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| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon @rocray 😂 ! Likewise with your, you're and its, it's... | |
| Accuphase E5000 vs Gryphon Diablo 300 Both are excellent amplifiers and so is the d"agostino momentum. I listen to classical, as well as blues & jazz, so I would opt for the Gryphon. YMMV, so audition them first. You won't go wrong with any of them  | |
| Matching Power and Speakers -- Much Ado about Not-that-Much? (Tube amps and speakers) He's making two, separate, claims: 1) About 15W amp power should suffice for most home systems 2) (IF) High powered tube amps sound better than the lower powered ones, it's probably because their output transformers are better -- i.e. transforme... | |
| Is a FLAT response the IDEAL? The word "flat" relates to how well your system REPRODUCES whatever has been input to it. In other words, how far your system deviates from the original NOT that the sounds / music / etc will be flat! Regards | |
| CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE Try the Metronome T1. But why get into new, expensive, adventures if you're satisfied with your present rig? | |
| Linn Sondek Phono Preamp If your budget stretches to 2.5k, the PS Audio Stellar (something) is stellar sounding. Alternatively, the musical fidelity phono is excellent for the price. The PS audio phono is much better of course. | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height Oooops, thanks yogi and sorry. @piramis , my post above was intended for you! | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height Hi @yogiboy, since you liked the Wilsons, here are some excellent sounding suggestions (and unusual ones, too). By excellent I mean better than the standard, good quality, hi-end speaker offerings. All of these are within your budget -- either ne... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? Interesting case @rooze : you are looking to improve what is already a v. good system, and within a specific budget limitation! Given your reticence in modding the Steelhead (I wouldn't either), the Moon that Raul rmentioned seems like one of the... | |
| Lamm M1.2 vs Classé CA-M600 for Vivid giya 2 I heard the Lamms powering Kharma Exquisite classique and I remember loving the sound on jazz, chamber music, & rock. I'm not sure they were better than your Giyas though... Congratulations! | |
| Any experience with ?Neumann Yes. I auditioned the 420 about a year ago (I did listen to the smaller one for a moment, but it was uninvolving compared to the 420). Empricially speaking it’s an expertly balanced speaker, with an inbuilt dsp (sort of - an equaliser), so very fl... | |
| Lamm M1.2 vs Classé CA-M600 for Vivid giya 2 Based on experience, I would no doubt opt for Lamm, paired with the big Lamm pre. The Lamms are transparent, dynamic, & have no phase anomalies that I could discern. The big Classes are a bit rough around the edges, I find. I love your speake... | |
| Klemperer Mahler 7 mystery? The 7th seems to alternate between day & night and is all about "mood". This said, I prefer Bernstein’s 1966 over Klemperer’s --even though it’s faster it seems to be better at bringing out the moodiness. I heard another superb live performan... | |
| Ideon DAC's Hi @singere I purchased my Epsilon at the 2022 Hi-End show in Munich. I bought the actual show piece... (Previously, it was the consultant who supplied me with the Ayazi.) I found the Ion DAC+pre very good, definitely in the upper echelons of ... | |
| Ideon DAC's I currently have the Ideon Absolute epsilon. To say it is exquisite is to fall short of its level of performance. It is my preference out of my 3 best DACs out there (one I can't afford anyway😀) Some time ago I had to downsize and sold most of my... |