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| XLR to RCA plugs or cable I have the Cardas that I am not using and a Benchmark RCA to XLR cable (reverse also available) from my Benchmark DAC3B to my RAAL VM-1a headphone amp. It sounds the same as my Audience AU24 SE XLR to XLR from the same DAC3B to my VM-1a amp. A ple... | |
| Speaker placement in a room with the best performance if it is close to a wall? DSP will allow all three speakers to be placed closed to the front wall. The volume of you room is really important to consider. | |
| Sonore Rendu or similar Easiest way to get a OpticalRendu hooked up is to get a Ethernet switch with Fibre output. The link below has such a device. Infact, that page has all the compatible pieces to get fibre into you USB DAC. Accessories – Small Green Computer 4-PORT... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? When I heard Harbeth with a top end Luxman stack (m900u/c900u) I enjoyed it, but I was thinking this would sound great with my AHB2's. @radioheadokplayer The HPA4 + DAC3B + Meze Empy is also a great combo. I had that for a while and really enjoye... | |
| Room correction room system vs ears…. I had the DAC3HGC with the AHB2 once so I know the way it sounds. I now have the LA4 preamp and the DAC3B. I use this system in my 12 x 11 x 9 office. So that is a small space but I have my closet filled with my desk and 6 monitors hooked up to 1... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? I liked the AHB2 very much when I got it. It was very clear, clean and noiseless, but when the Coda 16 arrived it made the AHB2 sound thin, anemic and lacking weight. I now have tube mono blocks so maybe I like distortion. I totally agree with ... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? @ricevs I just sold a KRELL Duo 175XD (175-watt Class A) amp that I know will not be ideal for the Blades in my Livingroom. The room is rather open with a 25+ foot ceiling. The AHB2 monos which have more power than that will also not be really pow... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? @ricevs I do remember reading about this GAN 1 amp now. Now that you have compared it to the Voyager, I will believe what you say. Ric's mod of the Voyager was great. It was almost like the AHB2 for my ears, with more power than the stereo AHB2. S... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? @decooney The Benchmark DAC3B | RAAL-Requisite VM-1a tube headphone amp | RAAL-Requisite SR1a earphones or CA-1a headphones are an incredible combo. The DA3B is magic with this headphone amp. Other warmer DACs, like my Musetec 005 DAC, do not matc... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? @kijanki I discussed with John Siau (AHB2 designer) and also Tom Thiel (Jim’s brother) about the AHB2 monos on the CS3.7’s. I do not think you can find more knowledgeable folks on the amp and speakers. Anyways, they said it would work and Tom like... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? From my experience the AHB2 should not be used with speakers that go into 2 Ohm and I feel it does not provide thunderous power with speakers it even matches well with. When I demoed the Magico A3 speaker I took along a single AHB2 stereo amp and ... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? For me it has. It is the only amp I have left after the following amps came and went in the last 2 years: - CODA #8 - Parasound A21+ - NAD M22 V2 - D-Sonic M3a 800s - CODA CSiB integrated (from 2019 not latest) - LSA Voyager 350 GAN (modifie... | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @mitch2 I need to get a second preamp and I was deciding between the HPA4/LA4 and the Holo Serene. Alpha Audio NET - Review Holo Audio Serene Level 1 preamplifier – Tastefully Serene (alpha-audio.net) Holo Audio Serene Preamplifier - Analog Com... | |
| Has anyone compared the Coda CSib to a Jeff Rowland Continuum S2? I had a 2019 CSiB (so not the latest) and a CODA 07x and CODA #8. The separates were easily better than the 2019 CSiB. Coda states that the new 2020+ CSiB is very similar to the separates I owned. I sold the 07x because it imparted a bit of warmt... | |
| GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week @jaymark The Voyager only became a strong contender for me after the mods. I do agree it needed more strength in the lower end. Interesting comment on the SPL Elector. I remember reading about it and telling myself to keep it in my mind. However,... |