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| What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase? onehorsepony I too think you're being too hard on the Thiels, especially the 3.7. It's picky, needs proper equipment pairing, and the listening area is not generous......but when you get it right, they're glorious......but I understand, they can ... | |
| New preamplifier - Backert Rhumba Extreme, Aesthetix Calypso Signature, Ayre KX5 Twenty I do not want to be mean, but the Rogue preamps are EASILY outclassed by any number of preamps, and I tested the RP-9. The best I've tested in order are (and I've spent hundreds of hours in comparisons): Aric Audio Motherlode XL, Don Sachs/Lynn O... | |
| HOW can components be so expensive, and yet customer service is so bad. Amazing service and communication: Aric Audio, CODA, Buchardt Audio, Joseph Audio, Volti, Pure Audio Project, Denafrips (even after Vinshine), DH Labs, RAMM Audio, VH Audio, Synergistic Research/Scott Walker, First Watt, Don Sachs & Lynn Olson... | |
| What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase? onehorsepony $20,000 is a great budget for sure, so here are some excellent all around speakers that work really well in most environments and are not too finicky. Some are open baffle, some are flat panels, some are horns, some traditional box s... | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? inna Of course I listen to opinions here, otherwise I would not waste my time. (1) I have found a bunch of equipment from companies I was not familiar with, that I may not have know about otherwise, and then it is up to me to do my research and ... | |
| reliable DDC Magon I've owned Denafrips amps, preamps, DACs, and DDCs for over 3 years and have never had a single problem. I've also set up several systems for friends with Denafrips DACs and DDCs, and absolutely no reliability issues. My experiences with t... | |
| Speakers for leading edge, transients, speed and big sound saummisra I'll second the suggestions for Volti and Pure Audio Project. I would strongly consider the Volti Rival (100db sensitive so extremely easy to drive) and any of the Pure Audio Project Trio or Quintet lines (96db and also easy to drive). ... | |
| Best DAC you ever heard list. 1.Budget under 1k 2. Mid Under 5k 3. Cost no Object. calvinj Under $1,000 - Denafrips Ares 15th Under $2,000 - Denafrips Pontus 15th Under $5,000 - T+A DAC 200 ($5,000 used), Weiss DAC 204 $3,500, Denafrips Terminator 15th (Actually $5,300) Over $5,000 - T+A DAC 200 $7,500, Weiss DAC 501 $12,000... | |
| DDC or Better Streamer? audiostick This seems to be the great conversation over the last month or two or six, I've posted (as have several others like SNS) at least a dozen times on this subject. I've gone into very detailed discussions, so I'll not redo that here again... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers fleschler Sure you can get really good streamer for well under $1,000, that you can use with your Poseidon. Buy a used BlueSound Node 130 (not 2 or 2i) for about $250, and add a used Denafrips Iris DDC for about $350 to $400. The Node 130 only o... | |
| New DAC, what should I look for? Audiojan "Smooth and Spacious" are the hallmark of R2R DACs, which are not the end game for detail mongers.....but generally incredibly enjoyable DACs that draw you into enjoying music, instead of listening to it (if that makes any sense). I wou... | |
| Received my Denafrips Venus 15th skasundr Couldn't have said it any better, great post. Ejspain2020 The user manual really does do a great job of explaining a lot of the settings, it's better than past versions IMO https://www.denafrips.com/_files/ugd/ff8a9a_cb3f8d53a4d5497092e... | |
| Received my Denafrips Venus 15th ejspain2020 No need, it either works or it does not in my experience. That said, once you have the Iris/Venus combo set up, I'd now try the oversampling/non oversampling......and in oversampling mode, the sharp/slow filter. The link I posted prev... | |
| Received my Denafrips Venus 15th mact3333 Here is the configuration for I2S on a Denafrips Venus DAC https://www.denafrips.com/config-venus | |
| Received my Denafrips Venus 15th ejspain2020 Sorry for the slow response, damn work has gotten in the way of my hobby. I appreciate the input, and I did go back and read that article. The first thing I noticed is the article is from January 2022, before Vinshine/Denafrips had e... |