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| Magnetar The D.BOB ($700) will take a DSD stream from a SACD player via HDMI and send the signal to an external DAC. I have a used $200 Oppo player as a transport and it sounds great via the D.BOB. I am coming from one of the best SACD players ever made, t... | |
| Yes, another audiophile at a crossroads story and request for advice @ezstreams My RAAL SR1b earphone is essentially 2 speakers hanging from my ears. I hate headphone sound and the SR1b is not like headphones and very similar to 2-channel. The best headphone amp for the SR1b is the VM-1a and it cost $7k, I sold t... | |
| Low cost subwoofer upgrade A speedy sub is the KEF KC62. I use it with the fast Magnepan LSR+ speaker. | |
| New Speaker advice I owned Revel Salon1 ($20k) long ago and loved it. However, the sound I am getting in a small room with the $999 Magnepan LRS+ and KEF KC62 sub is better to my ears (LRS+ needs a lot of power). The Revels were in a perfect room and the LRS+ needs ... | |
| How to use headphones with separates This is how I listen to my RAAL SR1a and CA-1a. I used to use a RAAL VM-1a dedicated RAAL tube amp for this and it is the best for these phones. However, I needed the cash so I sold that amp and got the following cheaper gear, Schitt Aegir amp | ... | |
| Benchmark or McIntosh.... I am not a fan of MAC and love the AHB2, however, with the NHT, if it is like the NHT 2.9 I owned decades ago, I would take the MAC. The 3 GAN amps I have owned were not better than the AHB2. Though they were not the AGD or atmas-sphere The AHB... | |
| looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range I found that low level listening was best done with super quiet gear. I had a lot of success with Benchmark AHB2 and LA4 preamp for that type of listening. Music details at low volume are not obscured by noisy gear. Now if you want to skip the lo... | |
| HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO? My office system is done. Schitt Yggi+ Less is More DAC | Holo Serene preamp | Sanders Magtech amp | Audience FrontRow speaker cables | Magnepan LRS+ speakers | Magnum Dynalab 108T tuner | Sansui TU9900 tuner | low-end Oppo SACD as transport | D.... | |
| Best preamp under 1500$ freya+ , cary slp03 ? I had the Freya+ and sold it. This new Schitt preamp is rather good on my 2-channel, and sounds better to me than the Freya+. Schiit Audio: Audio Products Designed and Built in Texas and California | |
| Getting Back In - But Doing it Sanely If you are willing to live with ONLY streaming and no subwoofer, then I think it is hard to beat a modded Peachtree GAN1. Mods cost $500 done by tweakaudio.com, Total cost is under $2k. You need a streamer with SPDIF out. If you want to go this wa... | |
| CODA amp No.8, Bryston 4B3, or Ayre VX-5 Twenty @henrynguyentx NO. Getting 2 AHB2 would solve that. The AHB2 is not as bad as most amps when the stereo amp is flipped to mono. The mono is not as good at 2-Ohm (a single AHB2 is better there) but if your speakers do not go there then you are fin... | |
| Robbie Robertson: "Killers Of The Flower Moon" Soundtrack Fav movie is the Color of Money, Scorsese, Robbie, and Paul Newman. My all-time 3 favorites. I have not seen a movie in about 5 years but want to see this new one. | |
| CODA amp No.8, Bryston 4B3, or Ayre VX-5 Twenty If you want to hear something different, you should try out the Benchmark AHB2 amp over the CODA. #8 and the 4B3. I do not remember how the Ayre sounded. I am someone who owned the #8 (a very good amp) and now own the CODA #16 (love it). I have ... | |
| Anybody here pair a Kinki EX-M7 with a Magnepan LRS+ ? I forgot to ask Roger, but I did read that online somewhere. That was a positive for me. Roger told me the name of the amp derives from it originally being designed specifically for Maggies (Mag - tech). | |
| CD/ SACD advice needed This is what I posted about above. I paid $700. It is DSD out from the OPPO player into your DAC via the D.BOB. Amazon.com: GeerFab Audio - D.BOB Digital Breakout Box : Electronics I got it from Uptown Audio in Los Angeles. GeerFab Audio D.BOB ... |