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| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong I am about to spend a small fortune on what some are saying are the best headphones in the world. The designer of the phones used the Benchmark AHB2 to design them. He is now become more of a tube or distortion fan in his sound reproduction gear,... | |
| Cool running, low powered power amp Class A is always going to run warm. Companies like KRELL and Westminster Labs say their amps are Class A and they run cool. The KRELL Duo 175XD that I owned ran cool and sounded like other Class A amps (maybe better). That was up to 175 watts... | |
| Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations Regarding the size of the room... the LRS+ requires a room about 10 x 10+. Their sound is optimized in about a 7’ equilateral triangle with the speakers about 2’ from the rear wall. And, because of the small size and light weight you can move the... | |
| Back to the DAC BTW - the reason I got the OG over the MIB that I was initially planning to get was that a guy at Schitt, who is a musician, spoke to me at length why he though the OG was the best DAC Schitt ever made, he hated the LIM. So, take that as another d... | |
| Back to the DAC I never said that last part on the Gungnir. My friend’s opinion on audio is like gold to me. The dude is a savant when it comes to audio. He came over to my place and heard the LIM with my big system, the Yamaha NS5000. It was not great with that... | |
| Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better Thanks for that information, I considered BACCH years ago for my office system with the KEFLS50. They developed the system with the LS50 back in the day. I could have set it up on my MacMini (4-cores) for $5k. I cannot add any subs to my "Livingr... | |
| Back to the DAC I'm suprised to see you said the PBD Merlot didn't work with your PLink based streamer. I used it with the PBD outboard streamer and later with another streamer and the PBD USB-X4 and Plink input with no issues. Best... I never bought the Merlo... | |
| Back to the DAC If your system is a bit bright, like my Magnepan LRS+. Then the LIM sounds really good on it. However, there are some who feel it is not very good. All I know is that it works really well with my brighter LRS+ but not perfectly with my warmer Yama... | |
| Back to the DAC You should be able to sell the Merot for the $4k. It has high resale value. | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong Lastly, it’s my opinion and experience that the best Benchmark products are the LA4/HPA4 preamps. Their DAC3 is rather antiquated these days (and ugly AF) and the AHB2, while a good clean performer, doesn’t offer the dynamic grunt that many speak... | |
| Back to the DAC I decided to hold off on my desire to buy a Playback Designs MPD-8 for a while. I may get a used one in a few years once people move on to the next best thing. I already have a PBD Plink based streamer in the house for day I get a MPD-8 DAC. To h... | |
| Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better Once I get the OG DAC, I am going to break it in in the office system and compare it with the LIM. The LIM sounds really good with the LRS+ so it will be interesting to see if the OG is preferred. I have my RAAL VM-1a tube headphone amp which I w... | |
| Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better @mikeg777 the guy at Schitt I spoke to told me that there was 1 last OG available on the clearance page of the web site. Unusual to not see any discount for clearance, it was $2699, but I decided I wanted to hear it since I already had the LIM and... | |
| Cool running, low powered power amp Since you have Class A already why not try something different. The Benchmark AHB2 is a good choice for very efficient speakers because it is quieter than anything else you may have heard. Some say sterile in sound but I think it is a super clean... | |
| Schitt Yggdrasil More is Better Well, my Benchmark LA4 preamp sold almost immediately, so I went DAC shopping today. I called The Shittr in Newhall, CA to see if they had the LIM and MIB DACs for demo. They only had the LIM, but the guy on the phone was very helpful. They have ... |