bar81
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| Mark Levinson 326s vs Ayre K5xeMP The 326S is a very good preamp; I owned one for many years. It's also the best designed preamp in terms of user interface I have ever used or tried. Having said that, the Ayre KX-R was clearly better and it's not even in the ballpark of the KX-R... | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? @lalitk Emm Labs DA2 is one such DAC that can END your quest. Not if your goal is for digital to sound like vinyl. The DA2 is a SOTA DAC that makes music sound like music. But it certainly doesn't sound anything like vinyl or else I wouldn't o... | |
| Why so many used focals? @contuzziMagico A3. The speaker for someone who wants a Magico but can’t afford it. They are selling a lot based on that. Not that they’re bad, just that they’re getting lucky people have that expectation bias going into a listening session with t... | |
| What responsibility does a seller have to tell a customer an item has been serviced? I'm not understanding what the undisclosed repair has to do with anything. It sounds like there was no issue with unit operation. | |
| Power conditioner and high end power cord So you play your low powered system quietly. Good for you. For those with high power systems and are not listening to elevator music, then any power conditioner on the power amps is an issue. | |
| Power conditioner and high end power cord @gdnrbob My experience is similar; while for lower draw amps there might be little downside to using a power conditioner, a high draw amp will be choked by a power conditioner no matter the quality and irrespective of reviews claiming otherwise. ... | |
| Why so many used focals? I'm not sure why we're discussing Focal speakers of yesteryear that aren't really relevant anymore. If you're actually interested in top notch performance, Focal starts with Kanta, moves up through Sopra and ends with Utopia. And you'll be lucky... | |
| Avalon Acoustics? @missioncoonery You're right on the money. I remember a few years ago the price for Isis speakers which was already substantial jumped 50% in a couple of years for no apparent reason. Avalon prices now aren't even in the ballpark of being comp... | |
| Using an external word clock with Esoteric cd/sacd players You're not limited to an Esoteric model. Several Esoteric owners use cybershaft clocks, for example. | |
| Why so many wilson alexias for sale Because Wilson has (had?) an excellent upgrade program from the Alexia to the Alexia II and many Alexia owners jumped on it. | |
| Focal Sopra 2 @dmk_hifi not at all. It's there to tweak the sound from the tweeter. Focal thinks it sounds better that way; obviously, others disagree. There is nothing dangerous about the tweeter in its current form. In fact, the earlier generation of Utop... | |
| How much better is direct BNC vs adapter You should be doing BNC to BNC that is a proper 75ohm with an RCA adapter. | |
| Upgrade SACD/CD player from DCS Puccini to better DCS, Esoteric or EMM Labs? The D’Ag Momentum preamp has tone controls. | |
| Upgrade SACD/CD player from DCS Puccini to better DCS, Esoteric or EMM Labs? There is no EMM Labs transport available for sale so if you’re looking for a combo that’s out. In any case, EMM Labs is the opposite of analytical sound.I understand that Esoteric has gotten less analytical recently but based upon my experience, ... | |
| Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...? Are the insider forums limited to actual enthusiasts or will we still have to deal with dealers there too? |