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| Paradigm Persona series I recently called the dealer where I demoed the TAD ME-1 and after I heard they are no longer distributed in the USA I crossed them off my list.The Yamaha and Persona 5F (naked) would be too much for such a room. I have the same room and I have an... | |
| Best Integrated Amp for Thiel CS 2.4 Speakers My 2021 KRELL K-300i sounded great on my Thiel CS3.7. Smooth as butter with great bass. I am getting it back from KRELL next Wednesday after a front faceplate replacement. Send me a DM if interested in the unit. I may sell it because it is now a ... | |
| New Topping D90SE DAC Sounds like my Benchmark DAC3B. I use the Topping pre90 and D90SE with Benchmark AHB2, The DAC3B is used in another system.The Topping D90SE is a clear, detailed, and a neutral DAC. It will not add any flavour to the sound. My Gustard X26 Pro is u... | |
| Paradigm Persona series I would take the TAD ME-1 over the Persona 3F. I would take the Persona 5F over the ME-1. I have auditioned all 3 when I was looking to buy. I would use my KRELL K-300i integrated on both lines because they could both use some warmth.One of the wo... | |
| Small form factor integrateds I have 2 Benchmark AHB2 (12 inches wide) and a Topping pre90 and Topping D90se stuffed into an IKEA toy shelf. I use this system because it has as tiny form factor, it is super neutral, and sounds good. The Spendor's I have heard in the past were ... | |
| Roon for high end audio? ROON is great and very much hi-end. Send me DM if you want to dive deeper on some approaches to setup ROON. | |
| Any idea which headphones I’d like? I had a Meze Empy ($3K) + Benchmark HPA4 preamp/headphone amp. I then got a RAAL SR1a and sold the Meze because it was no contest. The RAAL are like 2 channel speakers on your ears. They do not sound like headphones to me. Read the Head-fi thread ... | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. Before I got the RAAL SR1a headphones low volume listening was a very big deal for me. So I tried a few things.I learned that DAC direct to amp was not the best at low volume. I learned that very quiet electronics, such as Benchmark AHB2 amp + LA4... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 I am only using 1 sub and feel that it is more than enough bass even in this room with a lot of volume (mostly height with 20+ foot ceiling). I am not too experienced with subs but this KEF KC62 sounds very deep at the moderate volumes I listen to... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 I got the EtherRegen delivered today and hooked up. Though have not listened yet. I could be done of a while with this downstairs system.As I said before this system is driven by the limitation in my placement options and the small form factor req... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 I now have the KC62 setup with my passive LS50. I am extremely impressed. I have the LS50's potentially a little too close together and will be getting 10 foot speaker cable on Thursday to space the speakers about 8 1/2 feet apart. The KC62 is res... | |
| What Integrated Amp do You use @three_easy_payments The CODA CSiB drove my very hard to drive Thiel CS3.7 with great results. Those speakers go down to 2 Ohm. It was a better match than my Benchmark AHB2 in stereo and mono. I sold the CSiB and bought the CODA 07x and #8 amp. W... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? @mapman What are the best Class D in your opinion? I have a Pascal based D-Sonic M3a 800s that I use for bright headphones (it likes power). It works great but I am interested to know about others. | |
| Close, but no cigar ... @arafiq Given what you have told me about your sonic preferences. I think you should have a listen to the CODA #8 or CSiB integrated. The #8 is an amazing amp that sounds warm, detailed, and huge. I had put off getting it for a few years and final... | |
| PS audio new 25K dac and the psychological effect of owning a company's best. I am happier when I spend less for top end performance. I replaced a preamp and DAC recently that cost 5x and 2x more respectively, without a backward step in performance.Audio gear pricing is such a joke. Got to set the price high so that people ... |