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| Recommend me a Class A Integrated Amp (or sound like Class A amp) The KRELL K-300i is excellent. The internal DAC in the unit is worth the $1K because of the HDMI input alone. However, a few dedicated DACs under $1700 were preferred by me over the KRELL's internal DAC. Since the KRELL is a warm and very smooth ... | |
| Seeking Amp / Preamp Upgrades @tjag The LA4 and HPA4 will not enhance the sound in anyway, nor does the Topping pre90. If specs are something you look at it is hard to find another preamp that is quieter. The $10K DAC is known to be good DAC direct to amp. However, I would AL... | |
| Seeking Amp / Preamp Upgrades @hifi63nc The Topping pre90 that one can get for about $350 is used as the reference preamp for one of the Stereophile reviewers. He is the one that wrote the review on Stereophile. Soundnews.net has a better review of the pre90. I sold my unit b... | |
| Luxman vs Hegal Honestly never heard or seen Hegel or Accuphase in real life but for looks and nostalgia factor I really would love to see and hear a new Yamaha integrated. I heard the new top of the line Yamaha 5000 series gear, so separates. It was interesti... | |
| Seeking Amp / Preamp Upgrades If you do not want your preamp to add anything to the sound, then a Benchmark LA4 preamp at $2500 is what I use. I want to get a second LA4 to replace a CODA 07x that I am selling which adds some warmth to the sound. The CODA 07x is highly regarde... | |
| Should I add a DDC? Looking for experienced advise please. If you are not a ROON user then what I suggested is pointless. However, for the readers that are ROON users then what I use is rather cheap and maybe hard to surpass. | |
| Should I add a DDC? Looking for experienced advise please. For anyone that is interested I will explain how I implemented the recommendation from John Swenson. My baseline requirements are ROON Core software and a USB capable DAC. My streaming chain is actually very simple. It is just 2 pieces. I used to... | |
| Luxman vs Hegal @michobr59 with the release of the Luxman M10X amp I would expect some m900u units to come up for sale. If I were to get the m900u (I won’t) I would use it with the $2500 Benchmark LA4 preamp, and this has nothing to do with cost. All about sound... | |
| Should I add a DDC? Looking for experienced advise please. @johnfritter He is the guy that created the EtherRegen and also the OpticalRendu I use both with a cheap computer as my ROON Core server. He has a white paper or a very long post somewhere that gave me a reason to setup my streaming this way. Ama... | |
| Should I add a DDC? Looking for experienced advise please. @johnfritter Have you read any of this guy’s writings on streaming? I use his optical streaming products with a media converter in front of the streamer. There is some explanation as to why this is the recommended way with optical. John Swenson’s... | |
| SPL: Reference level performance, German build quality, and innovative designs @teajay Did you listen to the SPL amp with your CODA 07x preamp (I have it)? If so, how did it compare to the 07x and CODA #16 pairing (which I have heard). Or the 07x and CODA #8 which I have owned? | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Details galore on the 005. I find it a tiny bit warm and definitely not fatiguing. For the cost, it is hard for me to find any faults with the unit. I wish it was not so large, but it likely sounds so good because it is rather large and heavy. | |
| Luxman vs Hegal Luxman c900u/m900u and Hegel H390. I heard the Hegel 360 with KEF Blade 1 and it was good. Not the best Blade sound I have heard. I found it a little hard sounding on top. I am told the Hegel 390 using the internal DAC is smoother than the 360.... | |
| Should I add a DDC? Looking for experienced advise please. I posted this earlier. Fantastic video about DDC's. (26) ABA Clips: Why you need a DDC - YouTube | |
| RME ADI-2 fs against Topping D90SE The following is the system I have the Topping D90LE setup on. Damn fine listening experience. I got this so I can listen in bed, the RAAL SR1a headphone is not bed friendly. I think my streaming setup really pushes this to a very high level, eve... |