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| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so SimaudioMusical Fidelity LuxmanBel Canto E1X ($8500)Hegel | |
| The Belles Aria Signature Integrated Amplifier msafrick - As a Rogue Audio Sphinx V3 owner I would like to hear more about the comparison with the original Belles Aria. The V3 is an exceptional integrated with a killer phono stage, IMHO. | |
| Living in Japan. Any opinions on amplifiers? What audioman58 said.... | |
| New Rouge Dragon amplifier Taylor (GoldPrint) is right. Both the Ref600s and the new Rogue DragoN are excellent amplifiers, pretty much on par with another. Once you get into this territory, differences often become more subtle and subjective. | |
| New Rouge Dragon amplifier Well, the Rogue DragoN finally arrived and should be broken in by now. Worth the wait, yes. Having had the Bel Canto Ref600M’s for quite a while, those who still doubt what these novel amps are capable of are missing out in my opinion, but I am su... | |
| New Rouge Dragon amplifier I have the BC Ref 600’s currently driving a pair of Spendor A7’s. I have ordered a Rogue DragoN from Taylor at Goldprint which should be ready after the first of the year, so if any of you remain interested I’ll provide my thoughts on how they com... | |
| Preamp SS to match class D amp I have been using the Bel Canto E1X controller for about a year now and it does it all, and extremely well at that. DAC, Streamer, phono, two analogue inputs, and most importantly, it sounds superb. I guess I too have the “right” speakers accordin... | |
| High end Class D amps? "Class-D likes benign 4-6ohm loads with low - phase angles, and that’s what the Maggie’s are, but when the loads get tough, then big Linear Amps come out to play."I agree with George. Class D amps can sound really good with the right speakers as h... | |
| Class D Technology I have used the Bel Canto Ref600 mono amps for almost 5 years now, currently driving a pair of ATC SCM 19v2 loudspeakers. 99.9% of the time I don’t detect any issues with their performance. Perhaps that 0.1% anomaly could be attributed to their Cl... | |
| What's your favorite boutique speaker maker It seems like a lifetime ago, but in the 1980’s it was John Fuselier, hands down one of the all time great speaker designer/builders. He is no longer with us, but for those of us who were fortunate enough to know him and own his speakers, it was s... | |
| Cable comparison charts? The current Absolute Sound should prove helpful. | |
| A warm DAC? Schiit Modi 3 - $100Really. It's exactly what you are looking for. What do you have to lose? | |
| If I just use a DAC, do I need a Pre-amp? A DAC with a volume control built in may be just fine, but then again, it may sound better running through a preamp. It depends on the "match" with the power amp you are using. I run a BelCanto DAC/Pre straight into a pair of Bel Canto mono amps w... | |
| How many people here generally buy used? I have bought and sold a ton of gear over the years (check my feedback and you will see) as I enjoy trying out many different things and investigating system synergy, and in order to do it in a manner where I don't lose a ton of money, used in 8/1... | |
| Speaker cable arrows??? Install them in whichever direction they sound best to you. Personally, I always start by following the arrows on the jacket, but having violated that many times, and in the majority of those cases without any noticeable difference, it's not somet... |