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| ELAC Uni-fi - All Hype?? I recommended the UB5 to a friend based solely on the "hype." When they arrived I brought my modified Bryston B60 over to give it a listen. I have to say, even with a less than optimal setup (sitting on a table, using a phone as source), they were... | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 Re: Sabre DACs, I haven't auditioned any in home. However I have heard the Auralic DACs in a few different systems and they all had a "HiFi" sound to them that I do not find natural or enjoyable. I can't say for sure it was the Auralic but my gut ... | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 I have spent a bunch of time with the PS Audio DirectStream Junior (DSJ) and have a review coming out soon. The only other DAC in this discussion that I’ve heard is the Chord Dave. With the latest software update (Redcloud), I believe the DSJ come... | |
| New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix? There are a lot of good suggestions here, I’ll just give my .02:- agreed this is way too much gear for a room of this size. Big speakers will do movies well but for music, smaller monitor speakers will likely do a better job.- agreed the combo of ... | |
| Who has heard the new Pass XA25? @bobheinatz I heard the XA25 briefly at CAS a few months ago. It was in a modest room, with a HPA-1 used as a preamplifier and I believe an Oppo source. Speakers were some Vienna Acoustics floorstanders that the Pass rep said "were what I found in... | |
| Upgrading form Pass integrated amplifier to a better one @denon1 not the same league as where you wound up but wondering if you’ve heard the Ayre AX5 twenty and how it might compare to the Pass? | |
| Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic @sstalwar old thread but did you end up getting new speakers? FYI I have the Silverline SR 17 Supreme in house and it is pretty much everything I hoped it would be vs. my Merlin TSM-MXe's. I'll probably listen to the Boleros next which I suspect w... | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) @pbnaudio - Hi Peter - I remember Marty DeWulf, whom I wrote for a number of years, was a big fan of your designs. They look amazing... if only you had something a little smaller, or better yet, my apartment were bigger. :-D@mitch2 I think MOSFET ... | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Sorry, I should clarify - I'd like to focus on currently-active brands/models. I'm interested specifically in things I could potentially review on my blog (http://taww.co). So stuff that is commercially available and supported.(That said, used/reb... | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Ah yes, Edge. I evaluated the Edge G6 for a good long period a while back, before Tom Maker sold the company and split off. It was the best SS amp I had heard up to that point (and still great by today’s standards, I bet). @marqmike I’d agree it g... | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Has anyone here heard the Neodio integrateds? I seem to recall a Merlin owner stating it was the best amp they've heard on the VSM's, which makes me guess it's on the fuller side tonally. | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Sad to see the McCormack line is no longer manufactured (I've been out of the loop a while) and SMc doesn't make an amp. :(@dweller I didn't realize BAT made pure SS designs, I assumed they were at least hybrids. TBH I have never been a fan of BA... | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Based on limited auditions, I'd add the Chord SPM 1200 Mk. II to this list as well. | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) @sufentanil ah yes, McCormack, have heard that one and would concur. Also have heard that about Plinius SA-100 but I hear the newer models are not as juicy? Or perhaps it's the integrateds that are a little cool.@twoleftears adding Sugden to the l... | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Another example: original Bryston B60, circa 2000. Listening to it now (with some light mods) and while it isn't the last word in transparency, the lower midrange is really lovely. I haven't heard the newer models but I hear they are leaner-sounding. |