get a take on what it’s... |