jackd
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| Lumin vs Auralic @musicmann1 The Lumin would be the "smoother" at least in my system. | |
| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. Not always unless your conditioned to follow the Jonathan Valin train of thought where more money always equals better sound at least in his mind. | |
| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. It appears he's asking about "big money" preamps so VAC Master for a start on tube side and Luxman 900 on the SS side. | |
| Lumin vs Auralic @musicmann1 The Teac is just a step up the ladder in detail and extension with the AKM 4497 chipset but not to the extreme of the ESS chipset. The Lumin D series are wonderful units as they to me are warm and comfortable units that do nothing wro... | |
| Lumin vs Auralic @a1uc I'm sure your T2 is a great piece as I enjoyed my time with the D1. Main differences to me between the Teac and the T2 other than the price was AKM vs ESS chipset and the ability of the Teac to also serve as a full service DAC but either is ... | |
| Lumin vs Auralic Here is another option and it uses the Lumin software. Comes in black or silver and works and sounds great. I have also owned Lumin and Auralic.streamers.https://hifiheaven.net/shop/TEAC-NT-505-Dual-monaural-USB-DAC-Network-Player-Silver?search=t... | |
| Humble Request For AC Cable Recommendations If the amps in the monitors are Class D then just get two more Digital Americans if Class AB the 7+'s since you are comfortable with the TWL sound. | |
| Lumin vs Auralic The Node 2 or 2ci are not in the same league as your other two choices and it sounds like he had an Aries Mini which I have never had an issue with in three years and it was better sounding than the Node which I auditioned. | |
| Tube amplifier suggestion for 101 dB speakers I agree with the Rogue ST-100 recommendation especially with Gold Lion KT-77 tubes for 70 wpc. Also suggest you not take speaker manufactures specs at face value as they have been known to fudge them quite a bit. For example my Spatial M3 TM's h... | |
| From Denafrips Pontus to Lumin There are two different Lumin sounds. Part of the lineup uses ESS and the other part Wolfson chips so it matters which sound profile you prefer as to which you may like better. | |
| Does Qobuz Work With Apple Airplay? Well he doesn't own a Node 2 | |
| HELP!!! I need a “GOOD-CHEAP” preamp solution??? I'm in agreement on the Modwright recommendation completely over the Freya. Quality gear backed up by a great company where you can pick up the phone and talk to Dan or his small staff about any problem plus the support of the many owners in his ... | |
| Does Qobuz Work With Apple Airplay? Yes I did it with the Sonica for about a year. | |
| Kinki Studio EX-M1 Dawid Grzyb of HiFi Knights used the EX-M1 with Boenicke W8's which are not easy to drive and it performed flawlessly. In fact in a lot of ways he preferred it to his $16,000 hybrid Triology integrated. So not really sure why all of the sudden c... | |
| Bookshelf speakers for near-field (desktop) use Another option to consider if the KEF's are too big. Well under your budget and takes the amps out of the equation also. Connect one of the "small" streamers like the Node 2 or Aries Mini or even a Chromecast Audio and you are good to go. https:... |