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| NCore vs. Ice -- single or separate cases Amplifiers based on NC400 modules are very, very good. I don't mean good for $2000, I mean good for $5000.I don't know what your priorities are, but if the most pertinent question is whether they're worth the money, the answer is yes. In fact, the... | |
| Hypex Ncore NC400 A few months ago, a local audiophile borrowed my NC400 amplifiers and compared them to his very expensive state of the art Icepower based amplifiers.When he returned the NC400 amps to me, he said it was no contest. He had already placed an order f... | |
| Hypex Ncore NC400 The NC series is the best Hypex has to offer currently. The NC1200 modules are getting put into some very expensive amplifiers.The NC400, in particular, is Bruno's effort to give something to the audiophile DIY community. I would not mistake the N... | |
| Hypex Ncore NC400 The NC series is better than the UCD series. I consider $2000 for a pair of NC400 based monoblocks to be tremendous value. You might be happy enough with UCD based amplifiers, but that's impossible for me to say. That's strictly up to you and what... | |
| Does The Squeezebox Touch Have a Worthy Successor? Logitech got out of the business because it just wasn't a great business for them. They likely needed considerably more volume to justify keeping it around.Logitech is a mass market consumer company, and everything is seen through this lens. They ... | |
| Searching for preamp upgrade The AR is indeed a bit clinical. A BAT might do the trick here, as would the Coincident Statement Linestage that I have.Having said that, I tend to agree that the speakers may actually be contributing more to the problem. Ribbon tweeters can be ve... | |
| LDR Active Preamp - does it exist? Burson Buffer is $550, not $700.http://www.partsconnexion.com/t/Index/bur_buf160.htmlI have not much to say about the Decware. At the risk of being impolite, when people talk about buffers, Burson usually comes up first. I'd go with the more well ... | |
| LDR Active Preamp - does it exist? The Lightspeed LDR is wonderful provided your source and amplifier are appropriate for a zero gain, zero buffering preamp.Either find a source that outputs closer to 4V, find an amp whose sensitivity is closer to whatever output voltage of your so... | |
| LDR Active Preamp - does it exist? Great idea, except gain is exactly what he's looking for. | |
| LDR Active Preamp - does it exist? The Burson has a 6db gain, although it isn't obvious from the literature. It also has no volume control, so you would continue to use the Lightspeed LDR.It's called out here:http://www.partsconnexion.com/t/Index/bur_buf160.htmlAnd also implied by ... | |
| LDR Active Preamp - does it exist? Maybe use the Burson Buffer?http://bursonaudio.com/Burson_AB160.html6db of gain, or about 2V. Not ideal, although it solves potential future impedance mismatch problems too. | |
| Experiences with NAD M51 DAC The NAD M51 is better than the W4S DAC-2 in every way. I have owned both. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? It sounds like when other stuff is plugged in that your amps can't get enough clean power delivered to them.I'd guess you're getting a voltage sag and the line conditioner as well as other things in the house are contributing.A PS Audio P5 would s... | |
| LDR Active Preamp - does it exist? It's not LDR, but I think a preamp like the W4S STP-SE is what you're looking for. If it isn't everything you hoped for, well, they take returns. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Have you tried a power regenerator, like the PS Audio P5 or P3 power plant? Wiring could be fine, consistent and clean delivery of power might not be.Buy from a dealer that accepts returns. If it doesn't do the trick, return it. |