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| Anybody use a single ended component with one that is balanced? This is about the noise floor. What you lose when you go from a fully balanced Preamp to a SE amp is common mode noise rejection. The signal is sent normally and inverted in a balanced unit. Any commonality between those two signals is rejected... | |
| Magico A5 or KEF blade 2? My experience is that the soundstage and presentation differ rather dramatically between the KEF Blades and the Magicos. The Magicos present a large but shallow image that is in front of you and is less immersive. The Blades (like Other composit... | |
| Best speakers around $130k? Oh…and two other. Avantgarde definitely drifts up over $100k or very close with the Trios and you could also look at the Audiovector R11s. | |
| Best speakers around $130k? at that level, $100k or $130k are competitive. Raidho has speakers at that price. I believe the TD3.8s are about that price and are a great speaker. Wilson Benesch is in process of replacing the Cardinal. I don’t have timing for when t... | |
| DAC w Tube itch: Audio Mirror The Wavelight is an awesome DAC but a resistor ladder simply is not a substitute for a tube output stage. I have learned this lesson a variety of ways. Tubes simply add something that nothing else can replicate. I have never heard an audio ... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Understood. IMO, By far the weakest link in your system is the Mac Mini. A server will do more than a new DAC. Nucleus's are not crazy expensive. Depending on your data needs they start at $1459 and virtually all of Roons retailers sell them... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I know a lot of folks have been asking about tube DACs. I have a new Canor DAC 2.10 arriving in January which uses four 6922s in the output stage and will retail at $4k. I will get added here once it arrives. | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @david_ten We are not talking about optimization and I think a big part of that stems from the fact that "optimal" is personal and there is no objective truth. With people I talk to, there is a split between folks who want an image/soundstage la... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @david_ten I have been lucky to have heard dozens of these premium DACs with a variety of speakers in my home and in many friends and customers homes. I am lucky. On a relative basis, certain brands/DACs exhibit certain properties. In any sys... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I know it doesn't seem obvious a server would make that much difference. Part of it is the quality of the parts. Part of it is the higher processing power and parts selected specifically for audio performance. Servers make a difference more tha... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I have never heard the Manhattan II nor have I heard the Denafrips which is why they weren't covered off on. Based on your setup, I would look to replace the Mac Mini as part of any upgrade. Even a Roon Nucleus will be a huge upgrade and will ... | |
| speaker choice for new 20x30 audio room There are a few incredible products in that price range, even at the lower end of your budget. The Revel Performa3 F208. This is an older speaker but is awesome sounding and because it is made in Malaysia, it is a killer value and at $5500 is ... | |
| NAD M10 Streaming Amplifier One quick note, you may see the M10 vs the M10v2. You really want the v2. It is a much better unit for a variety of reasons. The DIRAC Live in the original M10 was not great, much better in the V2. An installer I work with bought a demo from m... | |
| Best Server To Run Roon Core @lafayette2010 Every company has products that fail. No one is perfect but Roon service is usually extremely good. Did you post on the forum? Who were you talking to in support? Your ticket may accidentally have been closed. It is very unlike Roon... | |
| newer CD player w/DAC that could replace AMR CD-77.1 What is your budget? I would encourage your to look at Canor for tube units or Cyrus for SS. These are just objectively good CD players but might offer a different suggestion depending on your budget. |