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| Benchmark DAC Thoughts I love Benchmark products. I have LA4 | AHB2 | DAC3B and owned many older DACs from then. Last night I did an apples-to-apples comparison with my DAC3B and my new Musetec 005. I was just listening to Nina Simone. I used ROON Group streaming with t... | |
| Wired4Sound STP 2 preamplifier vs Coda X7 preamplifier The system I have is limited by the small room, but I made it work to some degree of success. I need to move to a bigger house. The Thiel CS3.7 is an oldtime fav of mine, and I am glad I finally got it. I should have gotten it years ago, but I lis... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @jc4659 Your experience with Shenzhen Audio is exactly like mine when I bought my Gustard X26 Pro last year. They also gave me a discount after I missed a sale by 1 week. I returned the Gustard X26 Pro due to an issue I had, and they sent me a rep... | |
| Wired4Sound STP 2 preamplifier vs Coda X7 preamplifier I have the CODA 07x and Benchmark LA4 preamp in my office system. The 07x is nicely warm with excellent details. It tames my bright RAAL SR1a headphones. It also sounds good with my Thiel CS3.7 speakers which are not bright. The 07x is not utterly... | |
| $2k-$3k DAC Purchase +1 on the Musetec 005. Ask shenzhenaudio to match the sale price of $2969 from $3300. | |
| Micromega M100 vs Coda CSib, vs Pass ? vs BTW - I think prices of audio gear is utter BS for the most part. I like CODA, Benchmark, and KRELL for the value I get from their products. I also like the Chinese DACs, Topping, Gustard, and now Musetec. Your room is the most important factor i... | |
| Micromega M100 vs Coda CSib, vs Pass ? vs @tmac1700 I had a CSiB from 2019 and the amp section on that was not the latest (supposedly the current CSiB is the same as the #8). I found that the clarity on the CSiB was not the very best I have owned. My Benchmark LA4 + AHB2 (same price as CS... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC For all possible future purchasers of 005, expect to hear the previously unheard. And not in a clinical, analytical manner, assuming one's present system not voiced in this manner. I just wish I had bought a 2nd 005 instead of the Topping D90... | |
| Wired4Sound STP 2 preamplifier vs Coda X7 preamplifier Did you mean Coda 07x? | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC I returned my Gustard X26 Pro to shenzhenaudio. They sent me a another one as replacement. A great online dealer. I should have clarified that I have my 005 delivered to me about 2 weeks after ordering. | |
| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment I bought a lot of gear in 2021 and I am done the system in my bedroom and office system. I have most of my living room system done except the speakers. The best component from all of those was the Sonore OpticalRendu. The second best was the Muse... | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference @djones51 Most streamers, not all, don't have the necessary CPU and memory to run roon core. That's the main difference. I keep my NUC in my office and a streamer in the audio rack, both on the same network. I have used a NUC directly connecte... | |
| Bruno Strikes Again. Purifi 1ET7040SA VTV Amplifier. @bhvf Have not heard the Cherry amps though I have seen posts from people discussing them. Recently, I did buy and sell the LSA Voyager 350 GAN amp. I kept the CODA #8 over the Voyager due to the CODA being stronger on the bottom. I was thinking... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC When I bought my 005 maybe 3 weeks ago from Shenzhen they said that Musetec was building my unit. They did not have any DACs in stock. | |
| Highest value pre under 1.5k used? Easy, the Topping pre90 ($500) + Ext90 ($250, optional). Look at the preamp used by this Stereophile reviewer, Perlisten S7t loudspeaker | Stereophile.com I have the same preamp and it is great with the Benchmark AHB2 (also good with Parasound A... |