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| Esoteric K-03Xs Player The Esoteric K03xs sounds excellent. I’m using the PCM to DSD selection, with DSD filter ON. Sorry, I have not evaluated other upsampling and filter selections, except on an occasional song....I didn’t feel these improved the sound, but the auditi... | |
| Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line? Thanks to the respondents. Whenever someone does purchase or has a trial with Audience FrontRow cables, kindly share your thoughts and impressions.Thank you! | |
| best preamps VAC Master, on a more robust budget, and VAC Renaissance 5 on a tighter budget. Both are extremely natural and musical. Mates great with both tube and solid state amps as they are transformer coupled at input and output. Highly recommended! | |
| In search for speakers of "natural" sound Consider KEF Blade II loudspeakers with VAC amplification (at any price level).......remarkably natural sound and soundstage! .....near totally removed from the loudspeakers. Some great suggestions above as well. If you prefer a solid state amplif... | |
| Esoteric K-03Xs Player I have favored EMM and Esoteric players for some time, so I did not look elsewhere. I also prefer integrated players. As Esoteric continues to improve upon their players, they seem, for now, willing to support audiophiles who plan to spin the sil... | |
| Esoteric K-03Xs Player I’ve owned the CDSA (2007) and now an 8 year old XDS1. I decided to go with a new K-03Xs, rather than a $7000 upgrade to the XDS1 V3, the XDS1 now a discontinued model. Anyway, as Esoteric has digital oversampling, DSP, PCM to DSD (as in Meitner ... | |
| too bad Audiogon seems to have morphed to fussy, picky buyers Only local cash and carry sales for me as of 18 months ago! Totally disgusted with PayPal scammers and low ballers wasting our time with offers less than 25% retail, even for current iteration gear. Agree that I’d rather keep or gift my used gear ... | |
| EMM XDS1 upgrade $5K with shipping seems like a large amount for a discontinued product, even a wonderful player like the XDS1 V2. Also must consider that replacement transport mechanism may not be available in the future if needed. Have to think about it. | |
| EMM XDS1 upgrade My dealer said that one cannot order a new XDS1 V3 but one can upgrade an existing V2 to V3. Curious? Maybe EMM is planning to discontinue the player? | |
| Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality? Take a peek online at Cabledyne. Excellent cables and excellent value. | |
| Focal Sopra 1 and Audio Note Kits Interstage PSE monoblocks Thanks roxy54,Just to clarity I already own the ANK Interstage amps and I have the opportunity to purchase a new pair of Sopra 1's. I think they'll sound great together, but I value member opinions greatly on ANK amps, Sopra 1's and the possibilit... | |
| Focal Sopra 1 and Audio Note Kits Interstage PSE monoblocks Thank you contuzzi for your reminders. I have a smaller listening room at 13 x 14.5 ft. I enjoy jazz, soft rock and vocals the most, but do also enjoy popular classical and orchestral music as well. I listen primarily near field out of necessit... | |
| How many shipments can audio equipment survive? IME it mostly depends on the weight. Of course appropriate packaging is a given necessity. I’ve had poor experiences with shippers and amplifiers over about 75 lbs, in heavy cardboard boxes, even well packaged. Most people forget about shock damag... | |
| Power supply hum transmitted to loudspeakers As relates to the transformer hum from my VAC amplifier and preamplifier power supply, I have them both plugged into a Torus 20A RM-20 isolation transformer based power conditioner. I believe isolation transformers are just as effective in elimina... | |
| Power supply hum transmitted to loudspeakers This has evolved into a most informative discussion. Ralph seems to indicate that buzz of any kind, even at 2-3 inches from tweeter/midrange should not be heard. Can I take that to mean that an amplifier's noise floor should only express itself ... |