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| ESOTERIC N-01 Replacement For My PS Audio BHK Preamp & Directstream Dac with Brige ll @blumartini you really should try to demo an MSB Discrete dac; with the Ethernet renderer module and second power supply you have a Roon compliant endpoint that also functions superbly as a preamp; I recently completed an extensive A/B with my Lux... | |
| Hidden Gems in Pre-Owned Solid State Power Amplifiers? Pass XA 30.5; such a music maker!@avanti1960 My dad had a white 1963 Studebaker Avanti, R2 with red interior from 1979 to 2012. I should have kept that one. I helped him put a solid state ignition in it and was with him when he rechromed all the p... | |
| Looking for the Best Integrated High Current Amplifier 250-300 WPC I personally found very poor synergy with my Focal Sopra No 2’s and a Luxman M-900U; Bass energy was flat and anemic; tried lot’s of things; It’s not my room acoustics; The same amp on Dynaudio Contour 60’s flat out destroyed the Sopra’s in the ba... | |
| $30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous? 1.) Sell your PS Audio BHK; (+~3500 in your pocket)2.) Get an MSB Discrete DAC with USB module and extra power supply (~12K)3.) Keep your Kanta 3;4.) EnjoyI owned a PS Audio BHK for a bit; Tube rolled, etc...ultimately did not last too long in my ... | |
| Luxman L-509X Ok, well best of luck to both buyers and sellers at those price points. | |
| Luxman L-509X @riaa... In what used marketplace do you find Luxman 900 gear for 8k? In what condition might they be, as well. Thx | |
| Vinyl / Digital / and can you have too much information. Give a listen to modern MSB R2R dacs and you might find that digital can sound natural and real; Sure surprised me. The engineers designed these dacs with a laser focus on technical accuracy (ie measures superbly) and the sonic results that follow... | |
| I have to downsize big time, any ideas on integrated amps and smaller 3 way speakers Sean so sorry to hear of this. We will keep you in our prayers!RE the audio stuff; I can’t recommend the Luxman 509X highly enough. It has tons of power, is relatively lightweight (65 pounds), is beautifully made, runs cool (don’t stuff inside a c... | |
| Active isolation; what can it do for music reproduction? @geoffkait in systems where the floor substrate is ~6" concrete slab the vibrations from the speakers through the slab and over to the equipment rack (10+ feet away) are likely much less than the acoustic vibrations impinging on the same equipment... | |
| Active isolation; what can it do for music reproduction? @mikelavigne I think you are right; The sharp points eventually just burrow into the concrete; I can sometimes turn the threads just enough to give that rock solid foundation, but it does not last.Something like the IsoAcoustic carpet spike thing ... | |
| Active isolation; what can it do for music reproduction? Very informative thread. Thank you all.What is the preference for 100 pound speakers (dynaudio contour 60 ish) that are setup in my basement. The flooring is, wall to wall carpet, carpet pad, concrete slab 6 inches thick, earth.When I use the nati... | |
| Dynaudio vs. Focal - Bookshelfs - Help me Decide! Dynaudio S40's all day long;I owned them and loved the sound so much I wanted more of it (bass reach, scale, volume) I wound up with Contour 30's then Contour 60's; Definite house sound all the way through. In my very simple 5.1 home theater sound... | |
| The one tweak most Focals need ... I tweaked my Focal Sopra 2's the right way: I got rid of them; biggest audio disappointment thus far; | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 vs Vitus RI-101 @caphill nice collection and great feedback on the Naim gear. I have always wanted to hear some of the amps; I was really curious about the Super Nait integrated some time ago; In looking at the insides of the units from the glorious world of Goog... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 vs Vitus RI-101 @yyzsantabarbara 2 years ago I had the AHB2 with Dyn Contour S3.4 Le's and was initially impressed by the little amp, but overtime grew to dislike the sound; super duper detailed ...to a fault in my mind; There was something very odd about the pre... |