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| what are the best sounding Accuphase or Luxman amps/preamps? @toronto416 I was in Toronto for a month in July-Aug and went to this guy's shop in Ajax. I went to hear the Clarisys speakers with a killer CH Precession amp. Home - Audio by Mark Jones They also had the Luxman m10x and I had a quick listen to ... | |
| Siamese Dream - Sound Quality? The Siamese Dream remaster from 2011 is definitely hotter sounding than the 1993 disk. Everything is louder and I even get a little bit of fatigue from the remaster. The 1993 CD sounds more subdued in comparison, but it also does not sound like it... | |
| Siamese Dream - Sound Quality? Siamese Dream is a classic album and one of the greatest in the grunge era. I can give a response on the sq of the CD next week when I am back home. BTW - a couple of recent Pumpkins releases are surprisingly amazing. I will post my new favs next... | |
| SimAudio Moon North Collection I live in California and the dealer is in Canada. I cannot bring anything to the shop in Canada and when I go home there is zero chance of doing any demos. I live in Los Angeles area, with great audio shops but I will be too busy with 2 full-time ... | |
| SimAudio Moon North Collection The systems are different, but the sonic signature of an amp is rather easy to hear in a good system. Are you talking about the Luxman m900u and the 10x? That was rather easy to hear with respect of the warmth of the amps. The speakers were Harbe... | |
| Peachtree Gan 400 I owned this amp 2x and it was very good for the price I paid ($1000). It had a tiny bit of fatigue with my very neutral preamp, but with a warmer preamp it would be rather impressive. | |
| Help - is Krell dead? George Meyer AV in Los Angeles They did a good job on my KRELL "repair". | |
| Replacing My Maggie 3.6R @jc4659 Please post your impressions of the Clarisys after your auditions. Thanks! I decided to visit Mark Jones Audio in Ajax, Ontario, Canada to hear the Clarisys speaker. They had the most expensive one in a room that was too small for it.... | |
| SimAudio Moon North Collection I went and heard the Luxman 10x amp for a short period at a dealer today. It was an improvement on the Luxman m900u for my ears. I liked the 900 a lot but thought it was too warm. The 10x is not as warm and a touch warmer than the SimAudio 761 tha... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @mike4597 I saw you mention that you are considering using room treatments. You can use the physical treatments like I use in my office. Very ugly but they work well, and the wife stays out of the office, so she does not care how ugly they are. N... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @zarf I think the best bang for your buck streamer, especially if you use ROON, is the Sonore OpticalRendu. I have owned about 5 or 6 of them. I sold a few to friends and setup their streaming. I currently have 2 of them with both the audiophile p... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? I queried Schiit as to whether I would be able to detect a significant difference between the Bifrost and the Yggdrasil, and their surprising answer was "no." This answer maybe different based on who you spoke with at Schitt. I called them a ... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? I had 3 great streamers in the house at the same time and did direct comparisons. There were big differences in sound. I would not say one was better than the other, but the differences were easily evident. I wrote many posts on this. Lumin X1 ... | |
| Schiit Audio feedback I have a few Schitt items. I find the Yggdrasil+ OG and LIM DACs are reference level for me. That is after comparing (owning) many DACs from the $1k-$3k range, and one $15k. The Yggi+(s) saved me a lot of money to spend on other gear. The Schitt ... | |
| Amp for Persona B Speakers I have heard the Persona lineup with both the SimAudio 860 v1 and last week with the SimAudio 761 from the North Collection. The 761 was really great and one that I would like to get in the future for my slightly warm speaker. However, I still fe... |