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| Optical Rendu into Iris DDC: Will it work? I spoke with Alvin at Denefrips about this a few years ago and he said it will work. I never bought the DDC from Denefrips. I use ROON RATT as my protocol so my volume options maybe different. I would look at setting the volume as FIXED on the ... | |
| why expensive streamers Lumin now has the streamer section of the X1 in a new product called the U2 I owned the X1 before and the streamer section was great. LUMIN U2 (luminmusic.com) A shame Auralic did not add fibre optical network input to this new streamer. ARIES... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! James Thompson of Destination HiFi is who I bought my CODA gear from. I was hoping he would show up with the CODA System 150 amp that he was supposed to be the first dealer to get. Though that room looks small. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Queen of Rock 'n' Roll - Tina Turner. It is 4 hours of her music, and I am sad it is about to end. A great collection. | |
| Magnepan LRS plus & Atma-Sphere digital amps The LRS+ is not an easy speaker to drive. My GAN amps were the best Class D amps I tried on the LRS+. However, those GAN amps had varying degrees of success. I found the most powerful GAN amp I tried brought my LRS+ to life. That would be the Peac... | |
| How Long Should a First Watt SIT3 Last ? I was about to buy a used First Watt for my headphones. That was in the $2 - $3k range. I came across some positive reviews on the Schitt Aegir that said they were about 80% of the sonic goodness of the FIrst Watt amps. I tried it out for $800 new... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION Assuming that you are referring to LEFT and RIGHT balance levels. I had the same issue with my Holo Serene preamp. I wanted it in my office where I sit off centre and really need balance to make it perfect. My Benchmark LA4 (now HPA4) preamp had t... | |
| Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line? I compared the SX with the FrontRow on my Yamaha NS5000 speaker, CODA #16, and Benchmark LA4 preamp. I also used a Benchmark AHB2 amp in the evaluation of the cables. I also had WyWire Diamond and Platinum speaker cables. With the CODA #16 amp, t... | |
| Magnepan LRS plus & Atma-Sphere digital amps Orchard Audio Releases Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium: A New 500W Gallium Nitride (GaN) Hi-Fi Audio Power Amplifier - The Absolute Sound | |
| Magnepan LRS plus & Atma-Sphere digital amps The Atmas-sphere Class D are GAN amps. I used 2 different GAN amps on m LRS+ and one was adequate, the PeachTree GAN400.The other is a better amp but underpowered for the LRS+, the PeachTree GAN1 (modded). The AGD and Atmas-sphere, are considere... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! My mistake. it looks like this is another company called CODA. Loudspeaker Systems for Conference Rooms & Large Stadiums (codaaudio.com) | |
| The Sound Signature of a Headphone Amp My Benchmark HPA4 is a headphone amp that will get out of the way. My Holo Serene is also similar. Holo Audio also sell a dedicated headphone amp. The 2 I mentioned are 2-channel preamps and headphone amps. I actually use a dedicated tube headpho... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! FYI - I see on THE SHOW (Costa Mesa, CA) happening this weekend that CODA will have 2 rooms. Likely for the S5.5 and the SYSTEM 150. I am going to see if I can make that show. | |
| Parking at T.H.E. Show in Costa Mesa? Thanks for the link. I missed it on that site earlier. It looks like the 3 companies I was interested in are not showing up, Clarisys Audio, Dipqytue, and Playback Designs (though Nagra is there with the same-ish DAC). Seeing CODA with maybe th... | |
| New DAC issues I also had a Yggdrasil and thought the Denafrips TP was in every way, and and among other things the TP had way more and cleaner bass, it made the Yggy seem lean. I have 2 REL S510 subs so my system goes low and is sensitive to muddy bass. The ... |