yyzsantabarbara
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| Amps for KEF Blade 2 I have heard the T+A HV gear that he is referring too. It is warmer than the Hegel gear. More like my KRELL XD amp but with more power. I heard it with Wilson top end speakers. It sounded great. I bought a second Benchmark AHB2 for 1 on my system... | |
| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? If you want more of the class A smooth sound, then go with a KRELL K-300i over the CSiB. I owned both, including CSiB V1. I ended up with CODA and KRELL separates because I liked the K-300i and CSiB a lot. I also thought the older ML 585 was b... | |
| Krell anticipator circuits of the 1990s @jaytor The type of iBias described by the WestministerLab designer seems to me different than what KRELL seems to be saying with the new iBias XD amps. I am under the impression that the new KRELL stays in Class A all the time. I was going to ema... | |
| Krell anticipator circuits of the 1990s If anyone is interested. I re-read the thread I posted earlier about WestminsterLab They also have an iBias system similar to the KRELL XD. The designer of those amps explained how the iBias predicts the needed power. His amps go into Class AB ... | |
| Chord DAVE DAC Point is I would think long and hard about dropping $14k on a DAC. If there is any category that is not mature it is DACs. I also do not feel comfortable dropping 14K on DAC's but for the opposite reason. I think the DAC market has really grow... | |
| Where to go from here? That KRELL K-300i is an awesome integrated. The internal DAC is good, and if you desire can upgrade later to an external DAC. You can get close to Mola Mola Tamabqui sound for much, much less. Spending a lot of DAC helps the audio industry and the... | |
| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? @chinook9 I owned and compared the CSiB from Sept 2020 (not as good as yours) with CODA #8, KRELL K-300i, KRELL Duo 175XD, Benchmark AHB2(s), Parasound A21+, D-Sonic something, NAD M22 V2, and LSA Voyager 350 GAN (modded) If you really want to ge... | |
| Krell anticipator circuits of the 1990s If that guy does not spill the beans, then I doubt anyone else will since I am under the belief that he was the inventor of the iBias circuit. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC The difference between the pe90 and LA4 are not that great when the pre90 works as intended. The following reviewer put them head-to-head. Topping Pre90 + Ext90 Review - Pre-amp my Power-amp! (soundnews.net) For me, I hated the fact that the pre... | |
| Krell anticipator circuits of the 1990s @clearthinker Did you watch the video I posted? I think that answers the initial question you posed on this thread. | |
| Krell anticipator circuits of the 1990s KRELL is going to release a uber XD amp around Christmas time, KSA 400i. It will be an iBias amp with some new enhancements. It is supposed to be better than the base XD amps. Which makes it a must listen for me. The 2 base XD amps I have owned ha... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC I have had the Freya+, Pre90, Coda 07x and Benchmark LA4. My fav is the LA4 though the 07x has dual XLR outputs and I use one of those to my sub. The CODA preamp sounded the best with the sub. It maybe a gain thing with XLR. The pre90 does not wo... | |
| Life As I knew in My Audio World Has Ended, Help @larsman He got in really good shape. | |
| Krell anticipator circuits of the 1990s That baloney works pretty good on the new XD lineup. I currently have the KRELL 175XD stereo and it is supposed to be 175 watts in Class A. Though that max power in Class A is only available when demanded. Thus, the unit is not heavy and nor very... | |
| Essay bashing Primedia, Stereophile - and Audiogon If it were not for Audiogon, I would not have spent anything close to what I have on my system. |