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| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC The very best implementation of the ESS DAC chips that I had heard prior to the Musetec 005 was the RESONESSENCE LABS INVICTA MIRUS DAC - Headphone Guru The owners of that company demoed the DAC at a show with purposefully crappy speakers. I wa... | |
| Thiel Owners I tried and almost loved the AHB2 with my Thiel CS3,7’s. I tried a single AHB2 in stereo and also 2 in mono. My room is small so I thought the lack of power at 2 Ohm region with the AHB2 would be OK. On most music the sound is incredible. However,... | |
| Kef LS50 I used the Peachtree Nova 150 with a LS50 for about 3 years. If your room is small, then getting it acoustically treated will give you the biggest bang for the buck. I used GIK Accoustics for that ($700). With some experimentation with the NOVA 1... | |
| Move from Parasound A23 to A21/A21+ or Something Else? I owned the A23 for a long time (used with KEF LS50’s) and it did the job, but I was not crazy about the sound. I recently bought a mint used A21+ and was happy with the results. I preferred the A21+ over the A23 by a huge amount. I used the A21+... | |
| Amplifier for desktop near field system The Harbeth would sound great with a Benchmark AHB2. The warmth of the Harbeth would match nicely with the pure neutral sound of the AHB2. I used the AHB2 once with KEL LS50's on a desktop setup. Speakers were too big, but I had no choice back the... | |
| KEF Blade or Blade 2 These guys will find a dealer with a pair for you to hear. Send them an email. Home Audio | KEF USA I was speaking with a Audiogon user recently who planned to go listen to the Blade at a BestBuy (Magnolia). I like the TAD’s too, but they are n... | |
| Burning in question I used the following $500 item to burn in my gear recently. I took speaker wire to connect the amp to the device. The device is used for headphones. My CODA #8 amp has power meters. I was able to see the meters move even without headphones connect... | |
| Optical vs Ultra Rendu. It’s funny that people are worried about sq when they use usb to their dac. If you want to increase sq, stop using usb. Definitely not a universal statement, such as the Musetec 005 DAC. ************************************************* Here ... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 The KEF LS50 and KC62 are a real good pairing. I was going to upgrade to the REF 1 but decided against it after the LS50 and KC62 pairing. It is Blades or bust now. | |
| KEF Blade 2 @chungjh Is the Blade you are going to demo the META original? I plan on buying the META Blade without hearing it. | |
| shiit Freya+ muffles the base? Recommendation for preamp please I compared my Freya+ with my CODA 07x and Benchmark LA4. I liked all 3 but loved the 07x and LA4 and sold the Freya+. The LA4 and 07x are vastly different sonically. For the B&W speakers I would use the warmer CODA 07x. | |
| VM-1a: New RAAL SR1a Headphone amp @willywonka When I spoke with Danny at his office he told me he went through a lot of tube combo's and the tubes he was selling the VM-1a with were the best for his ears. Now I have no clue about tubes and I was conflicted about waiting on buying ... | |
| VM-1a: New RAAL SR1a Headphone amp @willywonka I could not take one home since each one in stock was already sold out. Though Danny does realize that if he did left me take one home to demo I would buy it. He wrapped me up into the RAAL ecosystem by letting me demo the SR1a for mon... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? If the Focal has Beryllium drivers, then to my ears, the KRELL K-300i integrated will be an upgrade. The K-300i is a single box with optional internal DAC and ROON READY. This unit is a killer piece. I sold my recently only because I bought the KR... | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? I have a small crappy room (12x11x9) with some relatively big speakers. The room is treated, and the sound is about 80% of what I could get in a better room. I will take it because it sounds good enough to make me enjoy music. If you have a perfec... |