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| Neutral Dac? I sent back 2 Topping DAC's....reliability issues.....Go with the Denafrips VENUS II at 3 K or the Audio Mirror Toubadour $ 3.5 K.....anything more expensive is a waste of money unless you have a 50K system. | |
| Sound is better when I stand up? Get a swivel barrel chair...and sit on a pillow.....Works for me. | |
| Neutral Dac? The Audio Mirror hand built R2R DAC has No caps in the signal path...uses Analogue Devices most Musical and most expensive chip...is tubed...non oversampling...natural presentation of what "music" sounds like. Toubadour IV SE $ 3500...Tremendous v... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? My Triangle 3 way CELIUS SE speakers are Stereophile Class A at $3000.....They are 15 years old... bright, VERY detailed and have a heavy bass. My Heresy IV’s are horn speakers and 15 years newer technology. They have a nice tight snappy bass....A... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? One thing no one ever mentions when talking about speakers....Speakers have voice coils and they take up to 30 minutes to heat up and expand. THAT’S when you’ll hear the optimal sound from that speaker...not until. People will run their electronic... | |
| Best sounding CD player @facten .....Yes you are correct but at what price....I'm using the CEC-5 Transport from Japan...belt drive...Like Jays' but more cost effective.....the playback is flawless with the Audio mirror tubed DAC.....the sounstage is really Deep with thi... | |
| Best sounding CD player The DAC is 80% of the SQ......so get a Denafrips Ares2 for $800 and the Audiolab 6000CDT transport only $600 and for $1400 you’ve got the SQ of a much more expensive all in one unit.....If you want an even better value in SQ....do the Audiolab tra... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? My Lotus Alon (2004) are open baffle tweeter and midrange with enclosed woofer and my Decware/ Caintuck Lii 15 in. open baffle speakers are "different sounding" ...I wouldn't say the sound better that my Tecktons or Klipsch Heresy IV's....just dif... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? kota1...I’m not being naive at all....wrong take. I’m stating MY opinion and that’s what these forums are about...You’ve got your opinion and I’ve got mine. I’m very satisfied with mine... I don’t have all chinese gear...only a few pieces...but... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? European and American made gear is overpriced versus comparable Chinese gear from a handful of high quality Chinese mfgers like Line Magnetic...Audio-gd and Denafrips....It's not All junk coming out of that country. Can't afford Mac...Pass....etc.... | |
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects Andrew Robinson uses ONLY unbalanced interconnects. He doesn't believe in balanced. I've don't hear a difference when I switch them out. | |
| Solid state to tube Yes....tube pre with SS amp is your best sound IMHO.....Audio- gd tube pre with PT GaN 400 has my Pendragons swinging wildly. Love the combo. | |
| Which preamp to go with pass labs x150.8 Audio-gd Vacuum HE1 XLR Tube Preamplifier Review - HomeTheaterHifi.com For the money...This Monster Tubed pre could well be the most musical pre under 10K | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta I have the GaN 400.......It’s Awsome ! Needs about 150 hrs. and it will be the sweetest thing you’ve ever heard. The SOUNDSTAGE is Big and Deep.....I like that "I'm there" feeling. You'll love it....Enjoy. | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta Correction ... The GAN 1 with the BS NODE is $1698...sounds like a great package. |