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| Need a DAC Recommendation. @what I do not leave it on all the time. I turn it on in the morning and shut it down around 1AM. I am usually listening to tunes during that time. In the course of the day the unit does get warm. It is the warmest DAC I have owned but it is not s... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. Wow, the Matrix Audio Mini-i Pro 3 has gone up in price. It is pretty good and I owned it for about 6 months. I bought it on Black Friday for $850. However, for $1350 it is no where close to the Gustard X26 Pro at $1500 (I got for $1350 new). Th... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. The Gustard X26 Pro is compared to the new Topping D90SE in the Topping review linked below. The Gustard was favored. Try out the Gustard on the 30 day home trial., I sold an almost $3K tube DAC that people here love after I compared it with the G... | |
| New Topping D90SE DAC @vanson1 Do you like a detailed neutral sound or some warmth? That should help you decide if you get the Topping D90SE. What else is in your system. Any warm components? I have a CODA 07x preamp and that is a sonically warm preamp and likely mat... | |
| New Topping D90SE DAC I own the Gustard X26 Pro ($1500) that is mentioned in the Topping D90SE review that I linked above. The Gustard is incredible and also preferred over the Topping D90SE by the reviewer. It is both detailed and warm. Maybe not as detailed as my Ben... | |
| Different amplifier class for different music genres? @minorl If your conclusion is correct then only amps like the Benchmark AHB2 should be used (I have 2 of them). However, I also have 3 others,KRELL D-SonicCODAthat sound different with the same music. I wonder which one of those cheated? | |
| New Topping D90SE DAC Topping D90SE DAC Review - A New Benchmark (soundnews.net) | |
| New Topping D90SE DAC I am really impressed by Topping. The pre90 that I received a few days ago is incredible and a component (a preamp) where specs rule for me. I do not want my preamp to add any color.You can buy a Topping on a 30 day home trial. You can send a unit... | |
| Is There Any Reason To Buy A Reel-To-Reel Machine Nowadays?? @scar972 I was realizing the importance of FORMAT last night. I got a mini library digital of music from someone I am helping. For the most part I had many of the tunes on the library from CD and SACD. However, the digital copies on this mini libr... | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices I just replaced a $3000 piece with a $600. I did side by side comparisons and I actually have good hearing. I replaced a $7K integrated with a $1500 a Class D amp, however, I had to use a ROON Convolution file ($250) to make it sound as good as th... | |
| Different amplifier class for different music genres? @redwoodaudio That sounds like what happened to me with Iron Maiden’s self titled album from 1980. I could not believe how fast that was on my RAAL SR1a headphones (with silver headphone cable) and a new combination of 2 channel gear.I will give T... | |
| Different amplifier class for different music genres? I use my Benchmark AHB2 and neutral HPA4 preamp and DAC3B for hard rock such as, Zeppelin, Maiden (especially the album with "Running Free"). I have Thiel CS3.7 and the AHB2 are not ideal power wise so I have occasionally switched it up with a po... | |
| Anybody gone from ethernet to optical for connection to a streamer? Fibre is the best upgrade I have done on my streaming. The OpticalRendu is great. Ethernet direct into a DAC was about the same as my microRendu. Fibre optical was so much better than either of those 2. It was so obvious to me that I immediately b... | |
| Amp recommendation to drive Thiel 3.6 speakers Well if he liked Threshold you guys should consider the amp I just bought, the CODA #8 for my CS3.7's. It has 600 to 1200 watts continuously at 2 Ohm considering the version purchased (V1, V2, or V3). The CODA guys came from Threshold.I put my KRE... | |
| All Benchmark System Question Someone wanted my take on the Topping pre90 vs the HPA4. I only got the Topping pre90 today and it has only about 6 hours on it. I must say I am impressed by this little preamp. It sounds a lot like the HPA4. That is they are both ultra quiet and ... |