twoleftears
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| LSA Voyager GAN 350 versus Merrill Audio Element Amps or AGD Grand Vivace and Vivace Amps The only multinational that I know that's got into this in a significant way is Technics. NAD is still stuck on Purifi. I have no idea what kind of modules are in the latest offerings from Bel Canto, but I suspect they're from one of the longer ... | |
| LSA Voyager GAN 350 versus Merrill Audio Element Amps or AGD Grand Vivace and Vivace Amps There are plenty of Purifi-based units in Europe: check out Nord, Apollon, Rouge [not Rogue], etc. To say nothing of Technics' products. | |
| Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker? Angling back the front baffle of the enclosure usually isn't enough, in and of itself, to achieve the desired results. | |
| Tube Line Stage around $5k Backert Rhumba 1.3, RCA and balanced out, remote volume, easiest tube rolling on the planet. | |
| Belles Aria Signature and other Int Amp recommendation I agree that it would be best to have a chat with Johnny R. I've heard both, and I found the Signature more muscular and energetic than the regular, no doubt due to its increased power supply. At the same time, I found it a little less sweet or ... | |
| Belles Aria Signature and other Int Amp recommendation The Signature is a very different integrated to the regular Aria. You can't transfer any impressions of one to the other. | |
| Magico A5 or Sonus faber SERAFINO TRADITION or Harbeth 40.3 XD If considering Harbeth and possibly also Spendor (Classic series), take a hard look at the Graham LS 5/5. Also worth considering is the Yamaha NS-5000. | |
| Class D amp recomendations please There are plenty of recent threads on this subject. There are amps for every price bracket (which you don’t specify). Class D audio, as mentioned. Then VTV and several European makes, Nord, Apollon, etc. Then LSA Voyager, Peachtree, Orchard. ... | |
| Tube integrated amp recommendations Dare to be different with a unit from Icon Audio. https://iconaudio.com/integrated-amplifiers | |
| If a " system " cannot do this, I move on........ https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/vintage-vs-modern-speakers/post?highlight=altec%2Bbillie&postid=2266283#2266283 Check out the home recordings in this thread. | |
| Who Tried Power Conditioners Over The Years and No Longer Use Them Today, Any Why? Yup. My ears provided the solid evidence that the Puritan was getting the job done in my system. | |
| Class A amplifier alternative? Get a Coda biased into Class A. | |
| Advice needed re: new CD player purchase The other strong contender so far not mentioned as far as I am aware is the Luxman D-03x. | |
| Advice needed re: new CD player purchase Of Bryston source their transports from outside, specifically from StreamUnlimited, as seen here:https://www.suos-hifi.com/ BUT, this is not just any old plastic transport, it's very solidly made by one of the best specialist manufacturers of this... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_0HOgRxCMk It's rather difficult to separate out how much the room, as well as the recording position, is contributing to the sound. |