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| CD transport vs.streaming No way would I ever go back to cd or vinyl after purchasing a very high end DAC (more than 5K), ethernet cabling, Roon Nucleus Plus, switch, etc. Streaming from Tidal, Qobuz and Files sounds so wonderful through my rig that I no longer have the de... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media I have top-notch streaming gear and no longer us a cd player or vinyl. Tidal, Qobuz, reference DAC, Roon Plus, high end cabling, high end ethernet cables and switch. Not to mention my wonderful, beautiful conductor of the music, the iPad. Strea... | |
| Revel Salon 2’s (used) or new Magico A-3 (new) ?? The Salon 2s are superior!!! The Salon 2s are still one of the very best loudspeakers in the world today and can easily be compared to Magico's or anyone else's top-of-the-line models. I've heard almost all of Magico's line of speakers and they... | |
| Revel Salon 2 vs Vandersteen 5a Carbon Once you get your hands on a pair of Revel Salon 2 speakers, along with a beefy, high powered amp to drive them, you will thank the High End Audio Gods!!! The Salon 2 speakers are just "PHENOMENAL SPEAKERS." The Salon 2s are definitely one of thos... | |
| Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Streaming DAC You know, there were times when I would look at my extensive collection of CDs, SACDs and DVD Audio discs and think, it might be fun to purchase a nice, used, universal player to play with. You can buy pre-owned players now-a-days for a song-and-... | |
| Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Streaming DAC Good move!!!! | |
| Revel Salon 2’s (used) or new Magico A-3 (new) ?? I recently upgraded from an Hegel H390 to an Hegel H590 integrated to drive my Revel Salon 2 speakers. Although the H390s sound quality, overall, was fantastic, in the end, the H390 didn’t have quite enough juice to control the Salon’s bass driver... | |
| Room tuning or listen to as is condition? I have Revel Salon 2 speakers in a small 12’x 13’ room and I get great bass. I sit approx. 8.5 to 9 feet from the speakers. The bass is not absolutely perfect in my room, but it’s close. I’m totally thrilled and blown away by the bass quantity and... | |
| Opportunity to buy Demo Magico M2? You know, there’s a plethora of very fine full range speakers out there, some costing as much as a new Ferrari. It’s all a matter of your own personal preference and how deep you pockets are. I have heard all the speakers mentioned here. Look, sav... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers You Know, there's a plethora of very fine sounding, full range, floor standing speakers out there. It all depends on your own personal preference and how deep your pockets are. If you want a proven, true world class, true full range floor stande... | |
| Hegel H590 integrated amp I use the Hegel H590 strictly as an amp/preamp, for it’s superb power and sound quality. Although the H590 has an amazing (I’ve actually heard it) internal DAC, I opted to go with a superior DAC to the H590s DAC, my awesome external DAC, the Ayre ... | |
| Hegel H590 integrated amp You're absolutely right. There's also a number of reference level, end-game, speakers, amps, preamps, DACs, etc., out there. And, they're all like the many flavors of ice cream, and you get to pick your favorite flavor. Ain't life grand? ... | |
| Hegel H590 integrated amp I know. I wasn’t quite enthusiastic or passionate enough in my expression of extreme love and admiration for the Hegel H590. My bad, LoL!!! | |
| Another Hegel H390 vs H590 Thread I just upgraded from the H390 to the H590. The H390 is an amazing integrated, in it's own right, but when I purchased very large, inefficient speakers, I needed even more power then what the H390 had to offer, so I decided to upgraded to the H590... | |
| Hegel H590 with BW 800D I have the notoriously inefficient and hard to drive Revel Salon 2 speakers. After needing to move from my much larger room to a very moderately size room, I decided to downsize and go from separates to an integrated. My first amp was the Hegel... |