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| Looking For New CD-SACD Player I bought my 105 specifically to play SACDs via XLRs to my Audio Alchemy DDP-1 (built in dac) + PS 5 power supply and Pangea Premier XL coax to my DDP-1. I did not find the 105 a good transport, so I bought a Marantz HD CD-1 to use as a transport t... | |
| Madman! Digital vs Vinyl My Mad Man is a Universal Music SACD with DSD CD layer that is mostly listenable through my Audiolab CDT 6000 and Audio Alchemy DDP + PS 5 power supply | |
| Amp Upgrade Path? @carlsbad I should have led with Ive owned quite few tube products, including an all tube system; Rogue M150s with both cryoed EL34s/6550s, Lector preamp with dif balanced outs, and Raysonic 168 dif balanced CD player (and a 228 that died rig... | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS @ihcho I have owned several class D amps of 2-3+ times the power (including the EVS 1200, based on dual AS 1200 modules) of my LSA Voyager GaN 350, pushing Emerald Physics 3.4 open baffle @ ~ 97dB, but it has considerably more umph than any o... | |
| Sad to say I need a new amp… Give the LSA voyager GaN 350 a hard look. It has a tube like magical midrange, and could find its way into your main rig at some point: MSRP $3000, but they do run specials for ~ $2400 | |
| Amp Upgrade Path? Having owned lots of tube kit, I can confidently say, the new LSA Voyager GaN 350 will keep a grin on your face for many yeas to come | |
| Any GaN amp good with Acoustats? Some 20 years ago I had the Accoustat 2 + 2s with servo-amps that I somewhat modified. These days there's a guy in Florida who could hook you up with a pair. I much preferred them to the interfaces + amp of your choice | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? No simple answer, but; While I agree integrateds are a compromise, the Technics SU R 1000 COULD be the one to own I do not own your kit, but my Audio Alchemy DDP-1 + PS 5 is a pretty good preamp/dac. Last 2 years I tried a lot of power amps, and... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Chesky label: Natasha | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report A friend copied to disc and sent me the new PS Audio mix of artists they recorded. I didn’t find much there enjoyable, and IMHO, mostly odd choices to kick off their recording studio. Neither did I find the recording quality anything special. M... | |
| SACD/CD player update I have a Oppo 105 that I bought to play SACDs. I replaced the OEM power supply with an aftermarket LPS, + other sonically significant silver wiring upgrades. Considerably better than stock, it is connected to my Audio Alchemy DDP-1 (internal dac) ... | |
| What was the most impactful addition to your system? LSA Voyager 350 GaN amp MSRP $3000 | |
| CD player +1 for the CDT 6000. Blows away any cd player at 2-3Xs the price that I've owned (currently an Oppo 105 with aftermarket LPS module + other upgrades), but as you said it requires a dac. My CDT is connected to an Audio Alchemy DDP-1 + PS 5, using a... | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) @jonwatches1 I have owned quite a few class Ds including; several W4S, PS Audio M 700s, Emerald Physics 100.2 SEs, EVS 1200 (based on dual mono IceEdge AS 1200 modules) plus loads of tweaks. I raved about for over a year, UNTIL, I got a LSA V... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Barbara Joan Streisand: Digital remaster. bet you didn't know she can rock, too |