bar81
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| Audio Research Ref 3 VS Mark Levinson 38s The 326S is an excellent preamp; I enjoyed having it in my system. Don't think you can go wrong with it - it is really tough to beat for the price. | |
| Ayre MX-R upgrade costs? The price is the difference between the retail prices (last MX-R retail price before it was discontinued now) and current retail for the Twenty (this increased recently) in your jurisdiction. The Twenty is a substantial improvement over the origin... | |
| Finding the 'weakest link' when upgrading? I agree with Douglas ;p People who think all DACs sound the same either haven't heard the top tier of today's digital or their system is simply not resolving enough to show the difference. Power is also critical, you can read up on my system pa... | |
| Ayre introduces the AX-8 integrated amp This is the replacement for the 7 series so it's going to be a decent step down from the 5 series and nowhere near the ballpark of the - R series. It should be good value for money but I wouldn't expect anyone is going to be blown away by perform... | |
| Ayre AX-5 Integrated Amplifier Yes. Why wouldn't it be? | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable @2psyop I had the same feelings as to the upper limit of my spending - in this case with respect to amp pricing. I decided that $30k ish was my upper limit for any amp. Then I heard the D'Agostino M400 and decided that it would increase my perso... | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino @georgehifi This is really getting to the point of wasting everyone’s time. Instead of admit that your comments about the M400 mono blocs were inaccurate (which I have tried twice now to politely point out) you now change the goal posts with a com... | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino You're not getting it. You need to do your research to properly understand what you are commenting on. This is my final comment on this point since you don't seem to want to let it go. The Stereophile review is of the old model M300 and not the... | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino You are confused. No point in pushing this in any further. The M400 more than delivers its rated specs. It's not a debatable point; it's a fact. | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino I don't know where you're getting your numbers from but the M400 delivers power significantly in excess of that. From the Hi Fi News review: In practice it bests this by some margin at 430W/8ohm and 810W/4ohm with a dynamic output of 475W, 940W... | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino @georgehifi D'Ag does exactly the same thing. My M400s: 400 watts @ 8Ω 800 watts @ 4Ω 1,600 watts @ 2Ω No need to adjust anything, sounds amazing the way it is. | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino @georgehifi As these do the doubling of wattage thing (an indication of current ability) better. What are you talking about? | |
| Gryphon vs. D'Agostino @iamgoodwithtools Didn't you just buy an S250? | |
| Buyer wants copy of passport? I had a buyer who wanted a pic of my ID with the piece. Given where I live, it probably isn't much use to a scammer, so I sent it. Buyer was a nice guy who just wanted some assurance. He later purchased another CDP from me. I agree with the ab... | |
| Thiel is officially closed!! I wonder what kind of succession planning is done at these audio companies. It seems like when the founder passes, there's absolutely no contingency plan for legitimately continuing the business. It's something I recently considered and made me ... |