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| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? I’m surprised to be the first to mention the Van Alstine (AVA) M225 Monos - the pair can be had for under $4k and are amazing. 225W@8 ohm, superb bass control, great delicacy, nice tonal color. Great depth of presentation. These little dynamos got... | |
| Marantz SA-10 Vs Esoteric K-05Xs FWIW, I have the Marantz SA-10 (purchased new), and it has been a great disc spinner and transport when I want to output a digital signal. It has mated well with an LTA Microzotl Pre (Level 2), Luxman C900u, and my current NAD M66. Both are highly... | |
| Recommended tubes for LTA Preamp Siemens 12AU7 NOS are a nice improvement in clarity over the stock tubes. Lowers the gain a bit as well, which is helpful unless you are running LTA amps. | |
| what amplification are you running with your Dynaudio Heritage Specials? I'm using Van Alstine DVAM225 monoblocks - amazing amps (read the rave reviews). They are a great match with a Luxman c900u pre and Bricasti M21 source all driving the Dynaudios. | |
| best SACD player @onebean - I have the Marantz and Denon in different systems, so I haven't done a head-to-head. From what I am hearing, the Marantz is a little smoother on the top end and a little less forward overall. Both are excellent players. I haven't he... | |
| best SACD player I'd add the Denon A110 to your list - great sounding player and transport. I own it - sounds great. I liked the return to CDs and the ability to play SACDs so much I purchased a Marantz SA-10 for my other (balanced) system. | |
| Power Cable in White Oyaide Black Mamba Sigma II - source it directly from Japan (I've also heard of an Australian seller that ships). The folks who carry it in the US place a hefty markup on it. I have several of them. Great cable, neutral, not expensive. | |
| Has Bricasti DSD original ? I don't think Bricasti is the only one. However, their DACs do have their own 1 bit processing for DSD that is proprietary to them and doesn't alter the signal or convert DSD internally in the chip. I own both the M3 and the M21 and can speak... | |
| Feedback QLN Prestige Three Speakers Requested @bluethinker66 I can't comment in detail on the QLNs - I've heard them enough to know I like them, but not enough to give a detailed review. But the Prestige 3 isn't a super deep speaker; thus my question about their ability to fill a room with de... | |
| Feedback QLN Prestige Three Speakers Requested Hi @bluethinker66 I own the Dynaudio HS and have also heard the QLNs. I really like the QLN sound and think you have good choices there. That said, I am unsure you will be happy going from the HS to the QLNs. A special thing about the HS is the ... | |
| 2 for 1 or the PS Audio upgrade route? I own the Marantz SA-10 - excellent gear. I do find it sounds a bit better as a disc spinner than a streamer, but my source is a Bluesound Node 2i over coax with a modified power supply. Good but not the best - a better streamer may be better. | |
| Network Acoustics Eno Streaming System vs SGC Optical Isolation System I've done exactly this experiment - using a Network Acoustics ENO (with their ethernet cable) - very happy with the improvement over running ethernet over a standard switch directly into my DAC (Bricasti M3 with network card). Just a more relaxed ... | |
| First Gen Multibit Bifrost obsolete? I had one of last made Bifrost multibits before they switched to the Bifrost II. To my ears, it was one of the only DACS that didn't have a digital glare under $1000 - a good listen. It still is a good DAC today - nothing wrong with it. I'd kee... | |
| Power cords: Anticable vs Mad Scientist I own the LTA preamp (upgraded to L2). When I asked the same question of Nicholas of LTA, he said their power suppliers are very good at filtering (David Berning is an excellent designer of power supplies as well as the ZOTL circuitry) and that th... | |
| Has anyone tried the new Audio Mirror Tubadour MKIV SE DAC? I have the MkIII SE and like it; curious about the upgrades. Not curious enough to send it back to Vlad. So, like you, waiting for some reviews to come in. The MkIII SE is really good - based on that, I wouldn't hesitate to purchase Vlad's late... |