davide256
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| My recent experience with 3 pre-amps - help me pinpoint the next upgrade. I think you are on target to suspect source. I use Roon core server because it sounds better for streaming and because there are a lot of discs that are mastered too "hot", cause DAC clipping distortion. Roon allows you to reduce digital loudness ... | |
| Accuphase Vs Parasound at 85 db efficiency, you shouldn't consider any amplifier less than 100 watts into 8 ohms. You should also look at the impedance curve of your speakers and ask how well the amplifier performs at the lowest impedance of the speaker. The Anthem STR ... | |
| Magnepan 1.7s in a 10x13' dedicated room? One factor that wasn't discussed here was ceiling height... I've always had rooms that were 8' height until our last move. 10' ceilings make a big improvement in sound stage/imaging | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? I plan to upgrade because it isn’t as good an amp for voice and woodwinds. It’s a very accurate amp but the reason I originally bought the Prima Luna still holds... the MC DH200 is light on tone color and male vocals have a sandpaper sound quality... | |
| Which integrated amp for better musicality - Parasound Hint vs Primaluna vs ??? I think that you will find the Prima Luna excellent on tone color but lacking in imaging, lowest bass and dynamics. Given the 92db efficiency of your speakers and that Pass is too expensive, if your room is not large a First Watt amplifier may be ... | |
| Gold Lion KT77 tubes for Primaluna Amp - a few questions I run a Prologue Premium integrated. I used to use Mullard CV4003 pre tubes but found as I dabbled with about a dozen others that they rolled off the high frequencies and added some bass distortion. Preferred pre tubes nowBugle Boy 12AU7s in front... | |
| DAC around 1.000 Euro for streaming environment If your not in the DSD or MQA camp, a Schitt multibit Gungnir will put a smile on your face. | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? I've learned to put my hand firmly over my wallet when someone starts obsessing over measurements... usually what follows is a pitch for "mid-fi" gear where there are no A/B review defenders. I do hope that the original spirit of TAS remains with ... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions My suspicion on your probable end resulta) the Emotiva and the Oppo are physical transport solutions and as such cannot give you the highest resolution with either their built in DAC or the Yggdrassil. Think of them as equivalent to a basic Rega t... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison My way to audition a new DAC is with music (a) that I am very familiar with (b) with a mixture of recordings that I love and hate on the existing DAC. Recordings one loves should sound equally as good or better with a new DAC. Just as important ... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? Awful lot of people obsessing here over measurements, one could almost mistake this for the Stereo Review website. Whatever happened to relying on A/B comparisons for what sounds better... | |
| Can a Quality Full Range Speaker be the Limiting Component in a system? I will say that most box speakers for me are a failure because of cabinet sound coloration and because in the mid to lower bass you can hear non linearity in the excursion of the driver. But these are price point cost driven limitations that can b... | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC If you like the non over sampled sound, multibit Schitt or La Scala are excellent choices with the Schitt “Gumby” being quite a bargain and the “Yiggy” of reference quality. I’d advise frequenting Computer Audiophile for opinions on DAC’s as Agon ... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions Makes me wonder how many who said they couldn't hear a difference didn't get good advice on investing in a good quality digital front end. One of the reasons I seldom frequent Agon is because its so far behind the digital frontier. Names like Lumi... | |
| Any Rethm Bhaava owners? The digital setup at CAF seemed good but I think the Qualiton amp may not have been quite what was needed. I'm suspecting it used normal diodes for power bridge rectification. In my DIY dabbling, I've found that fast diodes are essential in the br... |