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| Any love for newer Krell amps? I have the KRELL K-300i integrated so I know the sound of the new XD line. I am looking to upgrade a Parasound A21+ to the KRELL 175XD or 300XD. The A21+ sits right beside me when used as a headphone amp otherwise I move it further away in-betwee... | |
| How much gear do you own? Just the right amount. Well maybe 1 extra DAC that does need to be there. | |
| FM Tuners Do you feel that a higher end tuner will perform adequately with lesser antenna? I ask because I'm wondering if shifting the cost (and possible hassle) from a roof mount antenna to a better tuner with a lesser antenna would be a reasonable consid... | |
| What are your favorite recordings that sound best to you? Dark Side of the Moon - SACD. The main reason I still have my 20-year-old modified Sony SCD-1 is to hear this recording on the SCD-1. | |
| Roon Streaming Service actually Degrades the sound Improved buffering and caching for streaming content We’ve made changes to Roon’s buffering and caching infrastructure when playing streaming content. The new implementation is designed to use a lighter touch when interacting with your network a... | |
| Opinions On DACs Around 1,000$ I believe the opposite. You get more with a $1000 new DAC than am older one. I have 2 DACs in that price range. - Topping D90SE very neutral and do not expect any warmth from it ($900) - Gustard X26 Pro it has more variation in sound with the fi... | |
| Highest value pre under 1.5k used? Easy, the Topping pre90 ($500) + Ext90 ($250, optional). Look at the preamp used by this Stereophile reviewer, Upcoming review of the Topping pre90 ($600) on Feb 2022 Stereophile. | |
| Benchmark DAC Thoughts The RME and Benchmark DAC3s are pretty similar (as is the Topping D90SE). My friend on the streaming project I mentioned above ended up with 3 new RME DACs instead of Benchmark DACs. Now those DACs may not have been broken in because they were bra... | |
| DAC Reviews - Headphones v Speakers My headphone and 2 channel rigs are almost identical. Except for the Parasound A21+ amp on the speakers and the CODA #8 amp on the headphones (1 preamp to both amps). Long term the Parasound will be upgraded with another CODA amp. I will also get ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @arafiq We had a DAC in common in the past, which we both liked. The 005 is a different animal. Incredible sound, it just keeps sounding better with more hours. I must be around 200 now. Give it a much burn-in as possible in your 30-day trial. I n... | |
| Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired The Topping D90SE sounds very good on my ultra-neutral system, Topping pre90 | Topping D90SE | Benchmark AHB2 x 2 | KEF LS50s. This is in my boy's playroom / livingroom where it is used for background music. I have not found this DAC having very s... | |
| Benchmark DAC Thoughts One additional point I will make on the DAC3. I am a huge fan and will never sell it but this comment is a bit negative. I worked with a very established audio vendor/musician on a digital streaming project this year. He has been involved with bu... | |
| Benchmark DAC Thoughts @gnoworyta Why are you interested in the DAC3L instead of the DAC3B if you have a PS Audio preamp? All of the DAC3 models sound the same. The DAC3B would be cheaper and not have the redundant volume control for your use case. | |
| Headphones to keep you honest My headphones are as good as my excellent 2 channel system. As of today, my headphone system consists of the following: - a perfect room (that is no room) - RAAL SR1a earphones + RAAL silver headphone cable - CODA 07x preamp - CODA #8 amp - A... | |
| Benchmark DAC Thoughts BTW - if you have a budget of under $2K I would buy the Topping D90SE which measure exactly like the DAC3B, is also an ESS chip, and costs $900. I also have this DAC and it is just like the DAC3B. Though if I were to sell 1 of these DACs it would ... |