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| Usher Mini Dancer 2 or Q Acoustics Concept 500 - Marantz PM Ki Ruby prashanth14485 I get need to prioritize purchases, and like you will eventually be upgrading my streamer set up as well. Some have indicated that I'll no longer need the DDC after upgrade, but I'll let my ears be the judge. I leave the light on,... | |
| Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed? hilde45 First off, I've never owned any horn speaker. I have listened to them many times at audiophile friends houses, dealers, and at shows. Klipsch fans please don't flame me, just posting my personal experience. That said, I have never heard a... | |
| Where can I get a set of Harmonic Technology pro 11 speaker cables re terminated? pal The connectors also come in a variety of metals: copper, gold over copper, and rhodium over copper; each comes with it's own sound signature.....use the same material as your original cables if that is the sound that you like. Copper and gold... | |
| Where can I get a set of Harmonic Technology pro 11 speaker cables re terminated? pal I'd suggest doing the upgrade yourself, it's a very simple process and most extremely good connectors now are screw on. You'd only need to cut the old connector off, and screw on the new connector.....no soldering required. I'd recommend Furu... | |
| Usher Mini Dancer 2 or Q Acoustics Concept 500 - Marantz PM Ki Ruby prashanth14485 Sorry for the late response, I was on vacation for a week Congratulations on the Ushers, while I have not heard them....they have an excellent reputation. Pontus II 12th - This is a giant killer of a DAC, much like your speakers.... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION I should also clarify a couple of things: I eliminated the BAT VK-80 because it was $10,000 and my budget was around $7,500 or less, though my friend Patrick did buy it and is in love with it Ask for discounts (I would have been able to get 15% o... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION kjl1065 I went through the same process in January/February before buying my new preamp. Over two weeks I listened to a bunch of preamps from some of the above recommended companies, either on friends systems and even traveling several hundred mi... | |
| Quandary rvpiano I'd also see if you have a CODA dealer near you (I know that there are not a lot), that would lend you a CODA S5.5.....Doug Dale (owner and designer) is also of the Threshold background as it Nelson Pass. 50 WPC all class A, 100 amps peak... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! I can appreciate the discussions on the class A versus class B, but this amp sounds incredible whatever it is providing and in what class. It seems to me that the 100 amp peak power is the real beauty of this amp, along with the rare transistors ... | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? mewsickbuff and knock1 I think we can all agree that Clayton is doing his best to get production ramped up, back in March they were at 7 to 10 a week....and it appears they are around 12 to 15 a week now. It sucks waiting I know, but for me the w... | |
| Amp vs Preamp OP Both. A lesser preamp can limit otherwise stellar amps, and a great preamp can help a bit (but not fix) a lesser amplifier. I've recently upgraded my preamp (Aric Audio Motherlode XL), and 2 amplifiers (CODA S5.5 and Aric Audio Transcend "Push... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! yyzsantabarbara One should be mindful of which S5.5 they are purchasing. The one that is currently for sale, was updated with new transistor hardware in 2024....and that is what now makes it so special. The S5.5 has been around for a bunch of yea... | |
| Difference between Bluesound Node, Node 2, Node 2i, NodeX If you are using an external DAC, I would start at the Node 130 (model after the 2i), as it is the first model with USB output....which you may use at some point in the future. Definitely upgrade the power supply to something like a Teddy Pardo or... | |
| Need some treble Suresh Some great suggestions here, and I have no experience with hearing aids or equalizers. I however can recommend silver cables for increasing treble; either high purity silver, or silver plated. For me personally (since my hearing is not yet... | |
| New DAC issues Zlone Are there settings that need to be adjusted or tried? Sometimes there can be an "oversampling" or " non oversampling", and "fast" and "slow" filter settings to be adjusted. I've never heard they made a DAC sound bad, but they certainly do ... |