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| Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis I have not heard the Atmasphere and AGD GAN amps but have owned 3 other GAN amps that I liked a lot. Only issue for me was the limited power on the 2 amps I owned. My speakers are not easy to drive. The third amp, the PeachTree GAN400, had enough ... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @kairosman How did the Bryston amps compare against the CODA gear you owned? I have owned the CSiB and the #8 V1. I have owned older Bryton but not the cubed lineup. Bryston 4B3 & 14B3 CODA CSiB & #8 V1 & S5.5 | |
| Streamers under $1500 The new Auralic S1 streamer looks very interesting to me. It costs $1999 with the internal power supply and $2999 with the external power supply. I would go for the 1999 one. The power supply made no difference in my 2 Sonore OpticalRendu’s. | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @tmac1700 The System 150 is composed of 2 parts. One regulates voltage (I think) and looks like the 07x preamp. The other section looks like the CODA #16. You would need to use a preamp or DAC with volume control into one of the 2 pieces. I think ... | |
| Boulder 866 vs CODA CSiB It definitely was a "read between the lines" comparison. The reviewer loved the K-300i out of all the integrated amps he had reviewed over the course of a year or 2. If you read his other reviews on itegrated amps during that timeframe the prefere... | |
| iFi Neo Stream and Zen Stream as good as direct media playback @audiofun You are of the same mindset as me with the feelings on music servers near the rack. Thanks for the review. I have been streaming throughout my house with Sonore OpticalRendu's and Lumin X1 using ROON. I like to use fibre as my streaming... | |
| Boulder 866 vs CODA CSiB There was a review of the Boulder 866 on Stereophile that compared it to the KRELL k-300i. I found that interesting since I owned the K-300i and the CODA CSiB. All 3 are integrated amps. BTW CODA #8 is an amp (I owned it too), so the comparison w... | |
| Luxman CD players Why not get a Schitt Urd that is specifically built for your use case. It does not have an internal DAC and also supports pass through streaming. A great feature set. If it supported SACD I would have bought that instead of the D.BOB, which requir... | |
| Back to the DAC My DACs do not have HDMI either. The HDMI I refer to is the output from the transport. In my case the transport is a used $250 OPPO Blu-ray player. That HDMI goes into the D.BOB. The D.BOB outputs SPDIF, which I expect any DAC you buy to have. Th... | |
| RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis I sold my SR1a and will likely sell the CA-1a. I use them with the RAAL VM-1a tube amp and Star8 cable. So, I have an excellent setup. I took my gear down to Ventura, CA to the RAAL office and heard both the Magna and Immanis. From my limited exp... | |
| Back to the DAC CD transport, unless it’s the caliber of Audio Note or Jays Audio Do not see the need for such high caliber transport when the output is HDMI (DSD or PCM). | |
| Back to the DAC Read up on the D.BOB on Stereophile or some other places. Mine cost $650 but it has gone up in price to $1k. Excellent way to listen to CD's and SACD's. My frame of reference is the great Sony SCD-1 SACD player (modded), which died after 20+ years... | |
| Back to the DAC The Schitt URD is interesting and similar to the D.BOB I have for SACD/CD Schiit Audio: Audio Products Designed and Built in Texas and California ($1300) The URD is a transport with streaming bypass that will allow you to use your Briscasti M1 S... | |
| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. The Black Keys - El Camino Led Zeppelin - 1 Karen 0 & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima RUSH - Moving Pictures The Waterboys - Fisherman’s Blues Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 - Gentleman Bob Marley - Exodus The Isley Brothers - 3 + 3 Isaac Hayes - ... | |
| Coda #8, Pass XA25, or Schiit Tyr to replace PS Audio M700 Interesting statement on the KRELL. I no longer have the 2 units I owned so I cannot offer any long tern ownership history. I am not sure if CODA hold value as a PASS, but I would take a CODA over a PASS for my preferences. CODA also seems rock s... |