soix
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| Upgrade from my Audio Research LS7 to a remote control model? You could just add this remote volume control and call it a day. As @newbee said, a new preamp will likely change the sound for better or worse depending on your taste. If you like your sound as is I’d play it safe and add a good remote volume c... | |
| Price Isn't Always Indicitive of Quality or Performance @charles1dad I’d be very interested to hear your impressions after burn-in of course. | |
| Room tuning or listen to as is condition? @serjio Who taught you how to set up speakers? | |
| Price Isn't Always Indicitive of Quality or Performance @charles1dad I think my Lavricables are balanced and my AZ cables single ended so I can’t really compare. This is my headphone system. My amp is currently at SMcAudio for full upgrades, but it is also single ended so I can’t really give you a stra... | |
| Headphone suggestions needed Thanks for the follow up. How would you compare the Senns and the Audeze? Inquiring minds wanna know. Heh heh. | |
| NCore Vs. Purifi I think Bel Canto has built some really good Class D amps I would certainly consider. That said, I’d have to think the current VTV and GaN amps available today are a cut above. When @ralph@atma-sphere.com is building digital amps, that says it a... | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth I’ll also add Nola and Spatial Audio as a couple other speakers that excel at 3D imaging and soundstage. | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth My point was really revolving around how people attribute a speaker as one with a forward or deep soundstage, but in reality, those attributes have much to deal with how a speaker is set up vs the speaker itself. First, I think this is a great ... | |
| McCormack DNA 125 So what I’m trying to say here is if one is looking for 125 to mod, go straight to 225 and just enjoy the music because that amp is truly special. Don’t bother with mods. CJ did a super fine job with DNA series amps. The 225 just makes music…bott... | |
| McCormack DNA 125 @slaw Never. I’ve never seen a modded 125 or 225 ever for sale. Frankly, I rarely see any 125 or 225 for sale so if you see one, grab it. That’s just my opinion. | |
| 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... |