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| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? I got the $800 Schitt Aegir 20-watt Class A amp this afternoon. I am listening to it via my Benchmark LA4 preamp and Benchmark DAC3B. The GAN400 used to be in place of the Aegir. The amp is connected to the RAAL TI-1b interface box. I am using the... | |
| Is low cost DAC worth it? Here is another way to consider my question. Are low cost DACs (such as the Schiit) going to be any better than the DAC in the Apple Airport Express? The short answer is YES. The long answer is also YES. | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? I recently received the Sanders Sound Systems Magtech amp. 500 @ 8 | 900 @ 4. I paid $4k used from Sanders. I will keep it short, the Magtech is much better on the Magnepan LRS+ than the PeachTree GAN400. The panels sound like a totally differen... | |
| Headphones vs speakers…. @thomastrouble Since you like the Maggies so much I would suggest the LRS+ with a KEF KC62 sub. I have this setup in a small room with a Sanders MagTech amp. My preamp is the Benchmark LA4. I would not use the Benchmark AHB2 with the LRS+. The Pe... | |
| Is low cost DAC worth it? Try one of the Schitt DACs for under $500. They have a 15-day home trial. https://www.schiit.com/products | |
| dacs that I have had in my system - a listing @toro3 I took a flyer on it based on this review. Schitt is also very close to my home so I could easily return it. https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/audio-shows/schiit-texas-audio-roundup-writeup-r1125/ Since I liked the Yggi+ so much I ordered th... | |
| Is it still worth buying a Lumin x1 in 2023? I see I have posted some comments here. Let me add one more. I needed a DAC after I sold the X1. I could not wait until I had funds for the PlayBack Designs. I read up on the new Schitt Yggi+ (3 versions available). I decided to give the Less is ... | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". I do not understand the controversy over this song. | |
| How serious are you? Not a hobby for me. I like listening to music. ROON says 218 hours in the last 4 weeks which is likely lower than normal since I took a week off from work and I was entertaining house guests for the past 2 weeks. I also have 3 hours a day M-to-F o... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often I am one of those speaker snobs. Though I think that the companies that I like build speakers (and drivers) for a lot less than the companies that use "customized" of the shelf drivers. KEF, RAAL, and Yamaha are the companies that I have recently... | |
| SimAudio Moon North Collection I thought they have not been released yet. The LA dealer that I bought some speakers from will call my in Oct when they come into the shop. There will be a few older models in the used market soon. | |
| Robbie Robertson has passed away :-( Watched Once We Were Brothers yesterday and then read up on the Band and RR on the internet. Great movie and it was interesting to read about his experiences in Toronto where I also grew up. I listened to Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde last night o... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? @derekw_hawaii On TMR a Magtech came up for sale at $2800. I think it sold in minutes. I then contacted MagTech and discussed a few things with them. I bought a used Magtech from them for $4K. This amp was given a thorough update from MagTech. Th... | |
| Does someone’s opinion affect your opinion? I had an audio manufacturer (now friend) visit my home and listen to his gear that I owned in my office system. We played music by musicians he was friends with and knew how they should sound. After that session he gave me a lot of constructive cr... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? @derekw_hawaii Sorry to inform you that I have not sent the amp in to Ric (yet). I am not sure if I will sell it so I may not mod it. Since I sold my amazing RAAL VM-1a this week I needed to figure out how to get both my RAAL phones and my LRS+ to... |