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| Class A amps Legacy Audio i.V4 Ultra Amplifier vs CODA #16 will be done by me when I go to upgrade my CODA #8 to the #16. The dealer has the Legacy Audio i.V4 Ultra Amplifier amp sitting right beside the #16. He is a huge Legacy Audio dealer. I was thinkin... | |
| Looking for a SS integrated Amplifier recommendation going into a new system I have the RAAL SR1a headphones and have tried a lot of amps with the RAAL. The very best by far was the KRELL K-300i.First 90 watts in Class A. Huge bass and so smooth. Look at what Stereophile says about this unit and compared to the Boulder 866... | |
| Best SS Amp - Pass Labs X350.8 vs. Luxman M900u vs. Ayre VX-R Twenty The Coda #8 at $3.5- $5K used is one to consider if you are looking at those amps. A slight performance penalty compared to the Luxman m900u in terms of clarity but it is pretty minor.However, the CODA #16 ($13K without meters) is in the same leag... | |
| What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey? - CFTR AM station in Toronto when I was under 13 (the hits)- Q107 FM station in Toronto after 13 (rock statio)- CFNY FM (I should have listened to this station instead of the POS Q107, new wave)- KCRW FM today out of Santa Monica, CA. The very bes... | |
| Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired @ja_kub_sz Do you like the 005 more than the Gustard X26 Pro because it is more detailed? I also have the Gustard X26 Pro and I like it a lot but I do realize it is not as detailed as my Benchmark DAC3B and Topping D90SE, though the X26 Pro is war... | |
| Is there a good indoor FM antenna? @jusam if you get a MD ST-2 trying putting it on a roof line of your house (hanging vertically). If you are in a building, on the balcony. Putting my ST-2 on the roof line made a huge difference. I have great reception now.I also have an excellent... | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? @sns So the next question to you would be if have you used a crappy noisy computer as a music server and compared it to your (I am assuming) expensive music server. This would be after you had installed the Fibre Optic conversion in the last leg... | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? @sns Have you tried Fibre before? | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older This year I went amp hunting and drove the CS3.7’s with the following amps:CODA #8 (now used in office with Thiel CS3.7) Parasound A21+ (now used in office with RAAL SR1a headphones) KRELL K-300i (now used bedroom with RAAL SR1a headphones)Benchma... | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? Sell | |
| The smoothest amp you've heard? The Luxman m900u SS amp is very smooth as posted above. I never owned it but I thought it was the smoothest SS I have ever heard. I own an very smooth amp myself in the KRELL K-300i. Most comments I have read on old KRELL do not use smooth as a de... | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? I do not think so if Fibre streaming is used. There are some comments by Lumin X1 users on this thread that seem to contradict what I am saying, but I want more feedback before I am convinced.I have not tested this with an expensive Music Server. ... | |
| What are some of the better tuners out there? I thought I would update this thread with my thoughts on the Accuphase T-101 compared to my brand new MD108T. I used the same antenna, located in the same spot, along with the MD Signal Sleuth on both and had the same perfect reception. I was goin... | |
| What are some of the better tuners out there? I also bought the Accuphase T-101 listed above today (local pickup). The owner is a an Accuphase technical expert and a former Accuphase dealer. So I had a feeling that this guy has some good gear. Turned out I was correct. The unit I picked up so... | |
| What song have you played the most? KIWANUKA - "This Kind of Love"A new song from 2019 |