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| Bookshelf Speakers for Large Room The Yamaha NS 5000 are called bookshelf speakers. However, even though they are large they have a piano grand finish (think Yamaha pianos) which you wife may appreciate. The sound is reference caliber.Your room would be perfect for these speakers.... | |
| Unbelievable The NS 5000 are some of the best speakers I have heard up to $60K. The speakers that were even more expensive just played better in really large rooms. The NS 5000 is well worth a listen. If you are in the USA you can get a 2 month home trial from... | |
| streaming with benchmark2-dx DAC - problem - no signal to preamp Is your iPad scenario something that Benchmark says is supported? The issue sounds like whether the default USB iOS driver that needs to be compatible with the Benchmark is working as expected. | |
| streaming with benchmark2-dx DAC - problem - no signal to preamp I am sure Benchmark asked you to do this but I will ask just in case. Did you reboot the iPad?I never knew the iPad could be connected to the DAC directly. I thought you needed a computer and not a iOS tablet. | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel I was reading a lot of posts all over the internet on Benchmark because I am currently buying some of their gear, including a couple of AHB2's. From what I read, I think the AHB2 gets a lot of respect in the HiFi community. Some people ... | |
| Focal Kanta No 2 Buy the TMR ones, even if it is not the perfect color for you. Use the savings and party somewhere fun with your girlfriend. It is only speakers. | |
| Focal Kanta No 2 https://tmraudio.com/shop-new/speakers/full-range-floorstanding/focal-kanta-n-2-floorstanding-speakers-warm-taupe-pair-new-full-warranty-closeout/ | |
| Focal Kanta No 2 Unfortunately, I could not find the reference to the $6k Kanta 2 sale. This was actually the second time I had seen such a sale in the past 12 months. It looks like they have a 15% off sale now. It also looks like Focal has periodic sales, like Pa... | |
| Focal Kanta No 2 That Levinson 585 is awesome and there is one available at The Music Room for $6K. I heard it with Magico A3's, which I think are also Beryllium. Let me see if I can find the email or whatever I got recently for the $6K new Kanata 2. | |
| Meze EMPYREAN + Benchmark DAC3B + Benchmark HPA4 Thanks, I appreciate the sentiment. Sometimes you get lucky. | |
| Focal Kanta No 2 Why would tubes make a Beryllium driver sound brighter. I thought tubes would be beneficial in taming a brighter speaker?BTW - I have seen some recent ads for a new Kanta 2 for $6K from dealers. | |
| Meze EMPYREAN + Benchmark DAC3B + Benchmark HPA4 I noticed some changes now with the headphones around 192 hours. Those details that I was saying were a little subdued have now shown up. I noticed with this as I was listening to Keith Moon’s drumming during 2 hours of playing The Who. The decay ... | |
| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? @aberyclark I forgot to add that I also compared the Mark Levinson 585 integrated, which is the best integrated I have heard. I don't bother with stuff too expensive since I don't find uber priced gear that interesting, except speakers.I compared... | |
| Comparing Powerline Ethernet to WiFi for streaming audio Did you ever compare a direct Ethernet connection to your Optical Rendu vs Powerline? I am also intrigued by Aurelic's use of WiFi. They seem like the only company that has advocated WiFi to get music to the DAC. I have similar streaming setup a... | |
| Best DAC for around $2,500 or less As someone who bought the DAC3B last week and owned a DAC2 and a DAC1 (and even a DAC3 HGC). I say get the DAC2 if you like the Benchmark sound. I could not really tell the difference between the 2 and the 3. I got the new DAC3B for $1560 and the ... |