treepmeyer
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| Sansui? @mahgister many thanks. There's an alpha 907 for sale on USAudiomart! What period speakers would pair well with this amp? | |
| Sansui? I stipulated a receiver because I assumed that Sansui didn't offer an integrated in the 80's. Probably a bad assumption - as I said, I'm clueless about the 80's. So let's say integrated, just not separates. Since he doesn't have a big vinyl or ... | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? This seems to be a continuation of a recent thread on a "French" sound. Isn't hyper-detail another equipment design aesthetic? It's not my cup of tea, but it certainly seems to be a design goal valued by some manufacturers and their customers. ... | |
| Bacch Dsp, True stereo? I am very favorably disposed to the work of Choueiri but I'm trying to wrap my head around some practicalities. He is almost certainly the real deal; not vendor marketing hype. Quite the opposite, actually. He needs some help to make his ideas ... | |
| Major innovative break through: The new NSMT Loudspeakers reference speaker @soix +1. FWIW I take all reviews with a grain of salt, but see no need at all for personal attacks. That smacks of trolling to me: being insulting precisely to obtain a defensive response. Teajay, thank you for your review and your participati... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? @oceanandmountains I have a Peachtree GaN1 driving Spendor S3/5R2 speakers in a small room (12'x15'). I love to listed to vocals at low volume - think Melody Gardot - at night with the lights low and a snifter of scotch. Actually, to my surpris... | |
| Problems with the IFI Zen Stream.. What's a better Alternative? @dbb - Your problem may be Volumio, not the iFi hardware. I had a miniDSP SHD streamer running the Volumio OS. It didn't drop the signal, but it behaved in a quirky, intensely frustrating manner that I couldn't control. The hardware was excelle... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? @markmuse - I got my modded Gan1 back from Ric less than a month ago, so he is still doing them. Best to call him 9r send him an email to be sure. | |
| Digital music questions +1 for Bluesound, but get a decent coax and use the McIntosh DAC. For well under your $1000 budget you will enjoy a significant improvement in SQ. You could upgrade to an LHY lps and still be under budget. Eventually you may feel it worthwhile ... | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report @jamesbgood Thanks for the advice. Next year I will be sure to visit the Ultra Fidelis room. I can't account for what I heard in the AQ room, but Vandersteens remain on my short list despite that experience. I will seek them out next year as we... | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report I contacted Fritz before the show and he alerted me to the show discount. I've heard great things about his speakers and was considering a purchase. Plus, I have a Peachtree Gan1 so I thought the Atma-Sphere D amps would give me a good idea how ... | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report I spent 4 hours at Axpona yesterday and it was worth going; next year I'll do two mornings before the crowds. I'd never justify to myself (or my wife!) spending $100k on a stereo but for reference it was indeed worth experiencing the MBLs. I ha... | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report I live in Chicago and will be going to Axpona, as I did last year. My first time I was disappointed by the horrible SQ in the little hotel rooms used by most vendors. The big rooms on the main floor are a different matter. Nonetheless it is wor... | |
| Old days & steamers vs newer stuff? At $199 the ML Unison is only slightly more expensive than a Wiim pro. Has anyone had the opportunity to compare them? | |
| Integrated amp recommendation OP, I just listed a Cambridge CXA81 on USAudiomart for $850. Would be ideal for you. Use coax out from you Node2i to use the Cambridge DAC. You won't be disappointed. |