spkrplus
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| Upsampling PCM or DSD in 2022 I cannot and shall not have any general conclusion. I shall say though that HQ Player upscaling all PCM to DSD only using HQ Player author Miska's specific recommended modulator (requires high power dedicated computer) > T+A DAC 200 ($7150 USD... | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 My system comprises only world-class components; the speaker system is 2 levels beyond a model that AV Showrooms and Enjoy the Music awarded Best of Show @ 2022 FLAX. I have heard the $100k dCS rack and also the $85k MSB rack. IMO HQ Player (abou... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing @ johnh Thank you for your fantastic post. Surely this type of post with so much personal experience with a good number of the most relevant currently produced amps is literally the definition of advice that "money can't buy." No pro review I'v... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing @fsonicsmith I...commented that the parts could not justify the price. What exactly and specifically is the parts cost? Did the deleted post contain an exact and specific accounting of the parts cost? What date was that accounting performed? ... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing OP typed: in my system I found the Atma-Sphere Class D was slightly better than the Pass XA30.8. Holy smoke people! Let that sink in. That Pass amp is a current, state-of-the art true class A power amp designed by one of a handful of the ... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing A-S Class D vs. a highly regarded $3k SRP stereo amp with possibly the all-time lowest SINAD specs, only about 13#, not class D, a patented circuit, released around 2015 and winner of a ton of awards. The stereo amp had audibly more musical detai... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing I have Atma-Sphere Class D and suspect it outperforms every other brand in its price category. I can’t recall if Ralph mentioned anything about break in time, but he did say they have virtually no warm-up time to achieve best performance. I never... | |
| Are Music Reference amps still available new? I first met clio09 in the early 2010s. He has a long history associated with some of the world's best tube gear. He is one of the nicest, most pleasant, generous, easy going and professional people I have met. I'm an audio lifer in my mid 60s. ... | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS Last I heard from A-S earlier this week, Class D mono block $5400/pr SRP. I have a pre-production pair and it's the best amp I have owned by big margin. I agree with Ralph and two others (one an A-S dealer, the other not in the business) who ar... | |
| Holo Serene vs Denafrips Athena (anyone compared these preamps?) Just a note Re. AB test, May KTE DAC balanced vs. unbalanced output. All cables ultra-premium Clarity Cable including ca. $2500/pr "Natural" (DAC to preamp) balanced and unbalanced cables. Preamp: Atma-Sphere fully balanced differential MP-3.3 cu... | |
| shindo vs. atma-sphere I have a high-performance DIY unbalanced line stage with single 5842 RF tube p/c > Magnequest output transformers (tube rectified OPS.) My 5842 outperformed a highly regarded commercial 300B preamp and ditto a 6SN7 preamp. Yesterday I finally... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. Elliot,Your Qs followed by replies. 1. why/how do 16 ohm speakers make amps sound better, with more resolution? For an estimated 99+% of amps the higher the load impedance the greater is the amp’s current capacity and the more pleasant and agreea... | |
| SOTA preamps: Tortuga LDR3000T, microZOTL MZ3, or Kinki EX-P7? I got the Kinki EX-P7,which meets or exceeds my very high expectations. I still love tube amps and preamps for all their well known attributes. A tube preamp might portray more density than the P7 but I similarly suspect there are multiple other p... | |
| Amplifier Input Impedance Suppose a system comprises a DAC with preamp and on-board analog volume control (generally I suspect analog volume has higher performance potential vs. digital volume control). Let’s further suppose one has a separate high performance pure analog ... | |
| So what ever happened to Kinki Studio??? My EX-P7G (Goldmund Edition) is fantastic. Custom server/streamer/renderer running HQ Player, Roon library. Standard laptop-type PS > primary NUC; HD Plex 200W LPS > renderer, same HD Plex > outboard regulator > DAC fixed analog output... |