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| Can a set of Ls50 metas surpass or equal a set of Kef blade metas with subwoofers The Blades do have a better UniQ driver, I forgot the exact difference and that was for the non-meta comparison. I have the old LS50. I consider the LS50 a 3/10 and the old Blades a 10/10. The old Blades are incredible. A better comparison for th... | |
| A preamp recommendation @abramsmatch I think 9 out of 10 people on A’gon would prefer the CODA 07x. The CODA is not crystal clear or sterile as the LA4. Your comment above that you better have a great amp if you use the LA4 is right on the money. I have an incredible amp... | |
| A preamp recommendation The Freya+ is also a fun preamp and really quiet. I was surprised a tube preamp could be so quiet and at that $1K price point. I agree it lacked the detail. One new piece of gear that I do not understand how it works is my RAAL VM-1a headphone p... | |
| Krell k-300i vs Rega Osiris, integrated @rfprice I think I used my Sony tuner on the RCA and a few DACs on the XLR so not a comparable setup. I sold my K-300i to buy the KRELL Duo 175XD. The guy who bought my K-300i is going to sell it. Send me a DM if you want to connect with him. | |
| Should I upgrade from a Mac Mini to a dedicated server or should I upgrade my dac? @pgastone Moving to Fibre is at most $1500 on the Rendu lineup. I have 3 of them with LPS. Including a used one for half that price. Baby step would be to get a network switch with Fibre output and a $1500 (or less) package of the OpticalRendu ... | |
| Should I upgrade from a Mac Mini to a dedicated server or should I upgrade my dac? @pgastone Keep the Mac Mini.I have one and hate the MAC OS but you d not need to replace it to get great sound. Read the John Swenson white paper on streaming. If you want to try his approach, get a media converter such as a Sonore OpticalModul... | |
| RME ADI-2 fs against Topping D90SE I was trying to decide between the 2 a few days ago. I heard a brand new RME (no break-in) back in Sept 2021. I owned the Topping D90SE before but sold it since I liked the Benchmark DAC3B more (they are similar). I ended up buying the non-MQA ve... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' Mono is almost always better with the AHB2, except with my hard to drive Thiel CS3.7. The stereo amp is actually better suited than the mono since it can go down to 2 Ohm area. I now use the AHB2 with KEF LS50's but once I get a more AHB2 suitable... | |
| Internet Radio on Audiophile Quality 2 Channel System I have FM tuners, a FM-HD tuner, and streaming radio. I only listen to the FM. The other 2 are like CD vs MP3 to my ears. | |
| Empyrean Headphones/Sennheiser HDVD 800 + 'what DAC'? The Matrix has the weakest headphone section but the most versatile everything else. Yesterdday, I bought for the second time the Topping D90LE ($799). That with the A90 headphone amp will get you close to the Benchmark level. I had the A90 befor... | |
| Best Home Office HiFi Systems Under $10,000 and $20,000.00 If I were to build my 2 channel office system today. I would consider the new KEF LS60 active speakers ($7K). It would be great in my 12 x 11 x 9 office. I think 2 analog sources can be used, 1 with each speaker. | |
| Best Home Office HiFi Systems Under $10,000 and $20,000.00 @mervo I think GREAT radio is essential when you are working. I recently bought a very expensive Magnum Dynalab MD108T tuner. It think it is about $8K and I bought it to listen to KCRW. I paid $5K with a trade-in of a MD102 tuner It sounds great B... | |
| Best Home Office HiFi Systems Under $10,000 and $20,000.00 I have 2 systems in my main office and a newly built headphone only system in my 2nd office. The system listed below is my older headphone system and it is about $12K. I think it is in a class by itself. Does not sound like regular headphones nor ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Thanks for the feedback on the low-cost DACs. I was fooled a bit by the photo of the 004. It did not look that large. I had a feeling the ARES II maybe too dark for my JR amp. the Schiit Bifrost 2 was also considered but I think some of the DACs I... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Fellow Musetec fans. I am in the need of a smallish DAC for my second office. I have a new headphone, the RAAL CA-1a that I will be using in this room with the Schitt Jotunheim R (RAAL only) headphone amp. It is not a great amp (6/10) compared to ... |