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| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps @soundhound Did you ever try the LA4 and AHB2 with the XLR cables that Benchmark recommends? Such as the low cost Benchmark Star Quad XLR's?This is info I gathered from the Benchmark website regarding the XLR's to use.. Professional grade XLR, th... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Got the old Sony SCD-1 back in the system now connected to a headphone amp. Playing the SACD version Dark Side of the Moon on headphones. Very good indeed.Prior that I was streaming some Donna Summer, Bad Girls | |
| What's the best integrated amp in the $1500-$2000 range? @msafrick I just got something new that will eventually negate the need for my Peachtree Nova 150. If you are interested reply on this thread and I will put up a FOR SALE ad on Audiogon. Otherwise, I will just keep is a while longer.You can see ph... | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present The Yamaha NS5000 has a piano like finish. Rather beautiful though the driver and retro box appearance may not be for everyone. It is also an extremely good sounding speaker.KEF Blade. | |
| 10K system @maholl50 My take on your thread is that you are interested in learning about what other A'goners have setup for there own pleasure at the 10K price point. Make sense to me to learn from those examples. The issues about sound preference dictate th... | |
| 10K system I should have added this system is for a small room and does not have low bass. | |
| 10K system This is my $10K system so this is my tastes in sound. It is only streaming but you could add 4 analog sources to this system. I have 2 other analog sources that I am not listing (a tuner and SACD player).- Benchmark HPA4 preamp $3K (or LA4 without... | |
| Pre-amp selection advice needed BTW - I have been listening to head banging music to burn in the gear, Led Zeppelin and Nine Inch Nails. At my regular listening levels I have 0 fatigue. | |
| Pre-amp selection advice needed I got the Benchmark HPA4 preamp + headphone amp yesterday and have been playing it for the past 24 hours. It is hooked up to the Benchmark DAC3B which was also purchased yesterday. I bought these at a discount from a dealer and did not try the 30 ... | |
| Yamaha NS 5000 @highend666 You seem to be a little connected with Yamaha products. Do you think there will be an NS4000 in the pipeline? I got my DAC and preamp for my Yamaha based office system today. Something in-between the NS3000 and the NS5000 could work ... | |
| Does the 'Buck' Start with the DAC? @azwill Thanks for the post. I do appreciate the simplicity of the X1 system. You only have 1 input but that is considered a feature and not a bug by Lumin. The X1 is supposed to be a little darker (or not bright) sounding and that may not work th... | |
| room size I have a similar sized room. I keep my room door open and removed the closet sliding doors to stuff my desk inside of that. I also have GIK acoustic treatments. Room sounds great now with small monitors.When I get bigger speakers in this room I w... | |
| Amp Upgrade time, $6000 budget, used or new. I am 2/3 of my way in buying an all Benchmark electronics chain for 1 of my systems. Still need to get the AHB2 at $3K each. Two AHB2’s running in mono block format gives you 380 watts at 8 Ohms and have been demoed with Martin Logan at shows.I in... | |
| Amp Upgrade time, $6000 budget, used or new. This is for only 1 mono amp, but I am a little surprised at this price. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649618781-single-bryston-28b-sst2-amplifier-for-sale/ I think it would match your slightly warm preamp. Though you would need to find a s... | |
| Headphone Amp for Focal Utopias? Ok, I am up for the challenge. I am supper busy these days with child care so it won’t be a problem. It is under 9 days playing 24 hours a day to get 200 hours. I will just turn on my tuner to maybe a classical station and let it settle. |