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| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? @fredapplegate Here is a link to Vandersteen's $90k speaker. I have heard a variation of this a few years ago when Richard demoed it at a store in Los Angeles. Model Seven XTRM | Vandersteen Audio Looking at the description of the drivers it see... | |
| Axpona 2024 who is going and why? @willywonka If you have the time at Axpona, have a listen to the new Magna and Immanis with your old VM-1a. I would like to have your take on it. | |
| Desk speakers above monitors angled down at listening position I have 6 monitors and a silent computer (see my Virtual System). Putting a speaker on a desk is bad in the best of circumstances. Putting it on my desk is audio suicide. I would say the same for you. Now what I do was called heretical by the folk... | |
| 15k for streamer and dac....how much on each? Personally would never spend more than $2k on a dac. Unless you’re so wealthy this is chump change. Dac tech changes so fast that DACs lose value faster than any other part of your system. Additional, the newer DACs crush the older DACs. I’d take... | |
| Axpona 2024 who is going and why? @deep_333 I owned this at one time, and it is a great integrated with awesome ROON READY integration. The DAC is OK but so useful. Krell K-300i Integrated Amplifier (Used, Black, Original Owner) For Sale - US Audio Mart I bought my nephew a Camb... | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? The Yamaha NS5000 can be bought for that price (I did). Dealer is in Wisconsin, and I am in California. Search Results for “NS5000” | Hi-Fi Heaven (hifiheaven.net) This speaker can hold its own (and more) against the very best. This because no o... | |
| 15k for streamer and dac....how much on each? Try a used Sonore OpticalRendu for under $1500. This is a streamer and not a music server. I use a $500 DELL computer for my music server. That server is in my guest room under a bed. No monitor, keyboard, or mouse is used. The audio systems in my... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @jc4659 I would assume that the LA4 would be not as good. My friend said anytime you add a power supply you are going to be a bit worse than passive. I have the CODA #16 and the LA4 back together again. It is a bit different than the Serene and C... | |
| Axpona 2024 who is going and why? @treepmeyer Tell Danny from RAAL that the Santa Barbara guy pointed you to his booth. Maybe I can get a discount 😀 | |
| To ROON or not to ROON? @yesiam_a_pirate What OS is your ROON core running on? Are you up to date on the latest version on both your Core and Client. Normally you do not need to reboot after an upgrade. I had to once a few years ago. I setup ROON and Qobuz at a friend... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! I have not heard the S5.5, but have owned the #8, #16, and 07x preamp. I have also discussed the S5.5 with Doug at CODA about the appropriateness of using the S5.5 with either my Yamaha NS5000 or Magnepan LRS+ speaker. After I gave him feedback on... | |
| Axpona 2024 who is going and why? If you have the time, go and listen to the RAAL 1995 Magna and Immanis headphones at Axpona. I just heard it earlier today. The same headphone that is going to Axpona. I took my RAAL VM-1a amp to hear them and this same model amp was shipped to Ax... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @aolmrd1241 The S5.5 is not really comparable to the #16. Definitely with the speakers I listen to. I have 2 other amps that I think I can sell I and I am exploring that first. Though that would mean 1 system will be unplayable. @firefly627s I t... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Some additional observations on the Serene preamp. I disconnected the Serene from my office system (Magenpan LRS+ and CODA #16) and drove it down to my friends place in Ventura, CA. I wanted to hear the new RAAL 1995 Magna and Immanis headphones.... | |
| Schiit/DSD Question PlayBack Designs (guy involved in early DSD) uses a very high DSD sampling on their DACs. I think everything is done in DSD, including PCM data. The designer invented the first FPGA DAC, so it is some complex software implementation to do all of t... |