vhiner
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| DAC Recommendation around 2.5K Winson,We're getting pretty far off the OP's original topic, but here goes;I don't remember which Gen it was but definitely not anything from 2013. Again, it was a fine piece of kit. I own the PSAudio PerfectWave MKII DAC and transport. I use top-... | |
| DAC Recommendation around 2.5K Wisnon,I have heard the Lampizator 4 several times (without DSD option) and it is a great DAC, no doubt. I did not think it represented enough of an upgrade to justify switching from my current "musical" DAC. As I said, I find the differences betw... | |
| DAC Recommendation around 2.5K As I read this thread, it occurs to me that I have been guilty of using hyberbole when describing a high end DAC. IMHO, once one reaches a certain level, the differences between modern DACs are often a matter of subtle preference and feature set. ... | |
| Review Olive 06HD A good company would be horrified to read such a thread and would immediately post a response and a solution. I can name at least three American audio manufacturers I have seen react in this way to quality and reliability issues, so I know that th... | |
| The Conrad Johnson Premier 350: Revisited Bill_K wrote "I read that their new location is not far from their previous one, so no worries about them moving to China!"That *is* a relief. Based upon my experience, Classe's decision to go to China has *not* been good for build quality. | |
| The Conrad Johnson Premier 350: Revisited I wish Conrad Johnson nothing but continued success, but the claims that the new MF2550SE is a modified McCormack look to be well founded if you look inside both amps. There's nothing wrong with that, but a comparison of that and the inside of the... | |
| Power Conditioner Recommendation Requested I own top of the line Shunyata conditioning gear and promise you that the best defense against surges and spikes is a whole house surge protector installed at the breaker box. ($250 installed) Your Luxman will do best either plugged directly into ... | |
| The Conrad Johnson Premier 350: Revisited Jafant,I agree it would be a tough sell. However, given the lagging world economy, I find it difficult to explain the dozens of $50k plus solid state amplifiers for sale throughout the pages of Stereophile and The Absolute Sound. I've been told by... | |
| Buying speakers ten or more years old a good idea? Acidfolk,As you can see, there are many great used speaker options. As to the amplifier requirements of the Thiel 3.6's and above, I think Mcloughlin's description of his upgrade path says it all. You can get by with 250 very high quality watts, b... | |
| The Conrad Johnson Premier 350: Revisited Joeinid and Jafant,You guys are making me drool. The ART series is a very nice target, indeed. I would dearly love to hear the GAT but, alas, no CJ dealer even within driving distance. Guess I better get to a show one of these days.I'm sure CJ cou... | |
| Buying speakers ten or more years old a good idea? You can pick up used Thiel 5i's, 3.6's and 7.2's for ridiculously low prices now and those speakers can outperform any number of new speakers. I'm sure others know of similar makes and models. There are some real classics out there that are well w... | |
| Hi-rez downloads, any good? Mlsstl,I'm really glad you pointed this out. Analog to digital converters may be set to take off soon because of precisely what you say. HDtracks would be better off doing this with many recordings. I hope they consider getting the rights to do it... | |
| The Conrad Johnson Premier 350: Revisited Bill,I've never heard the Rowlands but they are definitely among the most beautiful solid state designs, IMHO. ;-) I know Robert Harley loves them. | |
| The Conrad Johnson Premier 350: Revisited Thanks, guys. I'm feeling very fortunate right now.@ZD542I apologize for the imprecise use of the word "vintage." I only meant it in the sense that one refers to a car as "vintage" when it is still valuable but no longer manufactured. The fact tha... | |
| Hi-rez downloads, any good? Speaking of compression, check out this great video on the recent treatment of Nine Inch Nails' Hesitation Marks.http://2020k.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/ian-shepherd-analyzes-cd-audiophile-masters-of-hesitation-marks-by-nine-inch-nails/ |