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| Do I go from a Primaluna HP Integrated to Schiit Freya+ and a pair of Aegir Amps? Agree with several here. The Schiit electronics are nice for the money, but they are going to be on the harsh/sterile side. I was actually quite impressed with the Primuluna equipment for tube (and I'm not a tube fan). Lot's of choices for roll... | |
| Krell S1200u volume fluctuations I have had experiences with blurays that have the Dolby TrueHD encoding. When I hit pause and then hit play or rewind, the S1200U will sometimes set the volume much louder than it's supposed to be. I think what is happening is that the DSP is lo... | |
| Holo Audio Spring DAC LEVEL 3 Vs. iFi Audio Pro iDSD DAC and Music Streamer I was not going to argue 4hannons post because it was just an invite to a flame war, but if you read my statement, I clearly stated that "I suspect" it would sound more bright/clinical when compared to the iFi tube DAC. The OP was trying to figur... | |
| Marantz vs Musical Fidelity Is the m6si really that much better than the m5si? I would say somewhat. It will have the same general sonic signature. And you are not buying the M6si to use all 220 watts. You buy the larger amp because a larger power supply will generally... | |
| Recommendation for detailed/analytical bookshelf speaker? For detailed and analytical, one speaker you can look at are Monitor Audio. They are very fast and analytical. However, I would be careful in your search because you are are searching for "being able to hear the instruments as close to reality a... | |
| Marantz vs Musical Fidelity I agree with others. Don’t pay attention to the volume "number" on the front. Each device can have different logarithmic volume curves and represent them with completely different numbers.That being said, I can see your comments making sense. The ... | |
| Linear Power Supply Question I would put linear power supply on the router first because that is part of your internal network and chains together things like music server, player, DAC, etc. The modem would just be another piece on the internet interface. You can't put line... | |
| Holo Audio Spring DAC LEVEL 3 Vs. iFi Audio Pro iDSD DAC and Music Streamer The iFi Pro iDSD puts a very large amount of features (wi-fi, streamer, MQA, DAC, preamp, TUBE stage) into a very small chassis (less than half the size of the Holo Spring). It’s literally an all-in-one swiss army type of solution. To make it a sm... | |
| Class d for ht. Reading back to your original post, you indicate that left/right channels are powered by a BAT amp. I think this amp is going to be on the warmer side, so the ultra-revealing nCore amps from Nord may not be what you want. They may be too bright ... | |
| Pondering a Speaker Upgrade I suppose it depends on who is listening and what equipment they are being played through. As I have said, I have heard the D3 be absolutely amazing and also be very poor sounding. In my own system, I think the D3 have one of the most natural so... | |
| Pondering a Speaker Upgrade I previously owned 805 D2 speakers and now own the 805 D3. I absolutely love them. The upgrade to the 804 or 803 series will give you a clearer midrange and some more bottom end, but I will say that the 805's are extraordinary speakers.I heard 8... | |
| External Linear Power Supplies I don't completely know about that. I suspect that Lab grade units use switching power supplies because everything is controlled from a digital/computer circuit. I could be wrong, maybe there is a lab unit with linear power supply. | |
| Class d for ht. @pcc67 - I hear you on the ATI. I usually try to steer people towards the ATI offering when they are looking for Class D because they are one of the only vendors that have done a custom design implementation of the nCore amp using full linear pow... | |
| Bryston 4B3 or Ps Audio M700 monoblock? I tested out a set of 7b3 monoblocks in my system. I would say that the Cubed B3 series are not dry like the previous versions. It's definitely a lot better sound, sweeter sound even. Very high resolution amp. However, I think it keeps the sim... | |
| External Linear Power Supplies @elizabeth - that sounds right as the iFi is basically a switching power supply. I'm sure that's a big reason why melvinjames did not get an improvement with it.That Massdrop THX AAA unit looks to require a 24V DC power supply, so you are likely ... |