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| Class D Purifi Eigentakt / Mark Levinson 333 / Benchmark AHB2 - Listening & Conclusion Great info. I was thinking of getting the VTV and getting it modded by tweakaudio. If you used 2 AHB2's in mono the dynamic aspect of the AHB2 would likely be closer to the ML. Your speakers seem perfectly suited for the AHB2 in mono. | |
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| Amplifier Break-in - It's Real invalid, that is precisely the comparisons I have done, not only with an amp, but with several components together! Read my articles "Audiophile Law: Thou Shalt Not Overemphasize Burn In", and "Burn In Test Redux" at Dagogo.com, and you will see t... | |
| Roon: anyone else experience slowdowns after usage? @jji666 Do you have NVidia video drivers? If so, Windows OS updates may put the default Windows drivers instead of the third party NVidia drivers. When I ran the app and core on the same Windows 10 machine I had performance issues after a Windows... | |
| Amplifier Break-in - It's Real I would be interesting if someone bought a new pair of monoblock amps and burned in one amp and then compared the two. I bet the sound difference would be very audible between the two amps. I had a pair of Benchmark AHB2 monoblocks that were used ... | |
| D-Sonic Amplifier Feedback source I have the D-Sonic M3A 800s. Pretty good amps. | |
| Roon: anyone else experience slowdowns after usage? Yesterday, I got my repaired MacMini with Catalina back (new OS and hard drive). I am going to installing ROON Core on it and run it like you are. Mainly because someone I am helping with ROON is using a MacBook Pro. I wanted to see what issues ar... | |
| New Stereo Times review on CODA CSiB Integrated Amplifier I am starting to like my CODA 07x more than ever. It is likely opening up even more after about 2+ months of listening. I am mixing my system with the Benchmark HPA4, Topping pre90, and the CODA 07x. All 3 are amazing peamps (1 will be sold). I us... | |
| Roon: anyone else experience slowdowns after usage? You should describe your ROON setup in detail. Is is a headless setup. Is it on a computer? MAC, PC, appliance?I had some performance issues with ROON and my PC when I had the client and server on the same machine. The cause was traced to my NVIDI... | |
| Better than Usher Dancer Mini-X DMD? @mikedudd My room is a 12x11x9 and I have a floor stander in there with room treatments from GIK. For my digital streaming from ROON I have a professionally created Convolution filter (DSP). It has made the impossible possible in the small space.T... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. @what I do not leave it on all the time. I turn it on in the morning and shut it down around 1AM. I am usually listening to tunes during that time. In the course of the day the unit does get warm. It is the warmest DAC I have owned but it is not s... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. Wow, the Matrix Audio Mini-i Pro 3 has gone up in price. It is pretty good and I owned it for about 6 months. I bought it on Black Friday for $850. However, for $1350 it is no where close to the Gustard X26 Pro at $1500 (I got for $1350 new). Th... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. The Gustard X26 Pro is compared to the new Topping D90SE in the Topping review linked below. The Gustard was favored. Try out the Gustard on the 30 day home trial., I sold an almost $3K tube DAC that people here love after I compared it with the G... | |
| New Topping D90SE DAC @vanson1 Do you like a detailed neutral sound or some warmth? That should help you decide if you get the Topping D90SE. What else is in your system. Any warm components? I have a CODA 07x preamp and that is a sonically warm preamp and likely mat... | |
| New Topping D90SE DAC I own the Gustard X26 Pro ($1500) that is mentioned in the Topping D90SE review that I linked above. The Gustard is incredible and also preferred over the Topping D90SE by the reviewer. It is both detailed and warm. Maybe not as detailed as my Ben... |