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| SimAudio Moon North Collection What did you find lacking and relative to what gear (to provide some context). | |
| Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile? @jfrmusic I spoke with Doug at CODA earlier this week on bridging 2 S5.5's for my Yamaha NS5000. He said like most stereo amps bridging is not the optimal way to use the S5.5. He suggested another CODA amp for my speaker. That is a heavy one so no... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight @cundare2 Here is another suggestion for your Harbeth. I have heard Harbeth with the very best Luxman gear and liked it, but I knew I would not like it long term. It was too lush. Lots of people like that type of sound and the KRELL K-300i integra... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight What associated equipment was in your system when you were evaluating the Benchmarks? Are you talking about the LA4 and AHB2? If I went that route, I’d probably add a DAC3 and some third-party streamer, so I’d be getting into the $15,000 range, ... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight Im all about the weight. Many praise the Benchmark AHB2 that weighs 5lbs. No way will I buy something like that. It all about the heft imo. I think it is all about the speaker. My current speaker had the same bass response with the AHB2 (stereo... | |
| Benchmark LA4 vs SPL Elector vs PS Audio StellarGold I have not heard the SPL, I was considering it at one time. I already had a LA4 and needed another preamp for another system I was building. In terms of being quiet I think the LA4 is going to be hard to beat. You should compare the measurements ... | |
| Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile? @jfmusic I know the AHB2 really well. I owned that amp so many times. In both stereo and mono form. Your warm Harbeth will go nicely with the ultra-clean sound of the AHB2. Now that sound is not for everyone, but I like it. Some people find it ste... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! I had the CODA 07x with the #8. It was not my personal favorite. I am not a huge tube fan. Though my headphone amp is an incredible tube amp (RAAL VM-1a). I changed to the Holo Serene and the CODA #16. This combo is perfect for my ears with the M... | |
| Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile? For a Harbeth a 4B3 is more than enough. I think the neutral Bryston is a good choice for the Harbeth. I would have gone with the Benchmark AHB2 in mono myself. I like the top end on the AHB2 more. The bottom end on the 4B3 is better. | |
| Music through streamer vs CD/SACD My SACD player sounds different than my streamer. My 3 different streamers all had a unique sound. This was surprising. A CD/SACD music delivery system is simpler than the path the bits travel in a stream. BTW - if you want a $15k SACD player fo... | |
| Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile? I had the 4B-SST and the 7B-SST. I played my Revel Salon1 real loud, and the 7B-SST was better in that regard. Those speakers also ate up the additional power. Do you have a demanding speaker? | |
| Stereo Amp recommendations for Legacy Audio XDs I misspoke when I said that CODA may have built the Wavelet. It was the amps that CODA built for Legacy in the past. This thread mentions some past history, Legacy Amplifiers — Polk Audio Forum I have an amp that I like a lot and sounds better t... | |
| Throw it out! I did that once with the RUSH CD Vapor Trails. I thought there was some great music in the disk, but I could not listen to it since the recording was so badly done. I threw it in the trash. A decade later they remastered the album and I have the... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @christianb5s4 Post some info on it if you go down. I won't be able to go until mid-June. I am sure that it will be a great amp. Anything that is similar to the #16 is going to be something I will like. Pretty sure I would like the S5.5 and the n... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @minatophase3 Congrats, what is the amp going to be driving? |