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| Are there speakers that disappear regardless of the recording? I am not sure it is possible with a traditional cone and dome type speaker. As many have pointed out, mono recordings, etc... are going to simply radiate. They are directional. A speaker that reflects off the room and uses the room to create ... | |
| Axpona Worthwhile is always a debate. It is like going to a showroom to listen to gear. Every room is trying to put its best foot forward and it may or may not work the same way in your space. That said, it is hard to find a place where you can list... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I take that back, there have been two exceptions. Obviously I did not use ICs with the internal DAC on the integrated amp and the Vu Jade did not have a USB in so we used a Jorma Digital Coax in that test. | |
| NAS/Streamer or server/player? The difference here is in how the devices handle their jobs. The digital front end needs to do a few things. It needs to access your local files, deal with a very volatile internet and the decompress/unfold your files as it serves data to the DA... | |
| Emm Labs DV2 versus Tambaqui I have not heard the Sonnet. With Playback - There has always been the option of the MPS-8 which is the Dream DAC plus player/streamer at $30K. This is a full dream DAC with SACD Player and Stream X module. The MPD-6 is a lower end model ca... | |
| Emm Labs DV2 versus Tambaqui This is a brutal thread. @laoman here are three thoughts beyond Holo May and Denafrips. I have not heard the EMM or the Mola Mola. I am 100% certain both are brilliant but they just haven't made it through my space yet. I am exploring expand... | |
| Streamer/DAC Depends on budget. Lumin U1 would be what I would look at. There software is good and it has the right feature set. | |
| Streamer/DAC There are a million different options and yes, an upgrade to your digital front end will improve things. There are two approaches. 1. Streamer - like the Bluesound and usually relies on its own software platform. Lumin and several others tak... | |
| Rogue Pharaoh II vs Naim Supernait 3 for Revels The Supernait is wonderful and is all about current, just not absolute wattage. 2 ohms will not cause a strain. That said, same goes for the Pharoah. Don't like the stock tubes in the Paroah. Get some NOS Mullards or Cifte's and you will be su... | |
| AGD Tempo in the house I will loan my amp out for demo. Depending on relationship with me will dictate terms. If I don’t know you, I will require a deposit or at least a CC for my security. You pay return shipping if you don’t buy one. If you do, all shipping costs ... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) @antigrunge2 I have not spent much time with any Innuos products and have not heard their server playing their software. Last I heard one was a statement running Roon. The only thing I know about their software is that it is supposed to sound grea... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) For your budget and best sound I would get a Roon Nucleus and a Bricasti M5. The Roon Nucleus is a computer that runs one piece of software. Roon Core. Nothing else. It has a power button and a couple setting that anyone can walk you through when ... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend $4K entry - A DAC I have been waiting a year for finally arrived. The Canor DAC 2.10. When I signed on to be Canors’s distributor in the US, this DAC was promised as in development. They kept their promise with delivery was only delayed ~1 month f... | |
| AGD Tempo in the house @atmasphere agreed! | |
| MSB DAC's Popularity MSB is one of the truly elite DAC makers in the world. Given the higher price point fewer people have a chance to hear and interact with them compared to more mainstream brands. I have heard the Discrete and the Reference. I have not heard th... |