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| Anybody here pair a Kinki EX-M7 with a Magnepan LRS+ ? @tubeguy76 the best PeachTree amp is the GAN1 and if modded by Ric at TweakAudio then it is screamingly good. However, the 200 watts in that amp will not drive the LRS+ to the levels I have now. The Peachtree GAN400 is really good for the money, ... | |
| CD/ SACD advice needed I use a $700-$900 device called a D.BOB that can decode DSD into my external DAC, a Schitt Yggi+ LM. I have a used ratty $200 Oppo BluRay player to send DSD or PCM via HDMI to the D.BOB. Sounds pretty fine to my ears. I used to own one of the ve... | |
| USB Cable Well I have not confirmed anything, I just posted some data that seems to support what I am saying. You were making a definite claim that streaming is lossy (and thus UDP), such as watching a live sporting event on streaming video. I used to thi... | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? I am someone who said my PeachTree GAN1 (has to be modded) was as good as about $30K of gear. I am also someone who said my gear is end game and threw out all my shipping boxes, except the amp, in-case of repairs. My other gear is a short driving... | |
| XLR cables for a reasonable price? Benchmark XLR are some fine cables and cost almost nothing on a relative scale. You definitely do not need expensive XLR cables. That link above is likely about AES48 (which I concur). | |
| Anybody here pair a Kinki EX-M7 with a Magnepan LRS+ ? I had those amps under consideration for my LRS+. The LRS+ needs a lot of power. I tried the following: PeachTree GAN400 (very low cost and what I would get if I went Class D) CODA #16 (mind-blowingly good $$$) Sanders Sound System Magtech (a... | |
| USB Cable @carlsbad2 Current high end streaming is supposed to be TCP from discussion on A’gon. I have no time to Google this to show proof. In the past I believe music streaming was UDP. I have ChatGPT open and asked it the question. Music stream... | |
| USB Cable I honestly do not know, you can start a new thread and conduct a poll. Million dollar or inexpensive music streamer/server…they all have a processor at heart. The premise here is, a general purpose PC is not optimized or optimal for audio streami... | |
| USB Cable No further affirmations needed! There are several folks here, who took the initiative to audition a high quality streamer over PC; heard the obvious improvements and couldn’t go back to PC as their prime source for streaming. The 1’s and 0’s and... | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? The modified Peachtree GaN 1 is incredible. +1 | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER I am going to get the Dream DAC (not from OCD Guy). This is my last item to get. I will not use the DAC direct to amp. I will use it with the $2500 Benchmark LA4 preamp. I can actually test the quality of the Dream direct to amp if it has RCA out... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? I was in the same boat 5 years ago. I am off the boat now since I am DONE. I have two 2-channel systems that I love and a headphone system that is amazing. Here are some things I think are useful. Audiogon is very useful. I have not tried this ... | |
| speakers for small room An update on how to use RAAL phones. I sold my amazing RAAL VM-1a tube headphone amp because I needed money for an amp for the Magnepan LRS+. I had the new RAAL TI-1b 2-channel amp interface box ($800). I use that with the following: Schitt Yg... | |
| Lumin Inside? The Audiolab 9000N Streamer, a Lumin in sheeps clothing? The Sonore Optical Rendu is as good as the Lumin X1 as a streamer. They sound different and preferences will vary. A sort of chocolate vs vanilla comparison. Both are great when used with a fibre input. | |
| speakers for small room I was thinking of a KEF Reference 1 Meta for A 12 X 11 X 9 (+ 4-foot closet where I put a desk and monitors). I was also thinking of Magico A1, Vivid S12, Yamaha NS2000, and some other monitors also close to $10k. My room is treated with $700 of ... |