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| Power Cable for Yggdrasil DAC A very happy audio accident happened today. I needed to buy the following cable for my Yggi+ Less Is More which is in my office system. I also have a Yggi+ OG in my Livingroom system. Benchmark RCA to XLRM Adapter Cable for Analog Audio - pin 3 t... | |
| New Cure Release I like it. Have heard it a few times now. It is supposed to be the first of a trilogy. Seems they have a ton of recorded material. How Robert Smith of the Cure Became Rock’s Most Dogged Activist - The New York Times Depeche Mode’s last is a new f... | |
| Preamp for my CODA 5.5 amp The CODA 5.5 cannot drive either of my speakers. I got that info from Doug Dale, main guy at CODA. My Yamaha NS5000 likes power to sound their best and so did my old Magnepan LRS+. I was thinking of the 5.5 monos for the LRS+ or NS5000. I tried m... | |
| Preamp for my CODA 5.5 amp I have had the CODA CSiB, #8, and now own the #16, I love the Benchmark LA4/HPA4 preamps with the CODA’s. I also like the Holo Audio Serene with the #16. My current setup is with the Serene and the #16, Mainly because the very neutral DAC I use se... | |
| SimAudio Moon North Collection The T+A top end line and the North Collection do not sound similar at all. At the opposite ends of the sonic spectrum for me. I prefer the North Collection over the T+A. | |
| room treatment gurus, please I have used GIK acoustic panels, and it worked great. I have also used DSP using convolution filters remotely created by the acoustic guru behind this company. Digital Room Calibration Services, Convolver, Headphone Filtersets It was even better... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! An interesting observation for me today with my Mini. I switched over to my Schitt Aegir monoblock amps which run at 70 watts 8 Ohm in Class A. Not sure about 4 Ohm. All other gear was the same. The sound was a little more rounded than my Sander ... | |
| Upgrading my integrated amplifier for my Magnepan 1.7’s Every step up in the Magnepan line provides a significant improvement in sound quality. The Mini Maggie's are supposed to be a miniaturized 3.7. My impression is that the Mini is definitely better than the LRS+ in terms of clarity and smoothne... | |
| Upgrading my integrated amplifier for my Magnepan 1.7’s I owned the PeachTree GAN400 2x for my Magnepan LRS+. The GAN400 has enough power but has a bit of hardness on top. The 2 amps that I loved with my LRS+ are the CODA #16 which is expensive and the Sanders Magtech which can be found for under $4k.... | |
| Reasonably priced preamplifier One of the quietest SS preamps you can find is the Holo Audio Serene. It has some similar sonic characteristics as the CH I heard this summer. I own the Serene. Though for many setups I had, I liked the Benchmark HPA4 or LA4 preamps more. I also ... | |
| Does old-fashioned necessarily mean out of date? Finally, my list must include some model of vintage amplifier. For a couple months now I’ve been using a Coda Technologies Model 11, and I’ve been so satisfied -- no, thrilled -- with its performance that I’ve found myself asking: How much better... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit If you use ROON try the digital balance control of ROON vs the analog of your next preamp. My Benchmark LA4 has a great Balance but not as good as the ROON setup. Though ROON only works for digital streaming. | |
| DAC connection to computer Use your computer if you have a streamer in-between. Better if your streamer uses fbre optic cable. I now have 3 of the Sonore OpticalRendu streamers and they are great. Especially if you want to use a cheap noisy computer like me in a different ... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! GIK did the treatments in my prior larger office. They were perfect with all the speakers I had except the LRS+. With the LRS+ I removed the panels for the first reflections and the sound was better (soundstage). I kept the panels behind the speak... | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp You should try the Holo Audio Serene preamp. I have the LA4 and the Serene. They are almost identical, except the Serene is a bit warmer but not too warm. |