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| Monoblock Aegirs tomic601 Also I run Treo CT in a 16 x 35’ room with a 40 wpc NAIM SS poweramp..... I am obsessed with the LTA integrated amps, specifically their 40 watt version. All their products get superb reviews, but I worry that it won’t have the oomph t... | |
| Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s zimickGot the dac first as the amp was back ordered and it was a solid gain to me and the amp in unison made a huge leap in my system. Detail, soundstage, depth... and no harshness or too neutral/ dry sounds.That is what I have read widely (review... | |
| Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s jackd Roger that on Klaus!re:If you liked the sound signature of your McCormick and now Odyssey you will find the Benchmark to be completely different.That is the big question! Benchmark have a 30 day home trial so I think it’s worth experimenting... | |
| Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s Hi jackdFrom Peter Madnick, an email reply when I asked him if the DDP-1 is fully balanced: "DDP-1 is fully balanced."I have spoken to Klaus Bunge specifically about moving up to the Stratos case to get balanced connections, and he scoffed. Strong... | |
| Help with DAC and Streamer suggestions I would enjoy it if fewer than 50% of posts from audiotroy were advertorials or blatant ads. Johnny Rutan does it right, answering questions rather than just promoting his store. Not trying to be mean, but I usually just scroll on past posts from ... | |
| Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s I have a new pair of 2CE SigIII’s that replaced a 25 y/o pair of 2CEs. I really wanted Treo CTs but couldn’t afford new ones (I hemmed and hawed over a 1 y/o mint pair for $6000 on A’gon, and they sold ... bummer). I still wonder if I screwed up, ... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? Vandersteen Treo CT, new for under $10k (or a used pair of their Quatro CT's). | |
| Thinking out loud: solid state Linestage < $2k? The LDR3000P is Tortuga Audio’s flagship passive preamphttps://tortugaaudio.com/products/passive-preamps/ldr3000p-v25-passive-preamp/Or their other passive: Tortuga LDR3.V2 Passive Preamplifierhttps://tortugaaudio.com/products/passive-preamps/ldr3... | |
| Where are the cheap home streamers? I have the best, least expensive ($40) streaming gizmo, the Chromecast audio puck. It's plugged into my preamp/DAC with an optical Toslink cable. I stream Tidal straight from the phone using the app. Sadly, Google discontinued it and they are hard... | |
| Analog vs digital? nzastro - I'd LOVE to move to NZ and help you get sorted out! It's getting too crazy here in America. Sadly, I don't have enough money. Woe is me. | |
| Analog vs digital? You have been in audio long enough to know that what you are doing here is to try to start an argument. A bit harsh, imo. It’s his first post, and it wasn’t strident or trolling. Maybe the topic has been beaten like a rented mule, but that’s not u... | |
| Analog vs digital? I own over 6-7K LPs Raul, that's impressive! And a lot of storage room! How do you catalog them? With less than 1000 CDs I find remembering what I have and organizing them to be a pain. | |
| Analog vs digital? I went to the dark side (digital) 20 years ago, and it definitely has improved greatly. I have a dear friend, my audiophile mentor, who is still a devout vinyl guy and we go round and round about it. His system ($50K, Vandersteen Quatro CTs, Ayre ... | |
| Ever Hear a Tube CD player? Audio Notehttps://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/audio-note-cd-2-1x-ii-level-two-red-book-cd-playe/ | |
| How it works! From a common man. I may not look so good, my kids are scared of me and my wife left me 2 weeks ago. What's the downside? |