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| 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... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement @twoleftears Nice! | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement Ordinary audiophiles are not paid to write reviews. | |
| HSU CCB-8 or Bower & Wilkins 600 Series Anniversary Edition (5 mid-bass) Neither. You can buy these SVS Prime monitors in perfect condition from their Outlet area for $275 each with free shipping and a long, risk-free home trial period (shipping included). Frankly, I’d consider going with their Prime Center speaker f... | |
| Single vs Bi-wire Speaker Cable Yeah, I’d have to vote for the better cable with good quality jumpers. | |
| stereo light It’s set up for both. |