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Difficult Choice

HI,
choosing a HI-FI from scrathc is a difficult exercise.
I'm asking for help.

I might get Lamm2.1 amps or Tenor 75i
i tried the hybrid amp from tenor and was very disappointed
I found it not as full and "real" than the 75i (kind of normal) but it was on the top "messy", lacking precision.
I was using a EMM Labs transport + Dac directly plugged in the amp + Kharma Grand Midi Ceramique
Very disappointing
I have to say that those EMM Labs did not impress me that much and I wonder if it is not better to use a preamp with them.

Kharma exquisite Midi seem to be a good choice even if it lacks some guts with the Tenor
A sub could be a solution but i did not try
I'm wondering if those VR9 Von S. are that much better than the Kharma
I'm interested to know as well what people think of
Sonus Faber Stradivari (do they work with SET)
Dynaudio Temptation (do they work with SET)
Pipedeams model 18
Audio Physics Caldera ?

More over, what preamp to use ?
There is a Audio Note on the offer but does it go well with
Lamm ?
What about the new ARC reference3 ?

Concerning the source, is the DCS suite that good ? I was not that impressed by the EMM Labs.

Thank you
dck
szutinglee
91 posts
 
David_chouk, it would be more helpful if you can describe more of what you like to hear and what was lacking from systems you have heard.

here are my recommendations to audition:
jadis preamps and amps from France
acapella horns from Germany
jmlab grand utopia from France
technical audio devices (TAD) horns from Japan
reimyo cdp777 from Japan
zanden transport and dac from Japan
47 laboratory pitracer transport from Japan
meridian 800 series transports and processor from UK
b&w original nautilus (seashells) from UK
grand prix audio monaco equipment stand fom US
pagode master reference equipment stand from Germany

i am sure it would be a most pleasurable journey to hear these top gear. best of luck.
chinoisbee
2 posts
 
Tout ça n'est pas très clair!
hooper
396 posts
 
Linkster:

I probably overstated my case. The Reimyo is absolutely state of the art. There's no doubt about it. If it weren't for the EMM, I'd likely own it. (It was broken in for about 1,000 hours, BTW, when I got it, so break-in wasn't an issue.) In my system, and with my sonic priorities, I preferred the EMM, but I've talked to several people who liked the Reimyo better. IMO, it's just a matter of taste. It's pretty hard to go wrong with either player. Both represent the absolute best of what digital has to offer.
dck OP
13 posts
 
Guys, what do you think of the DCS total suite and the Accuphase DP100 and DC101... don't you think they deserve to be contenders ... moreover the Reimyo does not play SACDs
hooper
396 posts
 
David:

I had the full dCS suite alongside the Meitner CDSD/DCC2 combo. The dCS was very, very good overall, providing excellent transparency and detail, but I thought it was a little brittle sounding and lean, and the bass wasn't as resolved as I thought it would be. The Meitner, on the other hand, was just as transparent (if not more so) and far more natural sounding. That's just my experience, of course, and many will probably differ. In addition, the dCS needs four boxes to accomplish what the Meitner does in two. That's not a small consideration for those of us who are space challenged. At any rate, both the Meitner and dCS are state of the art. The Reimyo is as well, but the sound isn't really to my taste. And it doesn't have SACD. I don't have much experience with Accuphase gear, other than some friends who have owned their digital gear have had mixed opinions about it.
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