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| Coda #8, Pass XA25, or Schiit Tyr to replace PS Audio M700 I have owned the CODA #8 and now the #16. I love the #16. I own a Sanders Magtech now for my Magnepan LRS+. I am not sure if it is because of the synergy with the LRS+, but I like the Magtech more than the CODA #8. I have not heard the #8 with the... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! There is I believe a new System 150/250 coming soon, or is it out already? I'm wondering if it's really the big brother to the S5.5, anyone have any info? The System 150 that is supposed to be released to Destination HiFi this month is the next... | |
| Digital Speaker Balance Control with ROON DSP Engine: Speaker Setup (roonlabs.com) | |
| Nagra streamer in Munich 2024 I sold my Stream-IF today for a lot less than the cost of the Nagra. It looks identical to the Nagra EXCEPT the Nagra has 3 outputs, Plink, SPDIF, and USB. The latest PDB streamer that costs $3k has Plink and USB. The prior version that I sold, ... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots @lloyd1969 The LA4 and HPA4 sound identical. I have owned the HPA4 2x and the LA4 once. I love the lack of sound of each one. I did not need to get the HPA4 since I had the LA4, but I was able to do a cashless trade for my AHB2 amp. The reason t... | |
| Magnapan LRS+ VS .7 I have finalized my setup in the small office with the LRS+. I tried a lot of amps with the LRS+ The best cheap amp was the PeachTree GAN400 The best amp was the CODA #16. That 100 watts of class A works nicely with the slightly bright LR... | |
| Best DAC’S $5k to $15k At $13,500 I don't think a better DAC can be had than the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC. Most reviewers and critics have concluded one has to spend > 50K to get anything that sounds nominally better. There is an audio company that sells a $70k DAC... | |
| Digital Speaker Balance Control with ROON Here is another tip. I have 3 streamers in the house for 3 DACs. There are 2 in the office and one of those streamers has the STEREO SETUP filter enabled. As of today, my headphone streamer does not have the STEREO SETUP enabled, since it is not ... | |
| Digital Speaker Balance Control with ROON I have been using the Stereo Setup feature now for a couple of days and I must say this is a fantastic feature. It sounds way better than doing the same thing in the analog domain with my Benchmark HPA4 preamp. Only issue is that I get this benefi... | |
| Benchmark DAC2 HGC vs DAC3 HGC or?? Rory Rail at Benchmark said they sound the same. I have had both, still have the DAC3B, and I think they sounded the same. Though I never had them at the same time. The DAC3B is a little hot on top. It works nicely with a tube headphone amp I hav... | |
| Nagra streamer in Munich 2024 That Nagra link on the back of that streamer is the same proprietary PLINK connection from Playback Designs. I have the prior version that will work with the latest PBD DACs. I actually had mine up for sale for $2k but changed my mind and decided ... | |
| Digital Speaker Balance Control with ROON I thought you needed to measure the room for the dB. Whatever, the case I am so impressed with this feature. I was considering selling the Holo Serene to get another Benchmark HPA4 preamp. However, now the need to do that is gone. In the future, ... | |
| Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better I am into the OG with about 25 hours, and I must say that I am extremely happily with how it sounds. It is more detailed than the LIM so that was my main issue with my Livingroom system. However, it may also have a wider soundstage than the LIM. T... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Doug at CODA told me that bridging 2 S5.5's is not a good way to use them. I was wondering if you could use 2 bridged S5.5's instead of a CODA #16. The standard gremlins that apply to bridging a 2-channel stereo amp also applies to the S5.5. BTW ... | |
| Back to the DAC Mitch is from Vancouver area, and he remotely did genius level work on my room in California. We needed to fix my Thiel CS3.7 first. I could hear 1 issue, but he identified so many others. I tried to do the DSP myself after starting to read his b... |