vinylvalet
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| Best Phono Stage +7 Zesto for tube. For solid state, the Coda 06x is my favorite under around $10k - $15k. Finally, if you can find one, the Herron (hybrid( is excellent as is the Reference line stage. | |
| ATC or Audio Note (2-way) The biggest difference for me is that AN speakers require symmetrical corners on the front wall to get the correct bass response. None of my music rooms allow that so AN speakers have never been an option for me. | |
| No love for Legacy Audio @mikekollar Excellent post, spot on. | |
| No love for Legacy Audio Any size speaker is easy to ship. First, take notes while unpacking. It will make packing months or years later much easier. BTW, only a complete idiot would throw away the original shipping cartons. Strap each box to a pallet or both to a large ... | |
| ANK L5 Mentor Preamp Kit. Not sure why anyone would want warm or analytical in a properly designed stereo system. If you mean by musical, tonal purity, effortless dynamics and presence then this DAC is spot on. | |
| No love for Legacy Audio Probably because they aren't manufactured by Tekton... | |
| ANK L5 Mentor Preamp Kit. I'm planning on building one soon. Based on the sound quality off the ANK 4.1x DAC that I recently built, I expect great things. No one talks about the L5 Mentor because there aren't any reviews. Congratulations. I'd be surprised if you aren't d... | |
| Is Tidal messing up for you? Would you Choose Amazon over it? Qobuz works fine with my ifi Zen Stream. Came right up during initial power up, no extra effort on my part. ifi sez Zen Stream: "Works with any DLNA certified streaming app". Qobuz has been DLNA compatible for years. | |
| Understanding MQA/tidal/ DA conversion @erik_squires +1 | |
| Understanding MQA/tidal/ DA conversion As I mentioned in another thread, Roon just does the first of two MQA "unfolds". You need a MQA DAC for the second "unfold". | |
| Is Tidal messing up for you? Would you Choose Amazon over it? @jjss49 Roon only does the first of two Tidal "unfolds". You need a MQA DAC to do the second "unfold". IMHO, rather than bother with any of this I use Qobuz with which I can enjoy hi-rez files without a special streamer or DAC. | |
| Understanding MQA/tidal/ DA conversion Foget Tidal (MQA) and subscribe to Qobuz (hi-rez PCM). No special requirements to play high resolution files. No special DAC required. | |
| DAC Merry Go 'Round- why I stopped at Weiss @melm +1. | |
| Solid State Phono Stages @lewm Excellent posts. Thanks, | |
| Solid State Phono Stages The best phono solid state phono stage I've heard in your price range is the Coda 06x. It's bettered by my Zesto Andrés Deluxe II phono stage but not by much. |