vthokie83
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| Aurender Model Choices If it were me, I'd buy a used N200 or N10 and use the rest to upgrade other components. I suspect that your system isn't going to reveal a huge difference between an N200 and N20, but it will be somewhat "future proof". The N10 was a beautiful str... | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear I'm currently testing my new Clayton Shaw Caladans, and these are the first dics I played Poi Dog Pondering “Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like a Sea” & “Pomegranate” – Eagles “One of These Nights” – Nirvana “MTV Unplugged” – Chris Isa... | |
| The $10,000 Question If you are good with tubes, I'd suggest a Rogue Cronus Magnum III for $3,495 or the "Dark" edition for $4,495.....I got to hear both recently and was very impressed. 100WPC, 4 ohm stable, MM & MC phono, headphone amp, and a very attractive uni... | |
| Help me pick some new or used speaker cables Zavfino Prima MKII cables $700 a pair for 2.5 meters, 30 day return policy with 15% restocking fee, partially broken in so they only require about 100 hours of additional break in, direct to consumer so no dealer mark up, OCC copper, cryo treated,... | |
| Help With New Preamp Decision Ralph, I certainly appreciate your input, and yes one of my amps does have balanced inputs. I ultimately went with the Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp, and it has one balanced and one unbalanced output.....two balanced and two unbalanced inputs. ... | |
| Comparing streamer/DACs between $5-10k OP, Personally I'd recommend using a separate DAC and streamer, technology in both is changing rapidly and easier and cheaper to trade up a single unit rather than a combo. A used Aurender N10 can be had for about $5,000, a used Aurender N200 for... | |
| Preamp advice Tubesound247, I just went on a preamp listening tour, and listened to quite a few preamps in person: Rogue Audio RP9, BAT VK-80, Backert Labs Rhumba 1.4, Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.4, used ARC REF 5SE. Of those my favorites were the BAT VK-80 ... | |
| Finally upgrading my amp There are lots of great options, I would probably go with the Hegel H190 if I were in that range.....2 x 150 WPC 8 ohms/2 x 250 WPC 4 ohms, stable to 2 ohms, good built in DAC, built in streamer, well built, excellent reviews and very well thought... | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? abd1, The exposed components can be polarizing, I actually kind of like being able to see the quality of the components.....and by definition the entire back is exposed. I don't think it came through on the pics I posted), the components are pla... | |
| What next? Others have suggested, pick up a new or used Bluesound Node 130; used is about $350....not a Node 2i, there is only about a $30 difference at used prices; it is several years newer in technology. Add a used Denafrips Pontus II DAC for about $1,30... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! jonah5, Thank you for the reply, sorry I didn't get back sooner....I was soaking up some sun on vacation. The more I read on the CODA S5.5, the more it made sense for me.....so I purchased mine, silver with gold buttons. I had quite a few convers... | |
| Battle of the Open Baffles Markmuse. Would love to hear your input on the Caladans. I just received and assembled them on Wednesday, but left for vacation the next day…..haven’t even had a chance to hook them up, much less give them a listen. | |
| Here's to the temperate, the gentle, the moderates in audio How about some great responsive dealers and suppliers: Aric Kimball of Aric Audio, Alvin Chee at Vinshine, Mike Kay at Audio Archon, Don Sachs, Mads Buchardt at Buchardt Audio. Chris at VH Audio…..I don’t always end up buying all of their products... | |
| Quick System Building Pop Quiz: I’m selling the old gear to offset the cost of the gear I just bought | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range Joseph Audio Perspective Graphene if you can find used (they go quickly), just double check power requirements. I happen to love Fyne Audio speakers, but they can get pricey pretty quickly……91 to 95 db depends on model |