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| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? Well Pete, the Luxman integrated is all that Luxman have in there SS stable, so it seemed like the appropriate comparison. I did say that the Luxman 700 series maybe more appropriate comparison for the 509x. I was comparing units from within the s... | |
| Meze EMPYREAN + Benchmark DAC3B + Benchmark HPA4 I am currently listening to the brilliant Lux Prima from Karen O and Danger Mouse. It was one of the first albums I played on the Meze with when it was close to 72 hours burn-in. This album was played everyday by me for weeks when it came out last... | |
| Meze EMPYREAN + Benchmark DAC3B + Benchmark HPA4 I should have added that I was listening to stuff like Nora Jones, Sinead O’Conner, Pink Floyd and a ton of FM radio (KCRW Santa Monica) when the headphones were breaking in. Now I got the tried and true RUSH playing Clockwork Angels on the headph... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? The Live Series: Songs of Summer: Bruce SpringsteenCame out on May 15, 2020. Lot of fun. | |
| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? I compared the Luxman 509x integrated vs the Luxman c900u and m900u. The separates were so much better. Now maybe I should have compared with the Luxman c700u and m700u to make it an apples-to-apples comparison. I compared the Hegel 360 with the t... | |
| streaming with benchmark2-dx DAC - problem - no signal to preamp Benchmark DAC3 USB is defaulted to v1.1 (likely the same on DAC2). You may need to switch to USB 2.0 on the DAC. On my DAC3B I had to hold 2 buttons (input + lock) down for 5 seconds and the DAC switched to USB 2.0.I am using a Sonore microRendu t... | |
| Yamaha NS 5000 https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.lowbeats.de/erster-test-yamaha-a-s3200-das-spezielle-japan-high-end/ | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 @halcro I love Bob Marley myself, there is Bob Marley and everyone else below. I was a kid in the 70's (less than 10 years old) who visited Jamaica and learned about Marley.A few years ago I was walking along a beach in Santa Barbara, CA and I he... | |
| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps @soundhound Thanks for the feedback. It is what D Schieder (sp?) said in his Dagago review but that was only 1 person's feedback. I am also using good interconnects, Audience Au24SE (not sure of exact model). It sounds great. I contacted Audience ... | |
| 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. |