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| KEF LS50 Meta The LS50 Meta + KC62 sub in a small room, 12x11x9, is incredible. That same system in a much bigger room was nowhere close to what I am hearing in the smaller room. The bigger room was 15 x 20 x 25 and opened up to another room. | |
| Why would the digital optical output from my CD player be louder than that of my streamer? Can you connect the Bluesnode to your DAC via Toslink to compare? Maybe the Toslink inout on your DAC is louder than the USB. I am assuming that USB is how the Bluenode is connected. | |
| Amps for KEF Blade 2 I was considering using 2 amps for the Blade that I am getting. I already had a KRELL Duo 175XD and I could get a Dou 300XD for $6-7K used. However, after some research on this I came to the conclusion that a single amp is better than 2 amps, unle... | |
| Amps for KEF Blade 2 Yea, like some of the Wilson or Darth Vadar speakers (as my wife said to the Wilson rep). A Wilson demo with close to $300K speakers and Dagastino gear was really great but was it fun, I am not so sure. I was more fascinated by the price of the g... | |
| Amps for KEF Blade 2 The fact tact that it does not weigh much is really a feature and not a bug. Ever see the demo with the quarter on edge on top of the Blade while some hard rock is played through them. That is some space age engineering. The Blade does not need co... | |
| HoloAudio STREAMER is out now Looks a lot line the Denafrips $500 streamer. | |
| Luxman Preamps The AHB2 monos will not cut it with the Blade 2 Meta, no matter what that Stereophile review says. I love the AHB2 but it won’t sound over the top great with the Blade 2 Meta. There is not enough power in those amps for the Blades. I had the Thiel... | |
| Luxman Preamps Give this a try for 30 days and return if you do not like it, the Benchmark LA4 preamp at $2500. I have one in my office system with AHB2 mono amps and it is my favorite preamp from the many preamps that came through the system in the past 2 year... | |
| Amps for KEF Blade 2 There is a Hegel H30 on USAM for $6K. I was under the impression that the upgrade to the H30I was due to part not being available to make more H30's. I just found out that the KRELL KSA i400 was shipped out today, $36.5K | |
| Amps for KEF Blade 2 I heard the T+A top of the line stuff with close to $100K Wilson speakers (and other top end accessories). It sounded great but I think you are paying a premium for T+A that I feel you can get from similar gear (see end of post). The gear sounds a... | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll The KRELL XD lineup does not get hot, about the same heat as the Benchmark AHB2. The KRELL is Class A using an iBias method to keep temps low. The AHB2 sounds like a Class A amp too (better to some ears). | |
| Advice? Less than $4k, solid state preamp, neutral to gentle - Benchmark LA4 ($2500) - Holo Serene - SPL Elector ($3K) - CODA 07x ($7.2K) - Schitt Freya+ (I liked it with Benchmark AHB2 amps) Prices are for new units, and I listed them in order of what I think will be neutral to warm. I have not heard... | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? @dayglow I owned the KRELL K-300i integrated amp and also the KRELL Dou 175XD amp and loved them both. The 175XD is better and I sold both. There is a new KRELL amp that is supposed to be released in Nov 2022 called the KSA i400. I am thinking th... | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? You do not have to be wealthy to buy a $40K amp. I just started a second full time job to maybe buy a $35K amp in 2023. Priorities. | |
| Loving my tube Preamp, Class A amplifier. Whats your favorite amplifiyer combination? Benchmark LA4 preamp | CODA #8 amp CODA 07x preamp | Benchmark AHB2 mono Benchmark LA4 preamp | Benchmark AHB2 mono CODA 07x preamp | CODA #8 (though CODA #16 would be better) Schitt Freya+ tube preamp | Benchmark AHB2 mono CODA 07x preamp | ... |