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Qobuz vs. Tidal I have both but I should really cancel Qobuz. Tidal has got some incredible features that I use regularly, such as My Mix. I need to figure out what is in my library specific to Qobuz. If it is not too much, I am dumping Qobuz. | |
Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations I used to have the KEF LS50 Meta + KEF KC62 sub in my small office, 12x11x9 (+ 4 extra feet in closet). That was very good. My Benchmark AHB2 was more than enough to drive them. I used a lot of other amps, and they all were good. A year ago, I pi... | |
Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better I decided that I will purchase the MIB once I sell a preamp. Not sure which preamp to sell. I have a Benchmark HPA4 preamp arriving on Thursday. That preamp will go into my office replacing the Benchmark LA4. The HPA4 is identical to the LA4 excep... | |
Metner MA3 vs Playback Designs MPD-6 @arafiq " In 2003, Andreas joined Ed Meitner’s EMM Labs, where he designed digital audio products for both professionals and audiophiles. His work included revolutionary algorithms for sample rate conversion, D/A converters, and unique clock ma... | |
MICHI 8 Amp(s) @ozzy The Leedh volume control on the Lumin is great. The only DAC I have owned where the volume control was not terrible. | |
AXPONA 2024 @calvinj I heard the prototype of your Infigo amp years ago at the Los Angeles show. It was the highlight of that show for me. Congrats on making a production version of that prototype. | |
Metner MA3 vs Playback Designs MPD-6 Never heard both but read somewhere that Ed Meitner worked for Andreas Koch (of PBD) back in the day. BTW - I have a Stream-IF streamer for sale. It works with the MPD-6 using SDPIF or PBD proprietary fibre optic Plink. | |
Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better It is not a rename. They used some new parts on the MIL and found it sounded much better. It is a different DAC from the MIL. | |
Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better How I discovered the Less Is More | |
Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better That is interesting. I was considering the OKTO DAC8 before I got the LIM. The MIL was considered the weakest in the trifecta, of the OG, LIM, and MIL. Even though the MIL was the best measuring of the 3 and my LIM was the worst measuring. They g... | |
Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better @harpo75 I have a Benchmark DAC3B and a Yggi+ LIM hooked up to a Benchmark LA4 preamp. This preamp is like a surgical instrument and does not add anything to the sound. What I am hearing is the DACs. The rest of the chain is a CODA #16 amp and the... | |
Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better @gavin1977 I am not going to change the LIM since it works so nicely with the LRS+ speakers in my office. The goal is to buy a second DAC and what you described above is the sound signature that I think is missing with my Livingroom speaker when... | |
Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots The LA4 is fully balanced and supports the AES48 XLR standard. You do not need to go to town with the XLR between the preamp and amp. I do use a consumer hi-end XLR from my sources to the LA4. That LTA M does sound interesting to me. I use 2 prea... | |
Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better I get the more money gets you a better DAC point of view. However, I should preface that statement by saying the DAC I had before the LIM cost $15k and I think the $2.2k LIM sounds better. Both were slightly warm, so I think an apples-to-apples co... | |
Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots I do not think I have used the Benchmark LA4 with the older ST and SST series. I used to own the ST and SST amps. Those amps were hot on top. The 4B3 does not seem that way. If the 4B3 is similar to the CODA #8, #16, Sanders Magtech, or the KRELL... |