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| Streamers/DACs for Hi Res Streaming You might want to take a look at Darko’s review of the Innuos Zen Mk.lll. He compares it to some other streamers and talks about what aspects of a streamer are important to sound quality. The Zen has a CD drive and internal storage that you may ... | |
| Amp for Joseph RM-25si ? @pix4work — You might want to talk to Don Sachs about his tube pre and/or amp (KT88). He was refurbing and modding vintage HK Citation amps and such until he decided to design his own stuff. He says his pre/amp significantly outperform the mods ... | |
| Upgrading Tube Preamp from Audio Research LS-7 - Recommendations for better soundstage? There’s a Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL MZ2 with external linear power supply and other extras for sale on US Audio Mart for $1500 that might be further negotiable. Read the Positive Feedback and Part Time Audiophile reviews — soundstaging is defin... | |
| Need insight on these amps What amp did you have? What are you looking to improve upon? What amp and overall sound characteristics of a system are most important to you? Without this info we’re just throwing darts in the dark. | |
| Looking for suggestions Yet another question — what speaker and overall sound characteristics are most important to you? Tone, micro/macro dynamics, detail, warmth, 3D soundstage, etc.? This will help get you more specific and targeted recommendations from the crowd. | |
| Recommend service to convert music CDs to high quality digital files Not sure what that would cost, but there’s a near-new Innuos Mini Mk.3 streamer/server/DAC with linear power supply (that significantly improves sound and is a $700 option) available on US Audio Mart for $1550. It has a disc drive and at least 1T... | |
| New Speaker Conundrum - Vandy's, Spendors, Salk, Ascend - Mainstream or ID Since you’re in the NYC area and if you have the time I’d highly recommend going to hear the new Joseph Audio Perspective 2 and the Boenicke W11 (both have dealers in Manhattan I believe). Just for some added, er, perspective if nothing else. Hell... | |
| Rockport Mira VS Rockport Atria II Agree with @millercarbon that adding a couple good subs or Swarm if you can do it with the Atrias may be the best solution as you’ll get the detail and overall sound quality you’re looking for likely with even better bass than what the Aviors coul... | |
| Need some guidance with music server and cd ripping. If I were you I’d strongly consider the Innuos Mini Mk.3 as it does everything (rip CSs, stream, DAC, easy-to-use and intuitive software), it does all these things very well and is supremely easy to use out of the box. Unlike Bluesound, Innuos mak... | |
| Speakers for audio and home theater Are you just looking for two front speakers? What amp are you using? How big is your room? What is important to you in terms of sound and speaker performance? | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC @dprincipato — the Schiit Modi is their $99 entry-level DAC. My advice — if the Modi was the equal or slightly better than your Yammy, don’t listen to any of their better DACs or you’ll never like listening to your Yamaha ever again once you hear... | |
| Help a digital luddite If your kids will be using their laptops it’s probably better to stream wirelessly to a Bluesound Node 2i as, if they’re like my kids, I doubt they’ll take well to being tethered by a cable to another device. A Node 2i can be had for around $550 o... | |
| Which Int. Amp with passive ATC SCM40 There’s a nice Plinius Hautonga on US Audio Mart for $2495 (List $6000) that will have sweet highs and also has 200Wpc that should be plenty to rock your excellent SCM40s. There are some reviews out there if you’re interested in reading further. ... | |
| If I want a bookshelf system this good, what should I buy? At your budget you’ll want to go with an integrated amp. Your speakers are not a very easy load for an amp at 86dB sensitivity, and they drop to 4 Ohms in both the bass and lower mids. The Aegir won’t be able to drive the 100s properly, and frankl... | |
| Manley Steelhead vs others. The Allnic H3000 and Herron VTPH get consistently stellar reviews like the Steelhead. All outstanding — pick your flavor. |