soix
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| Class D Amplification Announcement i've come to realize how much of my perceived need for tubes in the chain was palliative in nature, solving for digititis and/or solid state artifacts introduced in the source and amp stages... in this crazy, unpredictable journey i have been on,... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement @aquint This scans well—every Soundstage! Review has "comparisons"—but I’m not so sure how helpful it actually is to a prospective purchaser, as there are likely a dozen candidates that he or she is considering, and Tim’s comparison product may n... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement I did make the comparison but couldn’t write about it for the review, because it would have been irresponsible to do so. This kind of thing happens all the time in the course of reviewing audio gear. @aquint You’re kidding with this, right? The... | |
| Bowers and Wilkins, 801 D4 Get the Wilsons. I think you’ll be disappointed with B&W since you already have Sashas. | |
| Recommendation on speakers for listening to live music ATC. | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? Interesting. | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? @viethluu Thanks for the update! Yeah, another 50 hours or so might make a difference. One area I was thinking you might see a noted improvement is in a larger 3D soundstage as this is an area I find R2R DACs can have an advantage (along with tona... | |
| A rookie with 10K, seeking advise Since you’re not yet sure of your tastes yet and don’t have many viable options to go listen, I’ll recommend a system the shoots straight down the middle of the fairway (i.e. neither overly bright or warm) that will very likely blow you away. The ... | |
| A rookie with 10K, seeking advise With a 10k budget I’d clear the decks and start fresh — sell what you have to offset cost of the new system. THE single most important question is what sound characteristics are most important to you and what improvements are you’re looking for. W... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience @riccitone The Mercury Streamer looks really interesting kinda like getting a Zen Stream with DDC capability for only another $200. Bargain! I have to say one of my favorite aspects of the Pegasus is that although it provides the typical benefit... | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? Excellent. | |
| $4000 BUGDET - YOU ONLY HAVE 2 CHOICES - YOUR FEEDBACK MUCH APPRECIATED Guys recommending tube amps, remember this is both a stereo and HT system. Do you really think the OP wants to burn tubes watching TV? C’mon. | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience @eisen0169 The power supply still makes a difference (my Zen Stream is plugged into an Audience power conditioner). I’d highly recommend picking up a used IFi iPowerX from B&H for only $75 — that’s what I did. I’d also highly recommend doing a... | |
| Help in deciding which tube preamp to replace my old SFL-2 It all depends on what sound characteristics/improvements you’re looking for. All the preamps on your list sound different so you really need to nail down what kind of sound you’re looking for. | |
| $4000 BUGDET - YOU ONLY HAVE 2 CHOICES - YOUR FEEDBACK MUCH APPRECIATED Another option would be to get the MRX 540 AVR and the Pontus and just don’t use the 540’s amps, and the total cost would be around $3500. The question would be how much of a compromise is the preamp section of the 540 versus the AVM 70 and if it... |