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| Speaker recommendations 10 to 30k and no beryllium For my downstairs I am debating whether to get the Pesrona 9H or the Blades. I also have a 3 year old toddler but I am more concerned with the kid knocking the speaker over. Anyways, that decision will wait until the kid is a little older. | |
| Benchmark DAC-1 I have had the DAC1, DAC2 and DAC3 from Benchmark. The DAC1 requires some other electronics to tame the harsh top end. So system matching is very important. The DAC2 and DAC3 are much easier to listen to and they sound similar.You can always try t... | |
| Yamaha NS 5000 There are a couple of places that allow a home demo of these speakers for 2 months. That is you buy them and if they don not work in your space they will take them back. I have posted some places that sell them in the posts above.An additional poi... | |
| Streamer recommendation under $3000 @smodtactical I believe the SonicOrbiter operating system that is in the Rendu's can interface with a Windows PC using 1 of the many protocols that are supported by SonicOrbitor. You will have to do some research on that by contacting Small Green ... | |
| Yamaha NS 5000 @smodtactical The room I heard the NS 5000 was the worst room imaginable for a demo. I was rather upset that I had driven a far distance to only hear them in a makeshift glass walled boardroom. Just a pathetic demo room. However, I was able to foc... | |
| Streamer recommendation under $3000 Easy, Sonore xxxRendu. They only do Ethernet-2-USB and are ROON READY. I think they invented the steamer Ethernet-2-USB field. They are very active on Computer Audiophile forum, see @Barrows and @Vortecjr. https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/forum... | |
| Speaker recommendations 10 to 30k and no beryllium There are 3 KEF Blade 2 on sale on Audiogon at the moment from 13K to 18K. I have no space for them today but the bad voice in my head says to buy 1 of these listings and keep it in storage. The good voice in my head tells me to to have patience a... | |
| Speaker recommendations 10 to 30k and no beryllium @smodtactical I see you are still on the hunt for speakers. Last year, we spoke of the Yamaha NS 5000 and your audition at Kennedy HiFi and also the Personas. I may still get the Persona 9H for another room but in the next few months I will be put... | |
| Where is dougdeacon? She is at Audiocircle Bryston Forum. | |
| Any love for newer Krell amps? So what were the differences between the CODA (#8?) and the Krell 175xd that made you choose the Krell. I gather for the KEF Reference 5? | |
| Comparison of latest DAC chips The Lumin X1 interests me because of that fibre optical network connection. I believe it is the only DAC that has it. Another external DAC I am interested in is the Denafrips Terminator. I am looking forward to someone doing a comparison with the ... | |
| GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week @audioarchon I downloaded the manual for the CODA 15.5 and extrapolated the dimensions to the new #16. The Luxman dimensions were also from the manual. This is important to me because the room where they will go is not huge.@teajay The AHB2 defini... | |
| Albums that you listen to straight through / start to finish whenever you put them on! All of them except sometimes I skip the demo tracks or other additions to remasters. I tend to like just the original form of the albums. Nowadays I can easily skip but other than some demos I never do. | |
| GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week @teajay I am looking to get 2 amps, because I want to be a little foolish in my next audio purchase. I am most likely getting the Luxman m900u. I was also going to get (for the 2nd time) the Benchmark AHB2 but I have always had the CODA #8 in the ... | |
| Yamaha Audio products from the past? vs. more current. I just demoed the Yamaha NS5000 speaker and the top of the line $10K each Yamaha separates. I thought the NS5000 was very good and plan to buy it. |