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| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade All prices on the Linn website reflect the new, post tariff pricing. Those are retails to you. Only added costs would be US sales tax and shipping if applicable. I am a Linn dealer. If you see deviations it is because we haven’t had a chance to... | |
| Odd DAC Pricing @ghdprentice I would agree. I would give the edge to the Linn in my testing but a big part of that is likely due to their scale. They have 30 engineers in R&D and are producing an immense amount of gear making them more efficient. If you ta... | |
| Odd DAC Pricing @mjjw I had the Mola Mola in the same system with the Playback Designs MPD6, Linn Selekt w/ Katalyst DAC and Rockna Wavedream Signature XLR. It was the word of those four. The Linn is less expensive, The MPD 6 is more expensive and they sandwic... | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? The answer is in your room size and how loudly you listen along with the impedance curve of the speakers. In a 14 x 20 room with a 90dB SPL monitor I use 55w of class a tube power and they are driven well. 25w from a SET mono I have is adequate ... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @yyzsantabarbara i am sorry, I forgot to respond. I had a customer who was without digital due to a product failure and I sold him my Klimax DSM sample and had to wait for a new one which took a while and is going to be on demo in customers homes... | |
| Ethernet cable - but which one? Particularly for longer runs. I like WireWorld. They have three different price tiers and excellent shielding. | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @ricred1 I love the Oladra. I personally run the Oladra at home as well and have for several years. I have no interest in replacing it. This unit will not be my last. I turn my samples over and I will buy another Oladra. | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @mitch2 i agree wholeheartedly. The only caveat I would make is that the K50 and Oladra may be one box but they each have two computers and a clock in them. That is, a high powered server, a separate mid powered endpoint and then a clock. Two sep... | |
| Odd DAC Pricing This is not odd. The product is discounted new with some dealers selling it for 20-25% off new. Secondarily, like anything, it’s a matter of taste. This is not “the best” unless it meets your taste. There is a lot of buzz about it and lots of ... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers There are differences, even at the ultra high end. Some are a little smoother, some colder. Software and UI matters. The only server that does Roon perfectly IMO is Antipodes. I am biased (I am a dealer) but they are the only brand that uses tw... | |
| New DAC, what should I look for? Most people I talk to who want to move up from the PS Audio go in one of two directions if they are happy with it. The Meitner MA3i is going to be an elevation in just about every way while maintaining the same core sound. It is DSD upsamplin... | |
| Weiss 204 Dac or LTA Audio Aero Dac as an upgrade from Chord Qutest Dac @brbrock I was not in my office yesterday and did not want to trust random photos on the web. There is an optical input on the back. It is labeled S/PDIF rather than Coax and Toslink as it is the standard rather than the type of connector. The 20... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend You guys are all too nice. Thank you. | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @azwill I used the Tambaqui with a preamp. About 2 years ago Vivid changed distributors and went to GTT Audio who happens to be the Mola Mola distributor. They offered to keep me on but after reviewing the dealer agreement I declined because I wou... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Recently, I received a Mola Mola Tambaqui in on trade. This is a unit I have really wanted to spend some time with given the raves and I have a great stable of products in to do some comparisons. Right as this arrived, I became a Linn dealer and t... |