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| What are the DACs that use good circuits in the Audio sections? There is no way to avoid a "chip" altogether. Something has to do the processing. That being said, Chord and PS Audio use a combination of hardware and software in the decoding process. Chord chooses not to change OS through time, but PS Audio ... | |
| Lively, fast & open sounding integrated under 3k? I would look at the Musical Fidelity M6si. Doesn't quite double into 4 ohms but it is comfortable driving speakers with lower impedance. Lively sound that will be forward without being bright. It is a dual mono design though it doesn't have two... | |
| Ayre KV-5 Twenty or Parasound JC 1 IMO...no comparison. Don't mess with your current setup and sell the Parasound equipment. I much prefer Ayre's sound profile. That being said, my opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it as it is my opinion. The only way to tell if you li... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? How much power do you want? A parallel 300B will get you a bit more power...20w. A parrallel 520B using EMLs will get you to 28w but these are not cheap. New, mine are $23K in Stereo but we usually have a used Argento or two floating around tha... | |
| Full Range speakers for a living space If you are looking for an immersive soundstage, Scansonic/Raidho would be my first choice. The issue is the depth of bass you are looking for is a challenge. Is there a reason why adding a subwoofer is not an option? You and I have very similar... | |
| Seeking advice on purchasing a new streamer Have you considered a Marantz ND8006? CD & Network Streamer that is Roon ready. The Marantz software is awful so you will need to use other software...Roon, JRiver, etc... but this meets your needs and is on budget. | |
| M scaler or Cables Glad I could help. Good luck! | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... I would look seriously at the PS Audio BHK pre BUT you have to get different tubes. The stock PSVanes were horrible. I had NOS Tunsgrams that were amazing. It is balanced, will come in on budget with the trade or below budget if you buy used ev... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? First Watt is your best bet. But I would still rather have a nice 300B or PX25 SET. | |
| M scaler or Cables @yyzsantabarbara that is a tough answer for me largely because I have never lived in a place with decent, clean power. I live and work in the northeast and our power is terrible. Today, I am getting 114 volts to my conditioners because it is war... | |
| Monitor speakers for true bookshelf location The new Scansonic MB1-Bs are front ported. They were recently re-designed and do well close to the wall. I have a pair on the way from Denmark right now in Black. The Scansonic tweeter is truly special and will work brilliantly with your Lyngdo... | |
| M scaler or Cables I am a Chord Dealer. The usual path is customers buy a TT2. Three months later add an M-Scaler and a few months after that trade in the TT-2 and buy a Dave.IMO, the M-Scaler is going to have the biggest impact but don’t assume that you are going... | |
| Magico M9 The new 'norm' in speakers This is about marketing. Magico will lose money on this model but I have seen a dozen posts on Facebook, we are talking about it hear and every publication will cover it. If you are even vaguely interested in hi-end audio you will hear about thi... | |
| Recommended Speaker Design for Corner / Near-Wall Placement? Scansonic HD made modifications to their designs and the new MBX-B Line of speakers will do well and still give you decent imaging. Side wall has never been a problem and they redesign allows them to work better near the back wall. They have a n... | |
| What to try next? This is a matter of taste. I think for DACs that use the standard family of chips (Cirrus/Wolfson/Burr Brown/ESS, etc...) the Wyred is outstanding. I would argue that no matter how much you spend, you are probably not going to get a massive diff... |