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| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I had the Topping D90LE and the D90SE for a short time. Both of those DAC ended up being sold rather quickly since I found them rather lifeless. I like the Benchmark DAC3B a lot more than the Topping units. I still have the DAC3B and likely keep t... | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? I do not know the answer to your question but I have some very glossy black speakers from Yamaha (same finish as their pianos). I am looking for best way to clean them my self. One thing I did for both a dust and safety issue was to get a cover ... | |
| Nuclues plus bricked @carlsbad2 My observation was when I had the Core on the slow side of my hybrid network, Ethernet + PowerLine adapters. Things worked fine for a long time even when I had the Core on the PowerLine side of the network. For example, I have ROON endp... | |
| Dynamic Range - the golden key to music nirvana? IMO, the LA4 or HPA4 are THE Benchmark products to own. The HPA4 and LA4 are exactly what I want in a preamp. Connectivity and silence. The LA4 volume control is also my best. I should have kept the HPA4. The AHB2 suffers from the slight defic... | |
| Nuclues plus bricked I think the better option for ROON is to use a cheap computer in another room, away from your stereo. Then use fibre optic streaming to eliminate the noise that would be picked up getting the bits from the other room into your DAC. Using Fibre wit... | |
| Affordable SS that sound like Tubes My example is via headphones. I sold my $7k RAAL VM-1a tube headphone amp which was glorious. I replaced that with the $800 Class A Schitt Aegir amp + Benchmark preamp, It was about 90% as good as the VM-1a. I already had the LA4 preamp for my 2-... | |
| Sopra 2 Amp Recommendation I use the Holo Serene preamp with the CODA #16. I had the CODA 07x preamp before but prefer the utterly silent Serene. I sometimes move the CODA #16 to the system with the Benchmark LA4 preamp. In fact, the LA4 was the preamp I got after selling t... | |
| Bypassing Sony SACD protocols - is it possible? I am taking a 15 min break to write this. I got the D.BOB and have been listening to both SACD’s via a low-end Oppo BDP-83 connected to the D.BOB and then SP/DIF to one of my Benchmark DAC3B and Schitt Yggi+ Less is More DACs. My SACD/CD frame of... | |
| Schiit URD CD Transport SOON? I was going to get the URD, but diverged and got a GeerFab Audio D.BOB ($799). I have a Oppo BDP-83 for the transport. I think I paid $250 for the used SACD/CD player. I got the D.BOB today and have played SACDs and CD's via the Oppo into both my... | |
| Magnapan LRS placement Wait until the speakers have a few hundred hours on it. Last night I was listening to Kind of Blue with the Magtech and the LRS+. For the first time I felt like I was listening to a live performance of this album. The LRS+ is incredible. I do ... | |
| Really Long XLR I use the low cost Benchmark XLR cables for long distances. The longest they have is 25-feet but they likely can make longer. I need to buy 2 more long XLRs and waiting until Benchmark stock is back for the 25-foot length. My other XLR and RCA ca... | |
| Upgrade q. Preamp, Schiit Freya + I went from the Freya+ to the Benchmark LA4 and Holo Serene. I like both much more than the Freya+ (both can be found used for $2500-ish). I realized I do not want to add anything to the sound with a preamp (especially noise). I let the amp and so... | |
| dacs that I have had in my system - a listing I think you have me mistaken with someone who mentioned 401k. I built my system using compromising photos of dealers. | |
| Bypassing Sony SACD protocols - is it possible? I will report back. My frame of reference is my Vacuum State modded 5+ Sony SCD-1 player. I thought that was an amazing player. My DSOTM SACD played through that is still my favorite in terms of sonics. It will be interesting to see to see how the... | |
| Bypassing Sony SACD protocols - is it possible? Thanks for reminding me about the D.BOB. My Sony SCD-1 died earlier this year and I was wondering how to play my SACD's. Upscale Audio is selling the D.BOB for $799. I just got it and will hook it up to my Benchmark DAB3B and Oppo BDP-83. Not sur... |