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| Noise floors That external noise floor is something I recently noticed is gone with my RAAL SR1a headphones. Which are really 2 speakers strapped to my ears. If you are a 2 channel person then you really need to hear these headphones. Drive them with a powerfu... | |
| Senore ultraRendu or Oppo 205 as Roon endpoint I recently bought a Uptone EtherRegen (under $700) which some claim to do wonders and others claim it does nothing. It will ship in August and has a 30 day home trial. It takes in an Ethernet wire and runs the signal through some "moat" to clean i... | |
| Gustardx26 pro vs RME ADI2FS It does not have tubes. | |
| Senore ultraRendu or Oppo 205 as Roon endpoint I compared the NETWORK (Ethernet) ROON READY input of my KRELL K-300i with a Sonore OpticalRendu into USB (Fibre into Optical). Now it is not the same apples-to-apples comparison, but the Oprical was considerably better. So much so that I bought a... | |
| Gustardx26 pro vs RME ADI2FS I love the Gustard X26 Pro. I saved a ton of cash getting this over a $6K DAC I had originally considered. The following review discusses the power supplies. The One to Beat: Gustard X26 PRO DAC Review (soundnews.net) | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 You are right that I may not need the sub. However, it may be a while before the META is released for the Reference 1. Since the LS50 META did not have a price hike with the META I do not expect a hike on the Reference. So getting the sub should h... | |
| Desktop DAC/Amp A Peachtree NOVA 150 or 300 at that price range. I had the 150 for a few years. | |
| Fear of volume control I find with very quiet preamps the sound is good at low levels too. That is you can hear everything, just quieter. I do a lot of late night listening and low volume listening is something I tried to make work. Not so much now with a great pair of ... | |
| Felt Kuti for newbies I have the following in my library:ZombieThe '69 Los Angeles SessionsShuffering and Shmiling / No AgreementShakira / London SceneOpposite People / Sorrow Tears and BloodBest of the Black PresidentI also like his son's music Femi KutiI occasionally... | |
| CDP or DAC? Listening to my Sony SCD-1 vset modded Level 5+ tonight and it always puts a smile on my face. Listening to Dark Side of the Moon on SACD is always a treat. | |
| All Benchmark System Question The CODA 07x is pretty amazing. It is at the level of the Luxman c900u preamp at $15K. I think I would take the CODA over the c900u. I am comparing these 2 because they are sort of similar sonically. A little warm for the CODA a bit warmer still ... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 @hshifi My overriding issue is space to put my gear. At present I have my LS50s on the shelve with no bung (is that what it is called) in the rear port. I think it sounds pretty good, mainly because there is no side reflections close by and the ce... | |
| All Benchmark System Question @mrpsync The Topping pre90 sounds good with the DAC3B and the Gustard X26 Pro. If you can swing it keep both. They sound different. In my case, with the RAAL SR1a headphones the Gustard X26 Pro was a must. However, that gap has closed recently wit... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 @audioman58 The KRELL K-300i is a Class A amp (first 90 watts) that unfortunately cost $8K MSRP. The 10 year old passive KEF LS50 does not have a built-in Class D amp. As I stated in a post above. These amps were very good to amazing on the LS50’... | |
| All Benchmark System Question @mrpsync I was using the Topping pre90 for 2 to 3 weeks straight on my floor standers which were driven by the AHB2 monos. It sounded awesome. I do not miss the HPA4 since the Topping pre90 sounds like it. I may have mentioned it on this thread th... |