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| 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... | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life I live "just across the Hudson" in Jersey City and until recently, I lived in CT and have commuted into Manhattan for a long stretch. This area is spoiled in terms of the # of high end dealers but even then, there is a lot of equipment I have wan... | |
| Suggestions on Integrated Amp./Seperates to Run my Klipschorns Art Audio gear is spectacular with Klipsch speakers. My personal taste runs to the PX25 over the 300B but we would want to talk about exactly what you like in terms of sound profile as you could also consider an EL34 Push-Pull. Each is a little ... | |
| Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options If you are looking for US made, I have only good things to say about Rogue and Raven. I have a lot of respect for the owners of both companies and like the way their products sound. I personally still own a Rogue Hydra despite not being a re-sel... | |
| Suggestions on Integrated Amp./Seperates to Run my Klipschorns On that list...the PrimaLuna. I can't imagine running klipschorns with the SS gear listed as I would expect it to be very bright. You need 3w of power to drive those speakers to deafening levels. They have 105dB SPL.I would recommend a SET. Ei... | |
| Chord Dave - Missing soundstage width Regarding tracks: Liberty from Annette Askvik - This track is one of the most amazing I have hear from an imaging perspective. Make sure your room is quiet and you should hear width and depth. Be Still My Beating Heart from Sting - another amaz... |