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| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 It is few years later and I noticed that I had created this thread. I ended up buying KEF LS50 Meta and the KEF KC62 sub and used then in my 12 x 11 x 9 room. This was an amazing sounding setup. However, the sub broke down 2x and I sold it last w... | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta I just saw this ad on USAM for a streamer that also does SPDIF. I think it is the same as my Lumin X1 minus the DAC section. If so, then it will work great with the PeachTree GAN1. Lumin U2 (NOT MINI) Streamer - Silver w Remote Kit Photo #4406379... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend While you have the X1 in the house you should hear the Fibre Optic input instead of the Ethernet RJ45. I take a Fibre stream directly from my Ubiquiti network switch. | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @verdantaudio You should try the X1 USB stream out to the MPD-6 to compare the streaming abilities of the X1 to the PLink (which I assume you use on the MPD-6). The streamer on the X1 is really good, especially using Fibre Optic as an input. I sti... | |
| Need to build a headphone system Word is starting to get out on the 2-channel community. Oh, dear, the CA-1a is again something else! The HD-650 was already a bit of a revelation, but the RAAL quite simply steps up the game to an entirely different level. The increase in res... | |
| Problem with Roon Make sure you have reboot your server if you have done any ROON updates. It is not necessary all the time but that one time it is needed will irritate the heck out of you. | |
| Need to build a headphone system Go for the RAAL SR1b, at least on a home trial. You could try out the SR1b with a $300 Schitt Jotunheim R RAAL amp (if you can still find one). Use the Star8 cable with the JR. If you want to spend a bit more, the best amp for the RAAL is the VM... | |
| New Class D amplifiers I don’t understand why Roon requires having your amp on all day, but putting that aside, going from A all the way to D strikes me as somewhat extreme for one who is used to the Pass. Why not look into a good A/B first? The modded GAN1 is close... | |
| Best Class D GaNFET Amp Comparison. Who to invite? @tjag Sorry I cannot help too much with that comparison (before and after mods). I only had the unit in my home for 1 day before I sent it out to Ric for mods. He had done a prior mod for my now sold LSA Voyager GAN 350 and I had confidence in a i... | |
| Gustard R26 I sent a friend of mine a Matrix Audio I-3 mini Pro almost 3 years ago. It was only yesterday that I setup this DAC with a headphone amp and headphones at his place in Florida. He did not want to figure out how to put it all together. He really d... | |
| Best Class D GaNFET Amp Comparison. Who to invite? @tjag The modded GAN1 as better than the Benchmark pre + amp in more qualities than the Benchmark was better than the GAN1. That was with my KEF LS50 Meta (soon to be upgraded to the KEF Reference 1 Meta). I sold 1 Benchmark AHB2 to someone who ha... | |
| Why is everyone so down on MQA? When the MQA guys | Wilson (Peter McGrath) | ROON guys gave a demo of MQA on a $100K system, Wilson and T+A gear. I could not tell a difference. Now my ears were ringing bit from a blast of music from another demo, but I think my ears were still i... | |
| Best Class D GaNFET Amp Comparison. Who to invite? Earlier in the thread I was willing to send my EVS modded Peachtree GAN1 to this event. This was before I got the unit back from the mod. Now that I have it back, I am not willing to send it. Two reasons, given the way I had the mod done, the spea... | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? If something is fatiguing, it is likely the room. | |
| Good old days Check out the RAAL SR1a with even a $300 Shitt Jotenhuim R headphone amp (if still sold). You could also use your 2-channel amps (with al lot of power), or for reference level sound, the RAAL VM-1a headphone amp. I doubt there is a better headph... |