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| Best DAC @jjss49 makes solid points that seem spot on as usual, although I’m not sure what the current status of Metrum is as last time I heard they were in flux (I for one hope they come back strong with Cees aboard again). Anyway, it would be most helpf... | |
| Digital direction needed Should I just start with a Dac in this chain?Not really possible to give an informed opinion here without knowing the rest of your system. | |
| Honest Amp Reviews: Impossible? The problem is that the reviews aren’t honest. I don’t know where you get your info or whatever super-duper lie detector you think you possess, but as a former reviewer I can tell you from many years of experience this is hogwash you’ve invented i... | |
| Speaker cables Mid High end I compared the Au24 to my Acoustic Zen Satoris and could tell no difference. The Satoris are very nicely detailed and neutral but also have very good tonality and an overall very natural presentation. There are pairs of AZ’s higher-level Hologra... | |
| Don Sachs DS2 vs Wells Audio Commander With that pre why are you even looking around? The Sachs seems like an end-game level preamp — at least IMHO — unless you’re willing/able to spend $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. | |
| Best DAC Definitely time for a DAC upgrade. An Audio Mirror Tubadour Mklll SE would be a big upgrade across the board, and they offer a trial period so you can try it in your system (which is obviously huge). Same for MHDT Pagoda if you run balanced. Ag... | |
| 50 WPCish Integrated/Receiver for Apartment Post was from 2009 just FYI...good info though. | |
| Don Sachs DS2 vs Wells Audio Commander No. I’d bring up the LTA MZ2 with upgraded power supply (not better just different) but it doesn’t have an HT bypass — don’t think Sachs offers one either though. Not hard to live without HT bypass IME. | |
| Opinions!! What kind of things are you looking for and/or would like to improve upon over your MLs, and what aspects of speaker performance and sound reproduction are most important to you? | |
| Don Sachs DS2 vs Wells Audio Commander I’ll take the under on this one. | |
| Honest Amp Reviews: Impossible? What they WON’T mention is how lifeless, flat, boring and ultimately fatiguing they ALL are.ALL of them? Really? Well I guess that takes any potential bias out of the equation. Case closed! | |
| I was literally minutes from purchasing the Special 40's... I’d consider trying the LSA-10 Statements available here for $2500 and offer a 30-day trial period to see if they indeed work for you in your room/system. Sold direct so you’re getting good bang for the buck considering the engineering/developmen... | |
| are 4000$ /pr speakers today better than $4000/pr speakers from mid to late 1990's? @gdnrbob — I’m just going by what I hear. I never liked the metal dome tweets and yellow Kevlar drivers used by B&W in the 90’s and beyond, and I find the Diamond tweeters and Continuum drivers to sound much cleaner and better as implemented ... | |
| Border Patrol Se-i vs Audio Mirror Troubadour MK III One nice thing about the Tubadour is if you like the sound you can make a significant upgrade to SE down the road for not much $. | |
| are 4000$ /pr speakers today better than $4000/pr speakers from mid to late 1990's? Specifically to B&W I’d unequivocally say buy the newer speakers. I find their newest tweeter and midrange drivers to be far superior to those of 90s vintage. |