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| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? +1 on the Bel Canto E1X all in one. I recently auditioned and man it sounds great. A bit out of my price range though. Ended up keeping my old streamer DAC (Cambridge 851n) and buying an Atoll IN300 evo. Very, very pleased with the new amp. But ... | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? Well recorded harpsichord: Domenico Scarlatti: A Man of Genius. Francesco Corti. | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? I was on the same vector—time to downsize (especially speakers). And this led me to audition the Atoll SDA200 mentioned above. Blew me away, and made me postpone my downsizing in my big room— bought an Atoll IN300 EVO instead. Keeping my Dali Ment... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato Will there ever be another Leonard Cohen? | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? I’ve been as high as 22% but partly because I had monoblocks preamps streamers and cd players. Simplifying my system now and will be down to 12% or so. Thinking of the “engagement ring” rule of thumb, the funniest ad I ever saw was in an audio mag... | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” Atoll. I recently auditioned the SDA 200 and ordered an IN300 amp for my retirement system. The IN400 is supposed to be even better but out of my price range. Check out reviews by the British Audiophile. I also listened to the Bel Canto E1X all-in... | |
| How Many Times Do You Have To Listen To Understand A Piece Of Music? Classical music and good jazz—if it’s music that grabs me: hundreds and hundreds of times. In my case, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Charles Ives, Charles Lloyd and Charlie Mingus. If I listened to these in vinyl I would have worn them out by now. In fa... | |
| Top 10 Live Albums Cannonball Adderly: Mercy Mercy Mercy (Live). Had this in reel to reel back in the stay. Still listen to it on Qobuz. Clifford Jordan: Live at Ethell’s. Maybe there is something to the Mapleshade approach. This proved to me that CDs can sound per... | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” Atoll. I just auditioned an Atoll 200 and orders an IN300 EVO as my retirement amp, replacing 15+ year old Bel Canto monoblocks and Pre5. The IN400 EVO is supposed to be a big step up, and it’s still in your budget. Check out the Nritish Audiophi... | |
| DacMagic 200M question Here’s the answer: No. guy on the Cambridge support line was kind enough to try it in real time. Does not have balance control. | |
| DAC/pre with left right balance control Thank you both. This is exactly what I am looking for. | |
| Recommend a DAC based on Analog Devices? I like my Cambridge Audio Azur 851n. Dual AD1955s. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? John Scofield and Pat Metheny: I Can See Your House from Here. | |
| Tune of the Day Down among the Wines and Spirits. Elvis Costello. | |
| Help me find my ideal Stereo Integrated Amp Be Canto E1X. I’m looking at one now to replace my Bel Canto Pre-5 and ref 500 monoblocks. |