braudio7
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| DAC Advice needed. Stanwal, can you characterize the improvement offered by the Little Pinkie on your V-DAC? Is it worth it? (aside from the convenience of the on/off switch, which is nice). | |
| DAC Advice needed. Stanwal,Which upgraded power supply are you using for the V-DAC? OP, I too have a V-DAC and it sounds pretty darn good; it does require some break-in, however. | |
| Best next step to upgrade sound? I'll check the D7 out, thanks. I don't see a lot written about Snell. | |
| Best next step to upgrade sound? It's been almost a year, so I'll update this thread for those who might be interested. I'll pose another question as well.I ditched the HT Receiver and got myself a legit integrated (for me, multi-channel is overrated since don't watch a lot of fi... | |
| Tower Speakers and Room Size While we're on this subject, I'd like to pose a related question: If I happen to like a speaker that is more difficult to drive, how important will it be to match my integrated amp with an appropriate additional power amp? For instance, if I find ... | |
| Tower Speakers and Room Size Thanks for the responses, all. I might add that my music choices are generally jazz, acoustic/roots, some blues and rock, some classical. Also, I do not typically listen at loud volumes.I wonder also if there is a true definition of room size that... | |
| How far, how much? UsBlues, I assume from your response that the "quantum leap" you refer to would exceed, say, 3k or so, correct? Does it make sense to have $5k speakers in the context of my rig? | |
| How far, how much? Thanks for the responses.Likes and dislikes: I listen to jazz, blues, acoustic/roots music, some rock, some classical. I'm not a bass freak, but I don't want to feel like I'm missing the bottom end too much.As to whether the Rega has enough power:... | |
| Integrate AVR and 2-Channel; Why so complicated? The consensus here then, is to use the Pre-Outs on the AVR into a line level input on the 2-channel Integrated Amp. In that scenario, the signal will have 2 preamp stages -- the AVR, and then the preamp of the Integrated. Is this an issue? I'm not... | |
| Integrate AVR and 2-Channel; Why so complicated? Reubent, thank you for taking the time to answer my question in depth, this was exactly the info I needed. Now I can begin my search for a suitable integrated amp... | |
| Integrate AVR and 2-Channel; Why so complicated? Thanks, all. Reubent, the HT bypass feature does restrict my options a bit, but I recognize that configuring it this way is a compromise to begin with. Thanks for the info, I'll look into some integrated amps with that feature. Danlib, how do you ... | |
| Integrate AVR and 2-Channel; Why so complicated? Kal, I'm going to see if I can speak to a dealer and get details on option #1. What about Line-Level from the AVR Pre-outs? Any idea on that? My focus here is upgrading my 2-channel sound while maintaining acceptable HT sound.Braudio7 | |
| Integrate AVR and 2-Channel; Why so complicated? Thanks for your responses. I have been checking out the Rega Mira 3 Integrated, and noticed that it has "Power Amp In" RCA inputs. This sounds like a version of HT bypass -- it seems that I could run the Pre-Outs from my AVR into this jack and byp... | |
| Best next step to upgrade sound? Blindjim, Cerrot, thanks for the thoughtful responses, they are appreciated. What I am going to do first is spend some time listening to my modest system now and ask myself what it needs. The next step will most likely be an external amp or a dedi... | |
| Best next step to upgrade sound? Blindjim, as to your recommendation of adding an external amp:Will I be able to hear a difference at moderate volume levels? (Obviously this depends on amp quality) If it's a question of more power, I don't think I need that -- my AVR is 100W -- b... |