wester17
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| Banchmark DAC3B vs. Denafrips Pontus II (12th Aniv.) I have owned both the Pontus II and the Benchmark Dac2 HGC and was able to compare them side-by side for as long as I needed to. My advice is this: If you’re going the Benchmark route (which I have done) there is great value in staying with Benchm... | |
| Worth upgrading my cables? I have long been a cable skeptic, but I’m now a believer. Like you, I had the Canare 4S11 Star Quad cables and felt they were a definite improvement over run-of the-mill basic speaker cable. But last year I tried the Nordost Ax Angel cable, which ... | |
| Anything close to Hegel H360 but smaller/lighter? Others have suggested the Benchmark amp. Let me second those recommendations and add an exclamation mark! The Benchmark AHB2 is small and light weight, but delivers detail, resolution, and musicality that will best amplifiers that are much more ex... | |
| Better R2R DAC Recommendation? Like you, I tried the Ares II and really liked it. I preferred it over my Benchmark DAC that I’d owned for several years. It had a more analog sound, and eliminated the digital glare found in most chip-based DACs. Because I felt there was even mor... | |
| Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ? I’m surprised no one has mentioned Magnepans. I have the Harbeth SHL5+ speakers and love them. I wouldn’t describe them as warm, however. They sound very detailed and natural in the mids, and without coloration. After owning Klipschorns, Tektons, ... | |
| Maggie 1.7i's lack detail. Ideas? The first thing you should do is upgrade the fuse and jumper with a silver fuse and jumper. I did this to my 1.7i's and it made a very noticeable difference. And it will cost you less than $100. Start there. | |
| The hunt is over I'm certain I'm almost there. I just need one more improvement. If I upgrade my DAC to an R2R I'm certain I'll be done...at least I'm almost certain....some what certain....kinda certain........ | |
| Primaluna? +1 for Primaluna. I started with a used Prologue One and later upgraded to a Prologue Premium. I have been very pleased with my Primaluna amps. In addition to driving my Harbeths, they also handle my hard to drive Maggie 1.7i’s without breaking a... | |
| Primaluna? +1 for Primaluna. I started with a used Prologue One and later upgraded to a new Prologue Premium. I have been very pleased with my Primaluna amps. In addition to driving my Harbeths, they also handle my hard to drive Maggie 1.7i’s without breaki... | |
| How are most audiophiles going from streamers to DACS I've done comparisons between optical and coax connections from my Node 2i, and in my system the coax easily sounds better. Coax sounds more natural, and has less digital glare. | |
| What Integrated Amp do You use Like some of the others, I vote for Primaluna. I have a Prologue Premium, and before that, a Prologue One. Since moving into tubes, I just can't be happy with solid state anymore. I've tried, but it just doesn't work for me. Keep those tubes a rol... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. I drive my Maggie 1.7i’s with a Primaluna Prologue Permium (45 watts using EL34 tubes) and they sound marvelous. I just don’t understand all of this talk about tubes not being able to drive Maggies. When I ordered a set of LRS speakers from Magnep... | |
| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? I agree with those who think the B&Ws are too bright. I've owned one pair and heard others, and I just can't listen to them very long. Other's love them, so to each his own. I find I have issues with a lot of metal dome tweeters. I prefer, and... | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i I used the Node 2i internal DAC for a number of months when I fist got it, but once I ran it though my Benchmark DAC 1, there was a significant difference in detail, sound stage, and holographic imagery. Everything just opened up more. You're des... | |
| I was told to put Kitty Litter in my new speaker stands. Was he joking? Renowned speaker designer Andrew Jones uses kitty litter in his stands at the audio shows. If it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me. I put lead shot in the bottom of mine, then filled them with kitty litter. Works great! |