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| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @jjss49 - I am going to tempt you. There is a new Playback designs DAC coming out that is going to be a step up from the Weiss. $15K without built in renderer, $18K with what will be a Roon Ready end-point when it is finally authorized in a coup... | |
| Transports Check out Cyrus. They make a couple transports that are brilliant. The CD t is $1299. They do have one that is higher end, the CDt XR but that lists for $3499. Obviously the XR unit is above your range but the base unit is excellent and is the non... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend The M3 is a DAC that I have retained sort of. I have had multiple people demo it and since there is a little bit of a break-in period, several people have asked to keep mine. My current version has a network card. I have tested different connec... | |
| Magico A1 or Sopra 1 or Marten Oscar Duo The Marten's are a little easier to listen too and I think they are extremely well made. The wait for new ones is brutal but you could also look at the Vimberg monitors. Maybe find a used pair? If you are looking new, I would also look for the... | |
| PS Audio BHK Signature Preamp? I had the PS Audio BHK about 2 years ago. It replaced an Ayre K5xeMP. The stock tubes were awful IMO. The preamp was bright and I found awful with stock tubes. Rolled in NOS Tunsgrams and it was sweet and engaging. Step up from the Ayre. It ... | |
| Magico A1 or Sopra 1 or Marten Oscar Duo This is tough and really depends on your preferences. What do you like in terms of soundstage and image? The Magicos are known for a wide yet flatter soundstage. The Martens are deeper but maybe a bit less wide. The Focals to me are kind of a ... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend As new things come in, I will continue to update this thread. The latest unit to roll in on trade was the Lumin T2 DAC/Streamer. This was a customer trade and the unit was completely broken in. I did my formal test and have listened to it for a... | |
| Best streamers WITHOUT a DAC @rsf507 i will use Roon as an example because it is so common. The Bricasti M5 is a Roon Endpoint but does not run Roon Server. You can run room server on a ton of devices but a PC or Mac Mini can perform poorly and mitigate the benefit you are ... | |
| Best streamers WITHOUT a DAC You haven’t specified a budget but the Antipodes K50 would meet all your needs and deliver reference level performance. It is $15k but one of the great servers in the world. A hybrid, 2 Box approach could be interesting. Something like an A... | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R Theoretically, R2R DACs are more analog sounding and less detailed than their delta-sigma counterparts. This is driven by some of the more popular R2R DACs sound profile. It is not universally true as I have heard some miserably bright R2Rs and so... | |
| Integrated Amp for Spora Normally I would say Naim but their integrated (Supernait 3) may not be high enough end for what you are looking for. The Uniti Nova would be a good choice if you are looking for an all-in-one. Naim and Focal are same company and focal is voiced... | |
| Looking for comments on the Vivid Kaya 45 I am a Vivid dealer and have the 45s for demo here. You are describing what you should hear from a pair of Vivids. What I will say is they are quite a bit more forward than the Spendors but you have the right amplification tonally. The bigger i... | |
| Speaker Comparison I have heard the Wilson Sasha DAW and the WB Resolutions. Both speakers sound huge in terms of staging and details is elite. The Wilson’s are tuned a little brighter and the bass is less refined vs. Resolutions. That is not to say that the Wil... | |
| Wilson Benesch-Great or just Okay? If you haven’t heard Wilson Benesch speakers, assuming you know what they sound like because you have looked at a picture, read part of the website and maybe read a review or two is foolish. There is nothing typical about WBs sound. The cros... | |
| Where to put one's best power cords?? Right cable for the right component. You don’t want too heavy a cable for your source, just like you don’t want too light of a cable for your conditioner or your power amps. Thus, “best” needs to be viewed in context of HC vs Source. I woul... |