wharfy
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| New CDP or standalone DAC...? Not sure what your budget is, but when I was in your situation I was advised to get a DAC. For the money you will spend on a CDP, you can use it to get a better DAC than what you could get onboard.So get a decent DAC and use the Oppo as a transpo... | |
| AURALiC Aries price reduction mikhaelkuz-Yes, you are correct; you added useful info about input/outputs and price point."Price point proportional"-I compared the Aurender sound quality on my bedroom system with my main system. What the Aurender does well, imo, isn't apparent ... | |
| Ayre Codex - to keep or not to keep greeni-I am having similar selector issues with my Codex too. My audio dealer recommended powering down the unit by pulling out the power plug while on and then powering up normally 15 minutes later. It worked the first time, and the second, and t... | |
| AURALiC Aries price reduction Exile-Ken-I have both the Aurender and Aries. I originally purchased the Aries for my main system Audio Research components driving ProAc speakers and really liked the sound and user friendly features. Lightning DS is a great feature because I can... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Enjoy your system upgrade, nightfall! | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s "Using ARC Ref-75se with ProAc Respnse D30Rs and it's a great combo. The ProAc is voiced for tubes and I've read that ARC is an amp-maker they use in-house."I agree with you amaglioc.Am updating to say that as much as I like the Virgo's, I had the... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Nightfall-Timing indeed. Wondering if the preamp is the LS-27? When I auditioned and purchased my ProAc's I listened to them with Ref75SE/LS-27 combo, and then Reference 5 preamp. The Reference 5 was great, but at $5K more I had a difficult time j... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Hi Nightfall-I would pair Audio Research with Sonus Faber since both are owned by the Fine Sounds group AND ARC is now using Sonus Faber to voice their equipment. | |
| Opinions on Audio Research LS17 & LS26 randy-11Yes. You can contact AR and they will sell you one. | |
| Looking for a DAC < $1500 Ayre Codex @ $1800. | |
| Ayre Codex A couple months ago I was looking for a new CD player. My price point was $2,000. Walked out of hifi shop with the Codex. Am using my Arcam CD player as a transport.Anyway, the Codex is great! Soundstage is excellent, the unit doesn't sound digita... | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s So, after some research I purchased a pair of Audio Physic Virgo II. A combination of what I think is an alloy tweeter and woofers located in the side of the cabinets is giving me the presence I wanted, without sacrificing staging.Thanks for every... | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s Kalali- Appreciate your info. My current speakers have a narrow listening spot. It's a sweet spot but not everyone can sit their at the same time. | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s Kalali-I listen to everything except what my 15 and 20 year olds listen to-dub and rap.Pani-never considered horns. Like an irrational fear of clowns I guess. I will give them a listen.What about hybrid electrostats like Martin-Logans? | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s Hi Erik-Using Ayre Codex DAC with an ARCAM CD player as transport.Room treatments- Tapestry on back wall to lessen reflective noise.Speakers are toed-in using the Audio Psychic positioning placement "secret formula."Listening yesterday I realized ... |