thebingster
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| The smoothest amp you've heard? Yes DarTZeel is the bomb, but an expensive one. So organic- just music. I have the LHC-208 integrated. Took a long time to work up to getting it. Speakers are PMC Fact 12’s. | |
| Best Desktop Speakers under $500 +1 dbtom2. Audio engine is the bomb- small but full. They may come in white. | |
| PowerBall Lottery Winner Just go Swiss on the front end and some Danish Floorstanders (i.e. Borreson-sp?), or Sonus, or Wilson’s with 2 or more REL Subs | |
| R to r dacs I too have the Aqua La Voce S2, purchased used for about $2,700 (I think new is about $5,000); and although it was wonderful as is, I had Aqua upgrade it to the S3 for about $1,500. It’s an outstanding DAC, very organic sound, unlike digital. Soun... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? Jennifer Warnes (must mention the amazing quality of all of her recordings), Linda Ronstadt (can sing the phone book), and of course Eva CassidyThen Julie London, K D Lang | |
| cost no object integrated amps +1 on infection. I have the DarTZeel LHC-208, little brother (@ $18K) to the CTH-8550, and best I can describe is “organic”, meaning instruments (Woodwinds, strings, and human) sound like they are right in front of me. I understand that the LHC-20... | |
| All-in-one integrated, 10-15K range, class A/B only +2 on the DarTZeel LHC-208! Meets all your criteria and the built in DAC is extraordinary! Slightly above your budget new at $18K, but oh so wonderful. May find one used for $12K. Outstanding! By the way LHC stands for Little Heaven’s Corner, and ... | |
| Looking for recommendations for a 'warm' sounding DAC Agree 100% with Jackd. The Aqua La Voce S2 really warmed up my set-up (used it at the time with a Krell SA-400 Integrated into PMC Fact 12 speakers). Bought it used in the US (San Diego area dealer for about $2,700). It did wonders. Later sent it ... | |
| Best DAC to go with Aurender N100H? I had been running my Aurender N100A through the DAC of my Hegel 360, but I found the sound slightly harsh and lacking bass. My audio dealer, Alma Audio in San Diego, suggested I try the Aqua Voce S2 DAC, and allowed me a home trial. Wow- what a d... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 Integrated or Dartzeel LHC-208 Integrated with PMC Fact 12 Speakers Thanks to everyone for the input. Along the way, up came a pre-owned DarTZeel LHC-208 on Audiogon for about half the cost of a new one. Therefore I jumped on it. There were a few issues that US distributor Johnathan Tinn worked through with me (wi... |