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| Partly passive preamp? There is a few posts in the LA4 preamp thread today that gives some examples of the quality of the LA4. You got nothing to lose other than $2500 if you do the 30 day free trial from Benchmark. I use a HPA4 with a few analog sources including a DAC... | |
| Benchmark LA4 Preamp? @nedkuehn - Benchmark is selling the LA4 | HPA4 | AHB2 very well. I have made 3 orders in the last 4 months and they are always running out. I hope to get my amp this month after ordering it 3 weeks ago. I inquired with Rory Rail, sales guy at Ben... | |
| Benchmark LA4 Preamp? @nedkuehn You did what I am hoping to do with the HPA4. I was going to get the Mola Mola Makua at close to $20K but I kept reading that the LA4 is like a $20K preamp and also silent like the Makua. So I tried the HPA4 and I came to the same conclu... | |
| Where do you buy your CDs these days? I have a few CD's I am throwing away. I got my old CD's and SACD's out of storage and set them up on my CD rack. However, the extras that did not fit on the rack are going to be removed. I see that Goodwill may take these CD from the posts on this... | |
| Focal Headphone Repairs? Audiogon is a pretty big deal. If Focal had any marketing savvy they would fix the OP headphones immediately. A thread like this one is not going to help sales and perceptions. | |
| Rockna Wavelight thoughts? Thanks Terry. I am leaning towards trying the tube one to go to the opposite extreme of the DAC3B. The DAC3B will still be the main DAC I use.So many quality DACs these days. | |
| Rockna Wavelight thoughts? How does the Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE DAC compare with the Rockna Wavelight? I am looking for a new main or second DAC that is sufficiently different sounding than my current main DAC, the very neutral and quiet Benchmark DAC3B.Ideally this ... | |
| Focal Headphone Repairs? Sorry to hear that, my headphone dealer who is also a Focal dealer told me to stay away from them because he was so upset with amount of repair work he had to coordinate. | |
| BEST SOUNDING SYSTEM FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF $$$$ I consider my system #2 a poor-ish man's system. Though some normal friends have said it is expensive.Benchmark: HPA4 + DAC3B + AHB2 x 2. This is not a system for rose colored glasses view of the music. It is neutral but not fatiguing. The headpho... | |
| Meze EMPYREAN + Benchmark DAC3B + Benchmark HPA4 I think I played the Empy for 100 hours on my amp stand before I listened. Luckily for my I have some external speakers connected to my Benchmark HPA4. I could drive the headphones and the preamp out to my amp (now sold) at the same time. So I was... | |
| Removing a ZERO from the price of amps The March Audio guy emailed me and said his stereo version comes out in the end of August 2020. I bought the Benchmark AHB2 last week and looking to buy a second AHB2 for mono block setup. I need a 3rd amp for my orphaned KEF LS50s and a Purifi am... | |
| Removing a ZERO from the price of amps Things change and move forward. We are talking about Purifi amps here and not the Class D you have heard. I am sure you have not heard these amps because almost no one else has. Here is a quote from someone who has and has reviewed a lot of amps. ... | |
| Benchmark LA4 Preamp? With that silence you hear music that was obscured before. The other night I wanted celebrate a big win by one of my sports teams. So I cranked up 2112 by RUSH because it was a Toronto team that won. I am listening on headphones via the HPA4, my M... | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought @ wassaicwill Send me a PM is you want a few details on how I am moving forward on buying the Yammy. | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought KEF Blade 2 can be bought new for $17K or used at lower coin. I find it a beautiful looking and an incredible sounding speaker.The Yamaha NS5000 may not look beautiful in pictures but when you see it in person you see how gorgeous it is. It is als... |