seigen
Responses from seigen
| Full Range under $5k-ish Revel Performa F208 | |
| Recommendation on power amp I'd also look at a pair of Bryston 28B3 monos. | |
| A tubed integrated amp for Joseph Audio Pulsars? ARC VSi 75McIntosh MA252 (hybrid with tubed pre section and SS power section) | |
| Where to hear ATC speakers http://atcloudspeakers.co.uk/where-to-buy/ | |
| Network player/streamer to feed NAD M51 DAC Check the streamer offerings from Onkyo, Marantz, Denon, Yamaha, Pioneer etc; they all have models in your price range. | |
| Chord Dave Replacement What makes you want to upgrade from DAVE? Like others said, I'd try first an MScaler with DAVE. I'd also look at the Mola-Mola Tambaqui and the new dCS Bartok. | |
| MQA is Legit! From a technical pov MQA is quite some junk, but people like all kinds of distortions so why not make a buck on selling this junk.https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/mqa-a-review-of-controversies-concerns-and-cautions-r701/ | |
| Finally took the Bryston 4B Cubed plunge Would be interesting a comparison between the 4B3 and the new Parasound JC5, both at $6k. | |
| Best Rocking Speakers 15K and Under Dynaudio Contour 60 | |
| Best possible separates for Thiel CS 3.7 They're a difficult load, I wouldn't put tubes on them. For amps I'd look at Bryston 28B Cubed, Pass X350.8/X260.8, MOON 870A, Audia Flight Strumento 4, Accustic Arts AMPIII, BAT VK-655SE, warmer and smoother SS in general.For the remaining bud... | |
| Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month. 1. Have you tried driving the amps directly from the Bricasti by using its volume control instead of the Avocet?2. Have you tried some SS amps on the Allegras? Their non flat impedance affects the frequency response of your tube amps and they're ... | |
| New KEF Reference 5 speakers http://https//www.stereophile.com/content/kef-reference-5-loudspeaker-measurements Looking at the impedance of your KEFs in the Stereophile review they're not exactly an easy load and you should drive them from the 4 Ohm tap of your ARC amp. That ... | |
| Running DCS Vivladi DIRECT? Aside from the 0.2V output setting for the direct connection, I'd also toggle between the different filters available since the one you prefer when listening through the preamp might not sound the best when going direct. | |
| Running DCS Vivladi DIRECT? Here’s another way to look at it, maybe this way you’ll get it:0.6V @ 0dBFS = -2.21 dBu0.2V @ 0dBFS = -11.76 dBuNow apply 9dB of digital attenuation to the 0.6V signal, you get: -2.21dBu - 9dB = -11.21dBu = 0.21VSo whether you use the 0.6V (with 9... | |
| Running DCS Vivladi DIRECT? Yes, to have some range to go louder above the "comfortable listening level", but if the max SPL you listen to has the volume control always set at -9-14dB then the 0.6V output is too hot. |