whipsaw
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| Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD @jjss49 I will. It replaced a Hegel h160, which, while not of the current generation of Hegel amps, was really quite good. Darko was using a newer, more powerful Hegel.Having only had the GATO for ~24 hours, I can safely say that to my ear it is b... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD Very early days, but I am getting excellent results with the combination of my 30.1 and newly acquired GATO AMP-150. | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD @jjss49 That is a bit unfair. Shaw has talked about why he likes Hegel:My position on Hegel is abundantly clear. It is the only hifi amp I have ever measured in my lab that has what I consider to be a proper gain structure throughout. In layman's ... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD I’ve been powering my 30.1 with a Hegel h160, and it works well. Many other Harbeth users are also reportedly happy with Hegel amps.Having said that, though, as I am now using a (Denafrips) stand-alone DAC, I’ve decided to switch/upgrade to a GATO... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? I don't think that the Soekris feature XLR outputs. May not matter to some, but it will to others. | |
| As promised my thoughts on my newly installed Townsend Podium isolation system. Podiums. | |
| As promised my thoughts on my newly installed Townsend Podium isolation system. Excellent review, and glad to hear that you are so pleased! Oh, and I’m up next... | |
| Are Japanese SHM-CD pressings worth the price difference? I have had mixed results with Japanese pressings, but in general I would say that they do tend to be superior to the originals. I have had more limited experience with XRCDs, but have found them to be outstanding.If you like jazz, the Blue Note se... | |
| Hegel H390 power cable FWIW, I use an Isotek EVO3 Sirius with my h160, and am happy with it. | |
| Jazz listening: Is it about the music? Or is it about the sound? I'd say that it's both, and I too listen to more jazz than ever these days.To my ears acoustic music almost invariably sounds better than electronic on a high-quality system, and I suspect that the recording engineers (e.g. Rudy Van Gelder) who fo... | |
| Denafrips Iris DDC won't work with Mac Book Air running Audirvana Contact Alvin Chee, the head of worldwide distribution for Denafrips. He is excellent at helping customers solve problems.Use the contact email on the vinshineaudio website. | |
| Why get a separate DAC I own a Hegel h160, and have found my Denafrips Pontus II DAC to be superior to the internal one in the amp. It also provides more flexibility (e.g. OS/NOS, more digital input options).This is not to disparage the HEGEL DAC at all, as it does a go... | |
| Looking for a DAC under 2k @traudio I understand what you are saying, and didn't mean to imply that you were being a racist. I simply thought that what you suggested in your first couple of posts seemed over-the-top, and too sweeping.In many cases, all other things being ro... | |
| Looking for a DAC under 2k They don’t run production the way we do in the US. We have in process checks and inspections at most every step. They tend to run a product start to finish and check the results at the very end of the process. You’re doubling down on a dubious ste... | |
| Looking for a DAC under 2k I can't offer comparisons, and primarily use a CD transport source, but I have also been quite happy with the Denafrips Pontus ll. |