waltersalas
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| Integrated that blew you away Here's a third vote for the Synthesis A40 or A100, both with excellent onboard DACs. Three or four years ago, I went through an extensive search for the "perfect" integrated and had some very good ones in my system from Boulder, Vitus, Linear Tube... | |
| Please Recommend some Charlie Parker Recordings! My go-to is The Legendary Dial Masters. There's a double CD that you can find for around $35. I regard that as a superior investment. | |
| Mingus 1970s recordings ^^^^LOL^^^^ | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? Beat the Retreat: Songs of Richard Thompson | |
| Synthesis Amplifiers: One of High End's Best Kept Secrets? Hi Larry, I have not but would love to hear one based on the outstanding sound and value of the Synthesis amps. In other words, I have confidence in their taste if they like the Synthesis as much as I do. I have long read good things about Lector... | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time @slaw It was a Big Star kind of day for me, too. "Radio City" is one of my all-time faves. Good to see you still posting, Steve. I hope you are well. | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? +1 on the Synthesis integrated amps, the A40 or A100. I've had a ton of amps, both integrateds and separates, and the Synthesis has ended my in interest in finding anything "better." The onboard DAC is also very capable, although I will admit tha... | |
| Synthesis Amplifiers: One of High End's Best Kept Secrets? Congratulations on the upgrade! What KT66 tubes are you running in the A100? I continue to believe that this amp is one of the greatest values in high end. I no longer even think about what other amps are out there. | |
| New In 2024 I streamed the new Gillian Welch/David Rawlings album "Woodlands" twice yesterday on Qobuz and it is spectacular! Can’t wait to buy it in November! | |
| cornfedboy, signing off Aw, so sorry to hear this. When I was very new in this hobby and had no idea what break-in was, much less had enough experience to determine whether I believed in it or not. I was experiencing some problems with my system and came here looking for... | |
| UShip? I have used UShip a few times to ship speakers and it worked out well. Be sure to vet the bidders and open up some clear communication for what you have and how it will be packed. I helped load the boxes on the trailer or truck in each case and co... | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? @deep_333 At best, you are being disingenuous about your motives. Despicable. | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? I have found that some components, especially amps, respond to power cord changes much more than others. The same power cord might perform beautifully on one amp and make no discernible difference on another. I'm not sure I would have believed tha... | |
| Best DAC’S $5k to $15k I have tried many DACs over the years at various price points and I always end up coming back to Lampizator. There is just something about Lampi DACs. You can get a Baltic 4 in your budget, which will be hard to beat unless you spend a lot more mo... | |
| Comparing Aurender N20 vs eversolo dmp A8 Lalitk beat me to it. Now that you've discovered the difference between AES and USB with the N20, just wait until you hear what a difference a quality cable will make--with all due respect to the perfectly respectable Mogami cable, which did give... |