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| High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it. Absolutely. I have a Berkeley Ref 2 DAC here with MQA, and a T+A 3000 HV, arguably the best SACD player made. The difference is the recording, Not Redbook vs. SACD. And I have heard the new MSB DAC's are even better, albeit at a price. Perfect Sou... | |
| Focal Headphones with Linear Tube Audio Yes, I did find something special. Focal Utopia with a Linear Tube Audio MZ2. But it took some tweaking. I have rolled in NOS Amperex Holland 12AT7 and Tung-Sol output tubes. I also found a cable that I Love, the Cardas Clear. Dynamic, Detailed, a... | |
| dCS Rossini vs. Berkeley Reference dac 2 One thing I do love about the Berkeley DAC is that it is simple to operate. Reliable and simple. That's worth something, to me at least. I don't like to feel like I'm in computer school when I want to listen to my stereo. | |
| dCS Rossini vs. Berkeley Reference dac 2 Nagra. Yes! I heard a demo at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest last fall. In the Nagra suite they were playing master tapes on a reel-to-reel tape machine feeding the new HD preamp, and a pair of HD monoblocks driving Wilson Alexia 2s. Best sound of the ... | |
| dCS Rossini vs. Berkeley Reference dac 2 Regarding the use of a preamp or not, way back when I was running Ayre equipment, I came to the conclusion that I could do without the preamp. The Berkeley driving the Ayre amps directly sounded great. I contacted Galen Carol, from whom I purchase... | |
| Aftermarket Fuses ebm ...I have 4 "gourmet" fuses here. They are all 5A Long Slow Blow to fit an Audio Research Ref. 6.Two are Synergistic Research, Blue and Black. I think the Black most improved the highs, which is what I was going for. But the Blue probably was... | |
| Aftermarket Fuses oregonpapa ...Yes. I have found that if a system gets well-recorded piano and a woman's voice right, pretty much anything else is on point. Then get string bass right, and.. Nirvana!I love the VTL preamp So much, that I got curious about how that ... | |
| Aftermarket Fuses oregonpapa ...The AR Ref 6 IS an amazing piece, and quite a bargain at around $15K, and a steal if found used. I probably would have had no complaints about the Ref 6 had I not been able to drive my amp directly with my Berkeley processor. Especia... | |
| Aftermarket Fuses About 9 months ago, I was trying to optimize the performance of an Audio Research Reference 6 preamp which was feeding a D'Agostino S-250 amplifier, a particularly synergistic pairing. I tried both the Synergistic Research Black and Blue fuses in ... | |
| Aftermarket Fuses As the OP, I am truly disappointed. Has Anyone Read The Post? I had hoped this could be a discussion about "This is what I hear if I put Fuse A into Component B." There are enough threads on Audiogon that discuss whether there is any merit to afte... | |
| dCS Rossini vs. Berkeley Reference dac 2 True shame about the Berkeley upgrade, and not good for business, one would think. I was afraid that might happen when the upgrades crawled to a halt late 2016. That's why back in Feb 2017, I bit the bullet and traded my Berkeley Ref 1 for a Ref 2... | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino When I had the Ayre KX-R Twenty, I had a few amps around. I had a pair of Ayre MX-R Twenties, a pair of AtmaSphere MA-1 3.3s, and an Audio Research Ref. 75 SE. The Ayre preamp was not easy to part with. It was extremely transparent, and dynamic. I... | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino System Synergy is So Huge! What works well for me might not work well for you. | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino Hi Aldenberry,I have not heard the Gryphons. I talked to a friend who has, one who has heard a Lot of equipment (even more than me), and whose opinion I trust. He told me that Gryphon might be the best solid-state amplifier right now, but at the ... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 power cord Thanks jafant. I haven't heard Transparent's power line, other than at shows, but I have heard their interconnects and speaker cables, and they are Excellent. Between Sain line systems power cord, Synergistic Black and Blue fuses, and cryogenicall... |