tonyangel
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| How much are beats headphones and the sound? I got my son a set of the Studios. They sounded better than I thought they would, but I don't think they were worth the $250-$300 that I paid for them. Still, it was his birthday and he wanted them.For the money, you can do better. | |
| usb 24/192 dac under 1500. What are you trying to do anyway? I mean, what does your source material consist of? If you are looking for something new because there is something that you want to do that the DLIII isn't capable of, that's one thing; but, if the DLIII does ever... | |
| usb 24/192 dac under 1500. With DACs, you can't just compare chips. The implementation of the chip is more important than the chip itself.Two DACs based on the same chip can, and often do, have completely different sounds. | |
| How about the Emotiva XDA-2? Yup, how about it?There always has to be one. | |
| Aragon 28K - what changed with the Mk II I appreciate the information, but it looks like the 28K Mk II is going back. I got it today, pulled it out of the box and .... no remote. I've gotta quit buying stuff on ebay. Now it's going to be a fight over who pays the return shipping.Back to ... | |
| Aragon 28K - what changed with the Mk II I am familiar with the amps. I have a 2004 and am keeping my eye out for a MKII for the reasons that you stated above. The 28K, on the other hand, has been nearly impossible to source information for.The pre that you bought for your daughter must ... | |
| How about the Emotiva XDA-2? Mik971, I would imagine that your setup would work nicely. According to the guys at Emotiva, keeping the XDA-1's volume at a minimum of 60 should get you very good sound quality.Mrtennis, what did you compare the XDA-1 to, in your system? I think ... | |
| Oh, the frustrations of the speaker search I do not agree that spending most of the budget on a good amp is the best way to go. I do agree that the differences among amps are marginal, when compared to the differences among speakers.The first step is to get a speaker that has the character... | |
| Mark Levinson 333.5 vs Emotiva XPR-1 Monoblocks Levchappy,I know what you mean. It really sucks when experimenting with an upgrade means getting rid of an existing piece of equipment.On another note, and not to get off on another rant about this vs. that, but I took a look at the specs on the S... | |
| How about the Emotiva XDA-2? Thanks guys. I kind of suspected what you stated above. As nice as the XDAs are for the money, I really do believe that they need a true pre amp. My XDA-1 doesn't put out nearly enough juice to drive my amp correctly.I have been giving a tube pre ... | |
| Mark Levinson 333.5 vs Emotiva XPR-1 Monoblocks Levchappy, I suppose the question now would be how hard would it be to replace the 333.5, if it turns out that you don't like the Emotivas? If the answer is,not hard at all,then perhaps you could take the chance and risk only the return shipping o... | |
| Mark Levinson 333.5 vs Emotiva XPR-1 Monoblocks Well, it looks that the Emotivas are, at least, a viable alternative. Still, I would take what they say with a grain of salt, as I would the word of any manufacturer's representative.If you have the wild hair to try them out, let us know how it go... | |
| Mark Levinson 333.5 vs Emotiva XPR-1 Monoblocks Well, it looks like this thread is off on a tangent. I thought we were considering, or discussing, the Emotiva XPR as a possible alternative to the Levinson unit that the OP has.Bol1972, are you saying that the OP should trade is ML amp for a pair... | |
| Mark Levinson 333.5 vs Emotiva XPR-1 Monoblocks Levchappy,All other comparisons aside, I feel that you still need to look into the compatibility of the Emotivas with your speakers. As mentioned above, my understanding of your speakers' impedance curve is that it presents a nominal 4 ohm load to... | |
| Mark Levinson 333.5 vs Emotiva XPR-1 Monoblocks Levchappy,It sounds like you have some time, thought and money invested in your system. Just a personal opinion, but I feel that replacing a Levinson with Emotiva units would be a step backwards.If I had to sell the Levinson, just to try the Emoti... |