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| Overkill for small room @letshearit Since you have flexibility with treatments you can definitely make it work. I have a similar sized room and had a few speakers in there, including KEF LS50, Thiel CS3.7, and now Magnepan LRS+. I like the LRS+ in the small room the best... | |
| SOUTHWEST AUDIOFEST 2024 @calvinj I thought the prototype amp sounded great with a very old speaker they used. They wanted a so-so speaker to show how good the amp (and DAC) could sound. | |
| SOUTHWEST AUDIOFEST 2024 @calvinj Do you know if Infigo Audio amps are based on the prototype amp that was used for the Resonessence Labs DAC demos at the Los Angeles audio show around 2016? | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @firefly627s I owned the CSiB from 2019 so it is not the best version of it, but it was pretty good. The #8 was better and the #16 is so much better. The Sanders Magtech sounds better to me than the #8 but not the #16. I had the Sanders on the LRS... | |
| SimAudio Moon North Collection Thanks. I was surprised to see B&W and Moon paired together. Paradigm Persona and Moon is another combination that may not work the best for me. I am going to compare a CODA SYSTEM 150 with the Moon 761 or 861 to see what matches best with my... | |
| Wilson Alexia 2 Someone posted on another thread that KRELL is releasing a trickle-down version of the i400 around June. I think the price was $13k. | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight @cundare2 The new KRELL that is represented by the Duo XD lineup is buttery smooth, very powerful, and decently detailed. It is the most relaxing gear I have owned or heard. Do some searches on A’gon on the Duo XD. Read the Stereophile review of t... | |
| Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile? @jfrmusic On Harbeths it will be excellent. Rory was saying that but with my harder to drive Thiel. On my old Thiels it was not as good as it could be to my ears. Saying that, the brother of the speaker designer (who posts here) uses the AHB2 mono... | |
| Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile? @jfrmusic My friend who has an incredible ear, heard my DAC3B and he had issues with the upper mid lower treble forward using the AHB2. We liked the warmer Schitt Yggdrasil+ LIM DAC with this setup. However, when the AHB2 was switched to the warme... | |
| SimAudio Moon North Collection What did you find lacking and relative to what gear (to provide some context). | |
| Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile? @jfrmusic I spoke with Doug at CODA earlier this week on bridging 2 S5.5's for my Yamaha NS5000. He said like most stereo amps bridging is not the optimal way to use the S5.5. He suggested another CODA amp for my speaker. That is a heavy one so no... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight @cundare2 Here is another suggestion for your Harbeth. I have heard Harbeth with the very best Luxman gear and liked it, but I knew I would not like it long term. It was too lush. Lots of people like that type of sound and the KRELL K-300i integra... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight What associated equipment was in your system when you were evaluating the Benchmarks? Are you talking about the LA4 and AHB2? If I went that route, I’d probably add a DAC3 and some third-party streamer, so I’d be getting into the $15,000 range, ... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight Im all about the weight. Many praise the Benchmark AHB2 that weighs 5lbs. No way will I buy something like that. It all about the heft imo. I think it is all about the speaker. My current speaker had the same bass response with the AHB2 (stereo... | |
| Benchmark LA4 vs SPL Elector vs PS Audio StellarGold I have not heard the SPL, I was considering it at one time. I already had a LA4 and needed another preamp for another system I was building. In terms of being quiet I think the LA4 is going to be hard to beat. You should compare the measurements ... |