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| If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over............. Definitely Nightclub by Patricia Barber | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll To your question - yes, I moved from Class A amps (MSB) to Class A/B with Pilium and very happy with the change. Pilium amps run cold and sonically they are superior as to my taste. It is a kind of a rare occasion when you can enhance pleasure in ... | |
| Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary? I run XLR between preamp and monoblocks. After using for some time only RCA between DAC and Preamp I decided to check XLRs. With equally expensive RCA and XLRs the difference was subtsantial. Initially it was hard for me to say which one I like mo... | |
| For those that have separate Streamers & DACS I have tried several servers, but nothing comes even close to the refined sound and resolution of the Evo master. To be honest, I do not use their highly proclaimed 432 Hz conversion, as I feel that with all possible plugins off it sounds the best. | |
| IsoAcoustics Gaia w/MAGICO I had Magico S5 and was surprised that non of the supplied mounting options in the Gaia set could not fit. Consequently I had to sell the Gaia. | |
| DAC recommendation in 5 to 10K range Aqua la Scala would be a good choice, that would match your expectations. Worth giving it a try. | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers it is, of course, a matter of taste, but I would say go for Magico. I have had three different pairs of Focal, including the Mezzo Utopia, a top of the range YG, but nothing gets even close to my Magico. I tried to like Dynaudio, but whatever mode... | |
| Why I'm not adding a sub to my 2-way monitors for music @soix - Can’t agree more that when you remove the sub, then you best realize what it actually contributes to your system. In the same time Ihad the same annoying experience like @pennpencil having to constantly turn up and down the volume of the ... | |
| Best speakers around $130k? Reading your post I immediately imagined all the BS and sick jokes you will get in response. I do not understand too how this attitude supports the audiophile community, that this forum supposedly represents. Now to your question - I don’t think ... | |
| How do you get Happy as an Audiophile? Great question. As a trained physician I appreciate very much this small, but important tweak in the psychological approach. For sure it makes big difference. To your question - for me usually the first few minutes when I start listening late nig... | |
| Passive vs Active...Again! For a living room, where supposedly you want to have occasionally just a background music, I would go for active speakers. Indeed, this is what I have done for my living room - active Dynaudio. It is much more practical, saves space and you can tu... | |
| Comparing Speaker Cables For sure the amount of difference you hear also depends on your expectations and your definition of small/big difference. Assuming your system is capable of good level of detail, then different cables should add their specific sound signature. I h... | |
| Dedicated power supply and upgraded power cable Thank you for sharing your experience, adg101. I am getting really excited to give it a try with upgraded power cables on the dac, pre and streamer. I think I will go for a stepwise upgrade to see every component’s response. Reminds me on my car t... | |
| Dedicated power supply and upgraded power cable Thank you for the advices. I will make a try with some of the brands that you suggested and if I hear an improvement, I will probably order some more from the brand I use for the amps - AM audio. Unfortunately they are delivered only upon order an... | |
| Help, which preamp to buy from my shortlist? And this is your short list?! |