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| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation I you are thinking of using your projector to listen to audio then consider the D.B0B. When my SACD/CD player died (Sony SCD-1) I bought the $799 D.BOB and I can now play CD and SACD disks using a $200 used Oppo SACD player. I take the HDMI output... | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation I compared the LeedH volume control of the Lumin X1 (I owned it) with my Benchmark LA4. The LeedH volume control was almost as good as the LA4. The only place it failed, and this is likely unimportant, is at very low volume when you increase the v... | |
| Aurender A20 or Lumin X1 ROON READY should have nothing to do with the processor. ROON READY is the ability to talk a particular protocol call RAAT. If Aurrender can be programmed with understanding of RAAT then it would be a ROON READY endpoint. The reason Aurrender h... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 compared to Rogue Atlas Magnum III I sold my AHB2 to raise cash to buy an amp for my Magnepan LRS+, a Magtech. That was a great move, but I do miss the sound of the AHB2 with an appropriate matching speaker. I have a speaker in my Livingroom that the AHB2 would work well with, the... | |
| Aurender A20 or Lumin X1 ROON is the only way I roll. I am definitely a power user of ROON. So no interest in Aurrender (I have heard it). I prefer a $400 cheap computer to run my ROON core in a far off room away from my 3 ROON Endpoints. I use fibre optic to make any neg... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... The Topping pre90 is PIA to try because it has too much gain. It works with amps like the Parasound A21+ and Benchmark AHB2 which have adjustable GAIN. I ended up getting rid of it after it did not match with a lot of amps including the LSA Voyage... | |
| Streamer with variable digital output I have a GAN1 (modded by TweakAudio.com). For my streaming needs I used a Lumin X1 at one time. That was great but a crazy recommondation. What I recommend, and what I now use, is a Sonore OpticalRendu + the $500 converter that Small Green Comput... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 I speaker sock ??? I do not understand why I see so many comments dumping on "America this America that". After a lot of buying and selling gear I have ended up with 2 systems and 1 headphone system that are mostly American made. My Magnepan LRS+ is the best speak... | |
| I Am Not an Audio Snob I sold a lot of much more expensive gear and have a lot of Schitt gear in my office system. As I look at the rack I see the following: Aegir amp (for headphones) Yggi+ Less is More DAC (for 2-channel preamp, headphone preamp, Jotenheim R amp) ... | |
| Pairing with LS50 for whole home audio For you wife's audio request have you considered any of the KEF's powered speakers with built-in streaming and DSP? The LSX II would fit nicely in a Kitchen countertop. | |
| Pairing with LS50 for whole home audio @glfnboomer If you can swing a bit of extra cash then go for a used KEF LS50 Meta. In my setup the differences between the old LS50 and Meta were rather big. You need power for the LS50. I used the great KEF KC62 sub with the LS50 Meta and they ar... | |
| Upgrading preamp. Best for under $1K Can also try Class A, my preference. Schiit Audio: Audio Products Designed and Built in Texas and California Tired of compromise? Kinda crazy when it comes to sound? Then maybe you’re in the mood for Mjolnir 3, a real-deal, 100% Class-A, no-fee... | |
| Cast into Utter Darkness Any mainstream Queen song you hear on the radio everyday once an hour. What happened to program directors that loved and played great music ? They mostly disappeared in cost cutting. However, I have a local FM station that plays whatever the D... | |
| Intg Amps: Hegel 590 vs NAD M33 Masters vs Gryphon Diablo 120 I would take this one over the 3 mentioned. I used to own it and went up the lineup since I liked it so much. Krell K - 300i Integrated Amp W/DAC MAKE OFFER! For Sale - US Audio Mart | |
| Jay's "Ugly Truth" video @blackbag20 I just spent the last 1.5 hours clearing out the boxes. I kept 3, the CODA #16 amp, Magnum Dynalab MD108T tuner, and KEF KC62 sub (this was a problematic piece in the past but good so far). The MD 108T will need calibrating in about a ... |