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| Emotiva XDA-2 Sonic Quality? I have the XDA-1 and it was fine with my AudioEngine 2's on my desktop system. However, when I upgraded the speakers to the KEF LS50's the XDA-1 became a massive weak link. So now it resides unplugged in my closet replaced with the fantastic Bench... | |
| on the desktop? I have a 60" long desk and I use the KEF LS50's on them. I am restricted by an alcove in my office that prevents me from adding some stands and separating the KEFs more than the current desk config. However, even with this current restriction I wo... | |
| Bryston 28B-SST2 or Karan Acoustics KA-S 600 ? For some perspective, Gary Dayton former marketing guy at Thiel and now at Bryston, replied to a post of mine on the Bryston Audio Circle where I asked whether the 7B-SST2 or 28B-SST2 would be best suited for the KEF Blade speaker. He replied back... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Another unit that I found that can connect via I2S is the Sonore Rendu PCM/DSD Network Audio Player with Ethernet Input and SPDIF/HDMI i2s Output. This unit sounds very intriguing to me since it can connect to the network via Ethernet and access J... | |
| Why aren't Rush fans more audiophile-natured? Rush has released their catalog on Hi-res download and it sounds great. Especially, the previously catastrophically bad Vapor Trails. The hi-res version of VT is fantastic. I always had a strong suspicion that album had very good tunes on it. I th... | |
| My current options: Anthem MCA30 or Bryston 3bSST2 I also own both the Parasound A23 (for desktop system, KEF LS50's) and Bryston 4B-SST's on main rig, Thiel SCS4. The Bryston is much better than the A23 which cannot drive my Thiels well. | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Can anyone tell me what you can connect to the 2 i2s inputs on the DirectStream DAC? I am under the impression that it is related to HDMI. If this is correct, is it similar to the NAD M51's HDMI input. I was thinking I could use it to connect the ... | |
| Shrinking my system KEF LS50's | |
| KEF Blade2 Thanks. I do love the Blades along with the LS50's. | |
| Problem with Mog I listen to MOG on Windows 2012 server (likely not the best choice for this) at work for 8+ hours a day for several years and I cannot recall a single problem. However, we have large bandwidth at work so that is likely the reason.I highly doubt Vi... | |
| Blade vs S5 vs Avior vs Hansen's Prince E's I posted a reply 2 days ago. Seems like somebody is asleep at the wheel. | |
| Blade vs S5 vs Avior vs Hansen's Prince E's I heard them in Bel Air, CA in the same room as the Magico Q7. I was with a group from the L.A. Audio Society. Both the Model T's and Magico Q7 were hooked up to the Bryston 28B-SST2 (what I went to hear). The Model T sounded really good and the p... | |
| Blade vs S5 vs Avior vs Hansen's Prince E's I auditioned the following in the past year and I decided to buy the Blades + Bryston amps. I could live with most of these speakers but the Blades were my favourite Thiel CS 3.7 + Classe amps Vienna Accoutics Kiss with Audio Research digital amps... | |
| Desktop System DAC Benchmark DAC2 is amazing and so versatile. It maybe a little expensive for a desktop (like I use) but I do not see myself changing this DAC for the next 20 years. I have a tuner hooked up, cable TV, and a USB computer for my FLAC's. The speakers ... | |
| Compare Benchmark DAC2 with Alpha dac 1 and 2? Check out the current issue of Stereophile that does some comparisons of the DAC2 with other DACs. |