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| What are some of the better tuners out there? @stereo5 Thanks. Now I remember my Dads old receiver had an AM antenna similar to that. I noticed that you like Macintosh tuners. Is there a few units you can recommend? | |
| What are some of the better tuners out there? Can anyone comment on what I think is an attached antenna on the Sansui TU-9900. I recently got a Magnum Dynalab 108T and love what I am hearing from my favorite station. I want to add a tuner to my living room system and was thinking of a vintage... | |
| PS Direct Stream Vs. Lumin X 1 Sound quality difference? The EtherRegen was a waste of money for me. I heard no change in the sound. However, going from a Sonore mircoRendu to the OpticalRendu was one of the biggest jumps in sound quality I have ever had. I imagine that you guys with the Lumin X1's have... | |
| $4000 budget for amp and preamp The Benchmark AHB2 + Topping pre90 + Ext90 (if you need more XLR and RCA source connections). This system will cost you $3850 purchased new. I maybe willing to sell my Topping pre90 + Ext90 since it does not work well with my CODA #8. I will be pu... | |
| Love my new amp and pre-amp I do like the Persona 5F. I heard it with SimAudio 860 amps which are not really the proper amps for the 5F. Nevertheless, the speakers did sound pretty good with these amps. The OP's new gear is likely a great way go on the Persona. I think the... | |
| Headphone amp + DAC + Volume + ROON READY @atanarjuat99 The Matrix Mini-I 3 Pro is the most convenient DAC I have used. It is almost like a quasi portable DAC. It has so many network connection options that it is easy for a non-computer person to use. I gave it to my buddy just for that r... | |
| Amp Preamp Advice It can be seductive to go for components like Benchmark that are very detailed, but can rob you of the emotional connection. I am not so sure the super silent Benchmark robs you of emotional connection. I my view it allows the other components,... | |
| Amp Preamp Advice Even cold and traveling though the current Bomb Cyclone from Oregon to California the A21+ is so much better than the A23. More bass, way more clarity, not so veiled on top as the A23. This unit is still cold too.The $599 Topping pre90 works great... | |
| Amp Preamp Advice I have had a Parasound 23 for a few years. It was just OK but I had a crappy room so I did not care. I am getting a used A21+ today. It is for my headphones in the long run but I will listen for a week on my hard to drive Thiel CS3.7 speakers.This... | |
| Headphone amp + DAC + Volume + ROON READY @atanarjua99 It would depend on whether your streaming client’s communication protocol is supported by the Sonore OpticalRendu. For example, if your streaming client is ROON then the protocol is called RAAT and the Sonore OpticalRendu does underst... | |
| Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system? A more interesting question is what does the $100K system get you that the $10K does not.BTW - I have a feeling Led Zeppelin will still be in heavy rotation 100 years from now. | |
| Upgrade Bryston 4BSST2 to 4BSST3 or two 7BSST3s I am not a technical expert but the consensus on here is that a dedicated mono amp is usually better than a stereo amp switched to run in mono. So the 7B-SST3 would be a better choice than the 4B-SST3. If you do some searching on here you will rea... | |
| Upgrade Bryston 4BSST2 to 4BSST3 or two 7BSST3s You can try placing your 4B-SST2 in-between your speakers and run long XLR interconnects. That would not cost your too much money if you decide to use the professional grade XLRs like I did (with Benchmark).I have read a few comments online where ... | |
| Recommendation for a highly resolving amp @chungjh I knew that was how you had connected the X1 but how are you streaming. What is the software client that you use to play music on the connected X1. Knowing this can open up some options. | |
| Recommendation for a highly resolving amp @chungjh How are you streaming to your X1? Does Lumin provide a client? If you want to chase after more amps. I recently bought the LSA Voyager 350 GAN and had it modified ($500) by EVS and it was almost as clear and detailed as the AHB2 (maybe th... |