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| I don't get it...Exile on main Street-Blue I was 2 years old when these albums came out. However, I noticed that I had put both Blue and Court and a Spark in my ROON library. I wanted to hear these 2 again since I love my office system now. It just sounds great. I thought Court and a Spar... | |
| Rank the top reference DACs you've heard @jamegla I have some of the gear you are talking about. The Serene and HPA4 are sonically very similar, contrary to some posts online saying that the Serene kills the HPA4. Love both of these preamps (I have the LA4). The LA4/HPA4 has much more us... | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers Zylon is the new material that Yamaha uses, and it sounds incredible. Same physical characteristics as Be but I think not poisonous like Be. The 12-inch woofer on the NS5000 is made of Zylon as is the tweeter and the midrange. Yes, I have this spe... | |
| Not to be missed at Axpona I just spoke with my friend Danny from RAAL-Requisite. I am making a drive to his location in Ventura, CA this Friday to have a listen to maybe the world’s best headphones, the brand new RAAL 1995 Magna and Immanis ($10k). These ones are not cheap... | |
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. @james633 What DAC are you using now? I still use the DAC3B in one of my systems. It is too hot on top, but I can work around that. | |
| Streamer only A computer directly to a DAC is almost always a no go. Though I would not be surprised if the latest PlayBack Designs DACs are not affected. Reason you do not want to hookup a general purpose computer directly to the DAC is that the electrical no... | |
| Holo May Pre-amp Why not consider the Holo Serene preamp which obviously should be good with the May. The Serene only adds a touch of warmth. It is a tiny amount, and you get a super silent unit. I have the Serene and love it. The Benchmark LA4 preamp is similar i... | |
| Playback Designs MPD6 or Bricasti M21? I have not heard either but researched both, the PDB is the most upgradeable sonically. It is FPGA based design done by the guy who invented the FPGA DAC design. The Nagra DAC that I think sells for $30k-60k is using the low-end code that Andreas... | |
| Magnepan LRS+ which amps do you use ? * 100 watts or less ** Mine is in my office so it gets the most play. However, my Livingroom speakers are much better. Though the LRS+ sounds better than the Livingroom system at the moment since I moved the CODA #16 to the office. To me, the LRS+ scales with quality am... | |
| RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis My friend Danny over at RAAL said that I can get the Magna and Immanis for a 24 to 48 hour window to listen. After that they are going to The Absolute Sound for review. I have a whole bunch of gear ready to play them on. I am looking for some a... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @hanki Thanks for the follow-up and sorry to hear about the fuse issue. Those things can give some stress. @minatophase3 congrats on the S5.5. I think you were the one going to get a Holo Serene from a friend to try out. You are going to love it... | |
| Magnepan LRS+ which amps do you use ? * 100 watts or less ** I was using my Sanders Magtech on the LRS+ for 6-months and loved it. That amp has 500 watts at 8 and 900 at 4. I had a first-world complaint about my CODA #16 on my Livingroom system, so I went ahead and put the 150-watt CODA #16 on the LRS+ for ... | |
| The Music Room They offer rather low on gear you want to sell. I sell on my own. I have bought a few things from them and returned 1 of them. That was useful since I hated the component. | |
| 15k USD Speakers for Classical and Pop Extended Listening, Near setup, Low volume @ilikeclassical I mentioned that I had the Magnepan LRS+ in my small office. It sounds amazing in there. However, if I had your room I would look into this speaker (I mentioned before) or maybe the one below it. I would use an amp like my CODA #16... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps @jfrmusic My friend and I both came to the same conclusion as you on the AHB2 when we compared it to the CODA #16. " I think the AHB2’s base has more definition and texture.". However, this was only on 1 very busy song. The others were a tie. My f... |