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| Does this exist? Preamp/Streamer/DAC with MQA, Roon and more Might want to check out the new Audio Alchemy line from ELAC. The previous versions of these pieces got a lot of very favorable reviews. The DDP-2 is a streamer-DAC-preamp.https://www.elac.com/product/ddp-2-preamplifier-dac-streamer/?r=usI have ... | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? I had a chance to hear the Audio Mirror DAC recently and it was very impressive, especially considering the relatively modest price. The word that seemed apt to several of the listeners was "dynamic". If I was looking for a new DAC I would defini... | |
| Alta Audio Rhea I, too, have had a pair of Rhea's in my system for the last six months and have been very happy with them. They replaced KEF LS-50's and were a big step up (for my taste and circumstances). My basement listening room has stone walls and a concre... | |
| Amp for LS50 I would echo those warning against using the LS-50's with low-end solid state amps. I went through several before I found a good match with a tube preamp and a hybrid power amp from Frank van Alstine. You don't want anything that tends towards t... | |
| What will a preamp do for me? I was in a similar situation last year, running the PS Audio Directstream DAC directly into my power amp. It sounded good but not as good as I wished it did. So I swallowed hard and bought their BHK signature preamp. Sound is much improved, in ... | |
| Speaker vibration isolation Just wanted to add my experience to those who have found a significant benefit when adding Gaia's to speakers formerly spiked to a concrete slab. I have no explanation or technical expertise, but the improvement in image clarity was not small and... | |
| Play music from laptop over WiFi to existing audio system: how? This will probably be gone soon, but it would be something in between a Chromecast and current Auralic streamers:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9483c-auralic-aries-mini-da-converters/ | |
| DAC/Streamers Under 10k - Mytek, PS Audio... I too, would have recommended the PS Audio DAC, especially as it can be had for considerably less than it's list price, either through the PS Audio trade-in program (where they credit you for the original MSRP of your used equipment) or from a cer... | |
| Which DAC as a preamp? I have both the Audio Alchemy DDP-1 and the PS Audio Directstream DAC. Both are darn good. I think the PS Audio sounds significantly better (as it should given the price difference and the absence of features like analog inputs and a headphone amp... | |
| First Foray into XLR I am also very interested in these questions. I have recently moved to all-PS Audio electronics (Directstream DAC to BHK Signature preamp to Stellar M700 monoblock amps). PS Audio says that all these pieces are fully balanced and that balanced int... | |
| Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible? Two good things about buying the Stellar monoblocks from PS Audio 1. They will knock up to 900 dollars off the ($3K) price if you trade in a used component. They will credit you with the original MSRP, even if that's not what you paid for the it... | |
| Folded tweeters vs. dome? If you like the KEF sound and you have $1200 to spend, consider the LS-50's. (Standmount monitors) They are available new for $1200 now (used to be $1500), and you could probably find a used pair for under $1000. They image like crazy, still rate... |