yyzsantabarbara
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| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations My 2 amps are very powerful. The incredible CODA #16 and the shockingly good $2k Schitt Wotan (needs a lot of break-in). The CODA has some serious current because the 150 watts of power are way more powerful than some other higher watt amps I hav... | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? I would never listen to anyone in a group that has me as a member. | |
| Building a second, vinyl focused system. Speaker advice needed! (<$10k) How big the room? Strong performance at both low and high volumes. I listen at night a lot and still want a good experience without disturbing others. The speaker shouldn't get congested at higher volumes though since I do like to play em lo... | |
| Conflicted with Preamps You also need to consider break-in. I had the same dilemma with the Schitt Yggi+ LIM DAC that I got converted to MIB. Should I sell it immediately in the unopened box or listen. I was going to buy a second used Schitt Yggi+ OG to replace the MB. ... | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid I went from a $15K DAC to a $2800 DAC and that was a huge conic improvement. I am trying to buy the same $2800 DAC for another system. | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair BTW - for Maggies (huge soundstage) you can get them to sound good with a used Sanders Magtech amp for $4k. I had one and sold it. I currently use a Schitt Wotan at $2k to drive my Magnepan Mini. It has stronger bass than the Magtech. This amp is ... | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair Los Angeles has a lot of great stores. A friend of mine in the audio business is coming out with a new open baffle speaker. That thing sounded great when I heard his working prototype. He is in Ventura. I am going see if I can hear maybe the fina... | |
| Best DAC you ever heard list. 1.Budget under 1k 2. Mid Under 5k 3. Cost no Object. I hate a like - hate relationship with the Topping 90se. However, it is the best under $1k DAC I have heard. For me #2 and #3 are the same DAC, the Schitt Yggi+ OG ($2800). | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @verdantaudio Did you ever get the things you needed to get fibre optic to work on the Linn DAC you had? I provided you some links on Amazon and maybe Sonore for the required components. BTW - I think I got the PlayBack Design STREAM-IF streamer ... | |
| Is Roon The Best Sounding Option For Us? Get Roon BEHIND a fibre optic cable and you can then run Roon on any decent computer. I use a $500 DELL micro-computer that has no monitor | keyboard | mouse. I just RDP into the machine on the rare time I need to do something on the Roon Core ser... | |
| Parasound JC5, Pass X250.8, Coda No. 8 V2 Recommendation The Schitt Wotan at $2k compares well with the CODA #8 v1 that I owned. I now own the CODA #16 which is better than the Wotan (own it) and CODA #8. The Wotan need a lot of hours to get some top end hardness to totally go away. I use the amp with ... | |
| Preamp Options under $3500 I have a Schitt Kara F preamp that replaced the 4x more expensive Holo Audio Serene. The Serene was very good but after a head-2-head with a friend's DIY preamp, the bloom fell off the Serene for me. I figured the $799 Kara F would be very close ... | |
| Finding Local Resource who can Assess my Audio Room Digital Room Calibration Services, Convolver, Headphone Filtersets Mitch Barnett works remotely. You measure your room with test tones he will send you. You need a $100 mic and a laptop. The software is free. Measure the room, Mitch will analyze ... | |
| Speaker set up for more than 1 person A lot of this depends on the speaker tech. The KEF Blade for example has a huge, sweet spot. I think coincident drivers tend to have a slightly bigger sweet spot, with the Blade being very special in this regard. I enjoyed the Magnepan LRS and Mi... | |
| Beginner in the Audiophile World – Looking for Streamer & Streaming Service Advice I have TIDAL and Qobuz. I think I will drop Qobuz when my yearly subscription is up. I think TIDAL has all the albums that I have tagged on Qobuz. Music discovery on Tidal is better for me than on Qobuz. I had 3 DACs and 3 streamers. - Schitt Yg... |