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| Nowhere to hear speakers and amps anymore! @aldermine There is a nice store in Mountain View, CA right near the CalTrans or was it BART station. CONTACT - Audio High I heard the KEF Blades with Chord gear there long ago. That was an amazing sound and good store setup. | |
| Nowhere to hear speakers and amps anymore! Los Angeles has a lot of audio stores. I was shocked at how many compared to the Bay Area, where I had resided before. Some of the Best Buy stores near Los Angeles are supposed to carry and demo high end KEF speakers, including the Blade. The Be... | |
| Krell KSA-i400 Stereo Power Amplifier @rcg412 I appreciate your feedback. The new KRELL XD lineup has a very inviting top end. I had 2 of them in the recent past so that is why I am considering the i400. What do you think is the better choice for you, a killer DAC with another amp o... | |
| Choosing Inexpensive Headphone Cable and Other Possible Modifications Yes, the idea that a pair of headphones could match the sonic quality of my electrostatic speakers is highly unlikely. True Ribbon Headphones | RAAL-requisite (raalrequisite.com) The SR1b is what 2-channel people should hear. The CA-1a is simi... | |
| Need an amp upgrade suggestion..... But not the usual upgrade request :-) If you want to only stream, then you could try something totally different and also sell the Gustard to raise some funds. I owned the Gustard X26 Pro and liked the DAC and know how Gustard DACs sound. The following "amp+dac" is $1300 and is pretty... | |
| Does a DAC like this even exist? The Lumin Leedh volume control is almost perfect. The best control I have heard on a DAC or streamer. I did a shootout with my Benchmark LA4 preamp vs the Lumin X1. The volume control on the LA4 is hard to beat by any gear. The Leedh matched it s... | |
| Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ? I went from a Revel Salon 1 speaker in a secluded home in the hills, where I could blast as loud as wanted to an apartment next to the beach. I had a $300 AudioEngineUSA desktop speaker for 5 years at the beach apartment. I enjoyed the heck out ... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? I have no hate for anything related to audio The more money that someone spends on gear the more money circulating in society. However, on a personal level I find the price of a lot of high-end gear a farce. I laugh a lot these days when I read ... | |
| Female vocals I heard a brand-new song on the radio yesterday (KCRW.com) from a female singer that I had not heard before. I think this song is fantastic. It is available on TIDAL, Mia Doi Todd - Island in the Storm | |
| Krell KSA-i400 Stereo Power Amplifier Juicy pre’s are out for me. I had a year with a ’tube-like’ pre that cost almost 3x more than my current pre’s and I could not live with it, the latest model CODA 07x preamp. I need to figure out what is a more substantial upgrade the CODA to the... | |
| Krell KSA-i400 Stereo Power Amplifier I do want to hear the amp before I make a decision even though I have prior experience with the lower model. I am leaning towards the PlayBack Designs DAC. I should have mentioned that I have an optical streamer that ONLY works via optical on PBD... | |
| Preamp with Parasound A21+ amp? I found the A21+ a bit warmer than my normal preference, but when I paired it with a super neutral preamp like the Benchmark LA4 I liked the A21+ a lot. I currently use the LA4 with another slightly warm amp (less so than the A21+), the CODA #16. ... | |
| DAC as pre amp I have not heard a DAC that was as good as my current 2 preamps. Though the Lumin X1 with the Leedh volume control (that I owned) was as good, except at very low volume. My 2 preamps are the Benchmark LA4 and Holo Serene. You will be hard presse... | |
| The LRS+ Speakers Magna Riser stands and a jumper wire that came with the stands finally arrived after maybe 6-months of waiting. I am not sure which is part should get credit but my already excellent sounding LRS+ system (with Sanders Magtech amp) just went up to... | |
| Is my amp good enough? The NAD M22 V2 which I think was their top amp fairly recently was the only amp I bought that I quickly returned. I have had a few cheaper amps than that which I thought were better. D-Sonic Class D using Pascal module (pretty good) LSA Voyage... |