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| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? For me it has. It is the only amp I have left after the following amps came and went in the last 2 years: - CODA #8 - Parasound A21+ - NAD M22 V2 - D-Sonic M3a 800s - CODA CSiB integrated (from 2019 not latest) - LSA Voyager 350 GAN (modifie... | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @mitch2 I need to get a second preamp and I was deciding between the HPA4/LA4 and the Holo Serene. Alpha Audio NET - Review Holo Audio Serene Level 1 preamplifier – Tastefully Serene (alpha-audio.net) Holo Audio Serene Preamplifier - Analog Com... | |
| Has anyone compared the Coda CSib to a Jeff Rowland Continuum S2? I had a 2019 CSiB (so not the latest) and a CODA 07x and CODA #8. The separates were easily better than the 2019 CSiB. Coda states that the new 2020+ CSiB is very similar to the separates I owned. I sold the 07x because it imparted a bit of warmt... | |
| GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week @jaymark The Voyager only became a strong contender for me after the mods. I do agree it needed more strength in the lower end. Interesting comment on the SPL Elector. I remember reading about it and telling myself to keep it in my mind. However,... | |
| 100% USA designed & made DAC Most of my gear was American made, Benchmark, KRELL, and CODA. I sold the KRELL and CODA recently but will be buying another KRELL amp soon. It was a coin flip between the CODA #16 and a KRELL XD amp. I like my Benchmark DAC3B a lot though it is ... | |
| What is Your End Game System? @lalitk All comments are pertaining to my findings. I am not speaking of a general consensus. We all hear differently. Though to my ears the Fibre Optical cable was the biggest improvement in my streaming setup. Adding a FMC in front of the Fibre... | |
| How to connect a Aqua LaScala Optologic DAC to 2 amps You need to make sure your DAC can support it. For example, my Audio Mirror Tubadour II SE could not (I asked the designer and listened, it was bad). My Benchmark DA3B (to 2 preamps) and my Musetec 005 (also to 2 preamps) had no issues. I believe... | |
| What is Your End Game System? One last point. My FM tuners pickup my 2 radio stations with way better quality than the streams of the same stations. It is not even close. | |
| What is Your End Game System? @kota1 I learned that I can fit any speaker (within reason) into a small room. Though you will not get 100% of that speakers ability to shine, as in a bigger room. So a big speaker can be fit into a small room without fatigue. It took room treatm... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? It is a stretch to call the Yamaha NS5000 a standmount. It is an incredible sounding speaker. My second choice behind the KEF Blade 2. The Yamaha NS300 (not heard) is a standmount and suitable for a smaller room. I was all set to buy the NS3000 f... | |
| What is Your End Game System? My office system, for a small room, is now done after about cycling through 10 amps, 4 preamps, 6 DACs, 2 speakers in the last 2 years. I listen to this system all day while I ’work’: - Magnum Dynalab 108T tuner - Accuphase T-101 tuner (modded) ... | |
| Streaming To get up and running easily with, bluetooth, wifi, ethernet, tidal, qobuz, roon, and also get decent sound quality, you can get this 1 device (also a nice match for PASS). Matrix Mini-i Pro 3 Wireless Bluetooth DAC/Amp – Apos Audio I gave this ... | |
| GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week My view is to stick with Class A over AB. The SPL (never heard) and the CODA #8 are mostly Class AB. I definitely could tell the difference compared to the Class A amps I owned. I recently heard the Rotel Mitchi stereo amp and again the Class AB s... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC TAS is where I go for bargains. | |
| Luxman 509x vs Hegel H390 Maybe I am miss-reading your post but the K-300i was the very first XD amp. It was the gateway drug for me to move up 1 rung up on that lineup (175XD) and MAYBE I can afford to move to the top with the new KSA i400. That amp maybe going up in pri... |