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| Is a Chord Qutest Dac my best option The Qutest is a super value and delivers amazing sound. I think people would zero in on the Qutest because it offers only single ended outputs and is superb for its price.there are better DACs from Chord and from other brands. The Qutest is phen... | |
| Analogue only preamp ideas? - no need for internal DAC! The McIntosh C70 is awesome but doesn’t offer home theater pass through. Same issue with the C22. If you want HT Passthrough with a tube stage, check out the AVM PA 5.2. It is in the same price range as the C22 at $5495. They offer a phono car... | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- @rushfan71 The Musical Fidelity NuVista 600 and 800 are hybrid amps that have a tube preamp stage and use bi-polar transistors in the output stage. For these units to sound really good, they need 20-30 minutes of warmup time. | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- LTAs run relatively cool. The other amps that run cooler are the current Bob Carver amps. Neither are cold but both run dramatically cooler than traditional tube amps. | |
| Hybrid Amplifiers suggestions The two I am thinking of both have Class D output stages rather than a MOSFET Output stage. The AVM A5.2 and Canor Audio AI 2.10 are both awesome amps but require you accept Class D. | |
| upgrade suggestions from wilson sophias (original)? This is a tall task. Finding a "better" speaker than the Sabrina for under $10K will be no easy task. In the end, the Sabrina is outstanding for the money and in its price range, is a strong value. You could get Magico A3s or S1 MKiis. You cou... | |
| DAVE w/ or w/out M Scaler? @jjss49 this is an interesting question. On the surface, you are right. The approach with a NOS DAC is the exact opposite of what Chord is trying to do with the M-Scaler. NOS DACs are trying to serve up a digital signal in its purest form wh... | |
| I am indecisive about choice due to room size My opinion (which is worth what you payed for it) is that the Sonetta VIIIs are going to be a really big speaker for that room. I don't think you will gain anything by moving to the larger speaker in that small of a room. I would look to step up ... | |
| Own many mid-game speakers or a few end-game speakers. This is a tough call. I have two pairs of speakers I am perpetually swapping between. I just had a blogger over to discuss systems and he is in sort of the same place. He is looking at upgrading to MBLs which are such cool speakers but would mi... | |
| DAVE w/ or w/out M Scaler? The M-Scaler gives you more. More detail. More air. Better separation. A little smoother of sound but like ricred1 said, it is not absolutely certain this will make the sound better to your ears. Most customers have been quite happy to add an... | |
| Spec help - three phono stages Jim,I am the importer for Art Audio. I can try and help you out and see if I can answer your question. What turntable and cartridge do you have? That will ultimately dictate which unit will work best. | |
| Baby Proof Floorstanding Speakers Another option is to fence off the stereo equipment. They make plastic fencing that you could put up that could prevent the baby from getting close. It will need to be up for about 18 months (i have a 2YO) but would be much cheaper. I used this... | |
| turntable recommendations Check out the AVM Rotation R2.3. Without cartridge (but with tonearm) it lists at $4500. This will be a clear step up from your RP6. I would look at the Ortofon Cadenza Red on it which would be a brilliant combo. I know it lists a bit above your m... | |
| Beyond Boutique Speakers Defining "boutique" is like defining "craft" in many other industries. Given the nature of the products, they all have to be produced using "hand-crafted" methods. Most companies aren’t public so unless you get a D&B on them, sales are unclear... | |
| Anyone with experience with Spendor D9's? I haven't heard the D9s but spent a little time with the D7s. Smooth and very natural sound. I was pleasantly surprised and seemed extremely neutral to me. Need to be paired with a neutral to slightly forward amp to meet my taste. Personally ... |