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| Streaming Transport without DAC- few choices The Innuos Zen Mini has a DAC, so I’d recommend its big brother the Zen Mk3 that’ll stream but also has onboard CD drive and storage so you can easily load all your CDs directly into it and have access to all your music through one device. Anyway... | |
| Can a Classe SSP replace a dedicated stereo pre? maybe ab switch is better as switching between stereo and ht is easier. But ab switches dont get much attention? Why not?Because most audiophiles are loathe to insert more — and especially cheaper/inferior — electronics in the signal path than nec... | |
| Can a Classe SSP replace a dedicated stereo pre? Can an AVP replace a Modwright SWL 9.0se? No. Just no. | |
| Digital audio connection..... Rookie misunderstanding. Hoping for work around. Well, the good news is you bought a great DAC. The bad news is that if you’re looking for better 2-channel performance while continuing to use your AVR, which I assume is the case since you apparently have mono block amps, you’ll need a decent ste... | |
| Pass 350.5 vs Bryston 14-BSS2 vs Mark Levinson 33(n) I honestly think you’re overshooting a bit and something like a 4BSST or so would be fine given your speakers. But, there’s a McCormack DNA500 at US AudioMart for $3600 that’d be a great end-game amp. Best of luck. | |
| Better than Usher Dancer Mini-X DMD? there's always room for improvementNo argument, but you’ve already got some good speakers so what specific improvements are you looking for? | |
| Looks for Headphone Tube Amp Yeah, don’t thank me til you’ve heard everything hooked up and run in a bit. Realized I forgot to include interconnects — I think 0.5m Cullen Cable Copper Series RCA for $85 should work very well and hopefully not break the bank. Look forward to... | |
| Digital system upgrades I’d do a trial of the Audio gd R8 DAC from Underwood HiFi that’s $1000 under your budget. Not sure how you’re getting the signal to your Zen, but with the remaining funds I’d consider adding something like an Optical Rendu that also can also prov... | |
| Looks for Headphone Tube Amp No prob whatsoever. I’m just hoping this all works out well as everyone’s tastes are unique.Anyway, you’re probably gonna hate me for this, but to me cables matter like tires matter on a sports car — underspend and you can ruin the whole experienc... | |
| Digital system upgrades Depends. What types of improvements are you looking for? | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. Lots of excellent options in that price range. What sound characteristics are most important to you? That’ll largely dictate which DAC might be best. | |
| How bad is it to place 5.1 rears from behind rather than on the sides? My friend had a setup where his surrounds were in-ceiling speakers behind the listening position and it worked really well, so that might be another placement option if the ceiling is workable. | |
| Looks for Headphone Tube Amp USB from computer to E30 should work fine. The Toppings will probably require some hours of playtime to break in and sound their best so try not to judge too quickly. Let us know what you think. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) want to explore what tubes can do to the sound (slight warmth, biggest soundstage, better layering etc etc). Given what you’re looking for I’d add the Don Sachs linestage that fully tricked out is around $2500, and he offers a trial period that’s ... | |
| Best DAC? Key sonic characteristics?Uh, that’s kinda what we need to know from you to make any kind of useful recommendation. |