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| do i need a new DAC "i have a NAD D1050 which is now 5 years old but still sounds fantastic." Relative to what other DACs you’ve heard???"what has happen in the last 5 years? have their really been such great strides in digital playback made? i think SS is evolving f... | |
| YG Acoustics, Raihdo? Plenty of love for them, but I think you nailed it with expensive. I’d argue not too expensive for the level of sound quality and engineering, but just expensive period. That said, as much as I may love’em, I wouldn’t touch Raidho now. The guys wh... | |
| Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ or Schiit Yggdrasil? Why just these two? The Metrum Onyx is in that price range and has more than a little technology trickled down from their upscale Pavane. Non-upsampling, no filters, FPGA technology, and proprietary DACs. Just another option to ponder. Best of... | |
| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! Congrats!!! Awesome speakers. | |
| Tube Preamp When was the last time you auditioned speakers? | |
| LOUNDSPEAKER FOR $10,000.00 PER PAIR Forgot to mention the Nola KO, in case the very tall Carver ALS don't work for your room. Upscale Audio has the KO and KO2 discounted below $10k. | |
| LOUNDSPEAKER FOR $10,000.00 PER PAIR +1 Carver ALS. Ozzy beat me to it -- exactly what I was thinking. | |
| LOUNDSPEAKER FOR $10,000.00 PER PAIR Can you be more specific obout what you're looking to improve upon over your Triton 5s and what aspects of sound reproduction are most important to you? | |
| Which DAC as a preamp? Haven't heard the ones you mentioned, but I had a Bel Canto DAC3VB in my system and in addition to being a great sounding DAC I found its preamp section to be indistinguishable from my Bryston BP6 preamp. There are a couple 3.5VBs for sale here n... | |
| Have l become unstable? @celtic66 -- yeah, I'm a Merlin fan too. Still sad about Bobby. I have to say active ATCs will blow you away. Literally. They are like nothing else IME when it comes to effortless and undistorted dynamics. Now, will they portray that almost s... | |
| Have l become unstable? @celtic66 -- can you be more specific about what you mean by "too polite," and what parameters would you most like to improve upon over what you have now? Thanks. | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? How close do you have your speakers to the back wall? Do you have flexibility to try pulling them out further into the room? That usually helps a lot if you haven't already tried it, and it's free!!!You might also consider some kind of bass mana... | |
| Pre and Amp Suggestions Wow. Just wow. That was very interesting and informative Ralph. Thank you! I don’t mean to pump your stock here, but given what you said and my limited knowledge of electronics, there seems to be little or no downside to employing a Circlotron-typ... | |
| Peep hole thumbnail pictures in listed items Agreed. Looks like somebody at A'gon found a new toy on their computer and ran amok with it to the benefit of no one. @dill thanks for the tip. | |
| Pre and Amp Suggestions Ralph, I was pretty shocked a while back when I read one of your posts that asserted that if components were properly designed to the balanced standard there would be no difference between interconnects. Since then I've wanted to ask the obvious ... |