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| Next level standmount speaker options Wilson Benesch Precision 1.0. These are going to deliver detail, musicality and are pretty neutral. They are not warm, but are warmer than your Kef's and will give a smoother and more natural sound I would definitely suggest Dynaudio. Particul... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house So two SACDs arrived yesterday and I got to listen casually to them; Dave Brubeck and The Cars. I am noticing some more top-end sparkle and the soundstage sounds larger deeper than I anticipated for 65 hours of break-in. The unit has been on an... | |
| Any tubes currently manufactured in the US, Japan or Germany? KR does make an awesome KT88 and it looks like they will re-introduce a KT150. KT88 is $200 each, KT150 I expect to be ~$450 each. A lot more than Tung-Sols but...at least you can get them. They will develop a KT120 for me but I need to order 1000... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house In terms of the straight DAC, the closest competitor that I offer is probably the Rockna Wavedream Signature with the XLR priced above at $17K and SE edition below at $12K. It is one of the more detailed units I have heard and delivers an impress... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house @goose i may have a Luxman CD in on trade soon but it is far competitive with the Playback. As a DAC, this is one of the better units I have heard and I expect it to get better. They are definitely more of a niche manufacturer in the US. It... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house @goose i have four SACDs on the way. Will let you know once they arrive. @rsf507 My understanding is that this is the same module that is Roon ready being used in the Dream series. All the work is done and testing is complete, it is a matte... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house The DAC is $15k. The SACD feature adds $3k. The StreamX adds an additional $3K. It is in process of getting approved to be Roon Ready. I am expecting approval to be Roon Ready any day. Regarding look, it looks better in person than it d... | |
| Speaker Variety / Interim Recommendation Given your tastes and affinity for Focal and Kef, why not look at the Kef Q and R series. They are very good speakers for the money. You could also consider the Focal Arias. Neither is quite in the same league as the Kantas in terms of sound qu... | |
| 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. |