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| $4000 budget for amp and preamp I'm thinking that I might get the Raven Nighthawk and keep them both for a few months and see which I prefer.Yeah, my money’s BIG on the Nighthawk. Let us know what you find. | |
| Dynaudio Contour 30i or Sonus Faber Olympica II Buy the LSA-20 Signature or Statements (available here) and save yourself $$$. No affiliation with the company BTW. They targeted Joseph Audio for performance, and IMO JA beats both SF and Dynaudio. Or, just pay more. Read the reviews — when revi... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search I am never going to stream, not against it, just prefer hands on content@elliottbnewcombjr — Hey Elliott, I think I’m the one who clued you into the whole wonderful HT Bypass thing and I think you found that to be a bit of an epiphany, so I’m gonn... | |
| Considering adding a dedicated 2 channel preamp in setup? I'm using the 8805 and a Jc5 and will curios as to what you find.Try a JC2 and welcome to a whole new world. Preamps matter...HUGE!!! | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search Agree what you really need is a good DAC. As you’re obviously a vinyl fan I’d heavily point you to R2R DACs as they tend to have more of that organic, natural sound to them. I’m about to pull the trigger on a Musician Pegasus that’s $1100 new, a... | |
| Considering adding a dedicated 2 channel preamp in setup? I think I’d shoot a little higher than the P6 if I were you. Here’s a nice Bryston BP6 that’d certainly up your 2-channel game quite a bit (I used to own one) and is well under your $2k budget. It doesn’t have an HT Bypass, but you really don’t ... | |
| $4000 budget for amp and preamp Really depends on what sound characteristics you’re looking for and are most important to you. Why don’t we start there and I think you’ll get better and more targeted recommendations for your particular tastes. | |
| CD Player/Transport Quandary It’s also possible the Denon isn’t a great transport for your DAC. Not sure it’s worth the cost/effort, but something like a used Wyred4Sound Reclocker (if you can find one) might improve your DAC’s performance pretty significantly. Also, digita... | |
| Qobuz iPAD app and high rez We’ve all been there man and feel your pain. Congrats on sticking with it and finding the solution, and enjoy!!! | |
| Considering adding a dedicated 2 channel preamp in setup? Depending on the preamp you choose you should realize significant 2-channel improvements. What sound characteristics are most important to you and what improvements would you like to achieve? | |
| AV receiver a better bet than my current setup? Is this a joke? You’ve got some GREAT electronics and am surprised you’d even be taken in by the salesman’s BS that you should consider ANY receiver over them. If this is true, NEVER speak to that salesperson again as he/she obviously has NO ide... | |
| New speaker cables recommendations sought AZ Satori too “forceful?” A cable too forceful??? I got nuthin’. Best of luck. | |
| Tidal "Exclusive Mode" + Dragonfly Red + IEMs If you can, ditch Tidal and it’s ridiculous and intrusive MQA crap and try Qobuz and you’ll probably be fine — and happier. I am, and I’m also using a Dragonfly Red in my headphone rig BTW. | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I leave my audiophile brain home and just listen mindlessly like I’m listening to Alexa. We all preach how important the room is in getting good sound — the car’s interior is an audio nightmare, and to make matters even worse we sit on one side o... | |
| Node 2i and $1k DAC or Cambridge CXN V2? This one?Yeah that one. If you take away one thing from this thread, please let it be don’t get your higher-end audio advice from some hack on YouTube, because IME and as a reviewer myself, the vast majority of YT reviewers are just that — hacks ... |