soix
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| McCormack DNA 125 Hey @gdnrbob who are you? Were you part of the CJ/McCormack partnership? Either way I’d love to pick your brain as I’ve currently got an old 0.5 RevA in for full upgrades. I almost think this deserves its own ongoing discussion thread as ther... | |
| McCormack DNA 125 In general, I agree totally with @audphile1 but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a modded DNA-125 or 225 come up for sale. I’m on the other side where I don’t care how much the mods cost cause I’m keeping the amp forever. I’d say either buy a fully ... | |
| McCormack DNA 125 @slaw ask them about a gravity base among other things. FWIW. | |
| McCormack DNA 125 I actually regret selling that amp, it was damn good. I would leave it alone, the money spent to buy that and mod it is $$$ others may disagree but for me I would leave it stock. @oddiofyl I agree, upgrades are pricey but I liked the sound ... | |
| McCormack DNA 125 The DNA-125 is excellent — it’s got the detail and bass you’d expect from a solid state amp, but it has tonal heft as well so never sounds thin or sterile. Also excellent 3D imaging/soundstage. And you can always send it back to SMc Audio for up... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ Those stands look great. Love your amp BTW. Jeff Joseph has told me his speakers do well with tubes (except obviously the flea-watt type) so I guess I’m not surprised. Glad you’re so happy! Color me jealous. | |
| Subwoofer RCA Cable It will depend on who you ask, but most people who believe in investing in quality cables including me will say yes. I say it like this because any cable thread is bound to go south on this forum. Wait for it… | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ Nice!!! How’s the Qualiton do driving the JAs, and what are the speakers sitting on? I’m thinking with those Rels you’re probably not far off from a pair of Pearls performance wise. | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @prof Those are beauties! Thanks for sharing. | |
| looking for a more efficient speaker..... soix also i talked with dr lee at acoustic zenn, ask if there could be a problem with the wow II's since i got rid of the tara labs for the same reason. he told me not to tighten the interconnects to tight this will alter the headroom and clari... | |
| looking for a more efficient speaker..... I think you’re making up an amp problem where there is none. The McCormack DNA-500 is a beast, and your amp almost doubles power to 900Wpc into 4 Ohms. You’ve gotta be kidding me if you think that’s not enough power. Look elsewhere for whatever... | |
| DAC comparison Indeed. Audi makes a fine car (my wife drives Audi Allroads after years in BMW's) but they are FWD biased, even if power is being delivered to all four wheels. @ghasley I agree totally. Audi makes a fine performance car for the masses (R8 o... | |
| Advice Needed deciding new Phones Given your tastes and other equipment I’d highly recommend the Hifiman Arya v3 Stealths. I have them and they retail for $1700 but there’s a nice used pair on USAM for $950 you might be able to negotiate on since he’s the second owner. They are ve... | |
| DAC comparison I've been test driving cars. The Audi S5 and S6 are illustrative / representative of the same. Uber competent. Yet missing more than something [for me]. : ) It’s called Porsche. That’s what you’re missing. | |
| Euro Tumble While I appreciate the thought as a finance guy, I think you’re gonna find a lot of your savings eaten up by higher shipping costs to be worth the effort depending on how much you’re spending of course — think squeezing two ends of the same balloo... |