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| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @zarf I think the best bang for your buck streamer, especially if you use ROON, is the Sonore OpticalRendu. I have owned about 5 or 6 of them. I sold a few to friends and setup their streaming. I currently have 2 of them with both the audiophile p... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? I queried Schiit as to whether I would be able to detect a significant difference between the Bifrost and the Yggdrasil, and their surprising answer was "no." This answer maybe different based on who you spoke with at Schitt. I called them a ... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? I had 3 great streamers in the house at the same time and did direct comparisons. There were big differences in sound. I would not say one was better than the other, but the differences were easily evident. I wrote many posts on this. Lumin X1 ... | |
| Schiit Audio feedback I have a few Schitt items. I find the Yggdrasil+ OG and LIM DACs are reference level for me. That is after comparing (owning) many DACs from the $1k-$3k range, and one $15k. The Yggi+(s) saved me a lot of money to spend on other gear. The Schitt ... | |
| Amp for Persona B Speakers I have heard the Persona lineup with both the SimAudio 860 v1 and last week with the SimAudio 761 from the North Collection. The 761 was really great and one that I would like to get in the future for my slightly warm speaker. However, I still fe... | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? I had a $500 Sony XDR-F1HD tuner that was modded by the XDRguy.com and it got rave reviews. However, it was actually the worst of my 4 tuners. The other 3 being really excellent. I decided to put an Audience Au24 SE RCA cable on the tuner. That el... | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps @skinzy Over at SoundStageNetwork.com | SoundStage.com - SoundStage! Home the former reviewer there, Jeff Fritz, wrote several articles about vintage amps and how good they sounded to him. It was in his series on his amp search, his current refere... | |
| Best choice for small form Amp for desktop Try the PeacfhTree GAN1 used or the PeachTree GAN400. Both should be available for $1000 used. I have a modded GAN1 that is really good. | |
| Magnum Dynalab Magic eye Best FM Tuners, FM Antennas, Music Streamers, Integrated Amplifiers, Internet Tuners (magnumdynalab.com) Click on the PDF link on Magnum Dynalab – new ownership April 2023 – Colquhoun Audio Labs is pleased to announce that we will be carryi... | |
| Preamp or DAC I have a CODA #16 and owned a CODA 07x preamp. I ended up with the Benchmark HPA4 (or LA4) preamp and the Holo Audio Serene preamp. Either preamp works great with the #16, with slight sonic differences. My DAC is the Schitt Yggi+ OG. I recently h... | |
| Replacing My Maggie 3.6R I am looking at Clarisys Audio and Diptyque as potential Maggie replacements. I have not heard either but will listen to the Clarisys this week. | |
| Preamp for Parasound A21+ with Sonus Faber Venere 3.0 speakers @jdub39 The Holo does not have anything related to HT. It is a pure 2 channel preamp. BTW - I heard the new 791 SimAudio preamp last week. It was connected to the 761 amp and Paradigm Persona 9H speakers. I think my Holo Serene and Schitt Yggi+ ... | |
| Experienced Maggie Lovers Please Advise I have a small acoustically treated room, 12x11x9 that I had a few speakers in, from monitors to a full-range speaker. I always needed the acoustic treatments with all the speakers including the LRS+. However, with the LRS+ I found that removing t... | |
| Borresen X3 I have heard the TOTL Yamaha amp and preamp with the NS5000. It was not the gear I would use with those speakers. I actually own the NS5000 and use a CODA #16 with a Holo Audio Serene preamp. My Schitt Yggi+ OG DAC is also much better than the exp... | |
| Finding a Bookshelf for Luxman C900U/M900U Yamaha NS3000 |