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| Back to the DAC You should be able to sell the Merot for the $4k. It has high resale value. | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong Lastly, it’s my opinion and experience that the best Benchmark products are the LA4/HPA4 preamps. Their DAC3 is rather antiquated these days (and ugly AF) and the AHB2, while a good clean performer, doesn’t offer the dynamic grunt that many speak... | |
| Back to the DAC I decided to hold off on my desire to buy a Playback Designs MPD-8 for a while. I may get a used one in a few years once people move on to the next best thing. I already have a PBD Plink based streamer in the house for day I get a MPD-8 DAC. To h... | |
| Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better Once I get the OG DAC, I am going to break it in in the office system and compare it with the LIM. The LIM sounds really good with the LRS+ so it will be interesting to see if the OG is preferred. I have my RAAL VM-1a tube headphone amp which I w... | |
| Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better @mikeg777 the guy at Schitt I spoke to told me that there was 1 last OG available on the clearance page of the web site. Unusual to not see any discount for clearance, it was $2699, but I decided I wanted to hear it since I already had the LIM and... | |
| Cool running, low powered power amp Since you have Class A already why not try something different. The Benchmark AHB2 is a good choice for very efficient speakers because it is quieter than anything else you may have heard. Some say sterile in sound but I think it is a super clean... | |
| Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better Well, my Benchmark LA4 preamp sold almost immediately, so I went DAC shopping today. I called The Shittr in Newhall, CA to see if they had the LIM and MIB DACs for demo. They only had the LIM, but the guy on the phone was very helpful. They have ... | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong Or could it be that the LA4 revealed a “sheen” inherent in either your source or amplifier? I suggest this possibility because I had that very experience with the LA4 until I upgraded my source (to the Electrocompaniet ECD-2). I was telling the... | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... The LRS+ is great in a small room, I use one in my office. Though the lowest model from these guys may have more resolution. They also have models that go up to $50k. Diptyque audio - Hauts-parleurs plans Haute-Fidélité - REFERENCE However, for ... | |
| Metner MA3 vs Playback Designs MPD-6 Definitely a fan. Good to hear that you have both DACs. I need a DAC to finish my Livingroom system. The PBD reputation made me get a PBD streamer already (a great unit). However, I want to hear a PBD DAC in my system first before I decide to spe... | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong My Benchmark DAC3B is definitely too hot on the top end. I do not use it on 2-channel but on my RAAL VM-1a tube headphone amp running in Pentode mode I love the DAC3B. Their speaker cables running off the AHB2 are just OK. They have some issues. ... | |
| Metner MA3 vs Playback Designs MPD-6 @mikepowellaudio Do you have a PBD DAC available for home demo, either MPD-6 or MPD-8? | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong I have been trialing “audiophile” balanced interconnects between my DAC, the LA4, and my amp. I had one set of Benchmark XLR’s and a set of Blue Jeans Belden’s, that I was replacing. I use my audiophile XLR’s between my sources and my LA4. Howe... | |
| SPEAKER CABLE OR INTERCONNECT #1 speaker cable Do a search on Audiogon for AES48 and see if it applies to your gear. | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong I’ve yet to find a preamplifier at any price that I prefer to the Benchmark LA4, even some at twice its cost, such as the McIntosh C49 or Allnic L-1500. Both of the latter sound good in their own right, but the LA4 is clearly a level above. ... |