mjmch2003
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| power amplifier suggestions with BelCanto Dac3 I had a Bryston with my DAC 2.5 and found it to be too bright and "etched," as some might say; so, I popped in the Ref500s which fleshed out the harmonics and has a fuller mid-range presentation. I put a PS Audio AC-12 on the Ref500s and that gave... | |
| I Can't Understand What I Read. Tell Me What Airplay Streamer/Receiver I Should Get? You could get an Audioengine bluetooth receiver for $200 bucks and stream tidal from your phone/iPhone (if the pre does not have a volume control, I believe you could set Tidal to variable volume and use the phone’s volume up/down). Or, you could ... | |
| power amplifier suggestions with BelCanto Dac3 I have a DAC 2.5 paired with a Ref500s....they are great together, but magic really happened when I added a Primaluna Dialogue Premium preamp... | |
| Electric Interference + Line / Surge Conditioning Thank you. I'll check this out.The really, really odd thing is that it's only one of the burners..not all 4 that causes thing. | |
| Speaker cable suggestions I'll second the Au24 + Au24se. Remarkable clarity and frequency extension; loads of detail in my system, and they seem flat across all frequencies to me - creating a very cohesive experience. | |
| Vincent SV236MK Dry and bright? Funny about the power-cable fix, I keep an old, 1M run of PS Audio Xstream Statement SC laying around for exactly this reason. | |
| Monitor Audio GX100 - How tough to drive? I had the GX200 and drove them with both a Pathos integrated and Bel Canto Integrated. I know it's not apples-to-apples with the GX100, but the Bel Canto-GX200 combo had so much low end, I actually got rid of my sub woofer.I also had the RX6 and f... | |
| Best way to steam audio from PC to analog receiver I have had Audioengine, Yamaha (coax out only) and Nuforce bluetooth receivers plugged into an integrated or dac. All fit the bill for me. | |
| Roku Player Anyone? Funny, Mapman, I believe we have similar rigs...my stuff is running into a Bel Canto Dac 2.5, then into my Primaluna pre and then into my Ref500s. (I too had a c5i, excellent piece of gear)Are you running the prime music selection off the Fire TV?... | |
| Roku Player Anyone? I know this is an old thread, but...I have a Roku (running Spotify), Sonos, and Amazon Fire TV.I think the Fire TV has much better sound and picture quality than the Roku; additionally, I can go toslink directly out out of the Amazon Fire TV (as w... | |
| Pre-Amp for Class D Amp I have a Bel Canto ref500 that I've paired well with a Cary SLP 308 and, most recently, a Primaluna Dialogue Premium.I'm running Tidal and Spotify from Sonos and Amazon Fire TV and it sounds really, really nice.I wasn't crazy about the sound of So... | |
| Upgrade amp or pre I have "upgraded" amps only to be left wondering how it is that different brands can sound so remarkably similar; later asking, why did I spend that money?? However, every pre I've purchased has made a substantial alteration to the sound of my sys... | |
| stereo preamp $2-5K suggestions I have owned the Ayer K5xe and found it too polite for my tastes. I have the Primaluna Dialogue Premium, now, and find it to be fantastic - transparent, dynamic, and with an excellent sound stage (in my all-digital, mostly-streaming-from-Tidal-via... | |
| Musical Fidelity a good match with Monitor Audio? I had a Bel Canto c5i paired up to both RX6 and GX200 speakers with great results (the GX200 are 8ohms, tho). I thought the match worked so well, I decided to get the Ref500s, which is now paired with my PL200s.Another Monitor owner on here tried ... | |
| Mid life crisis yields open check from the wife. I have Monitor Audio PL200 (had Silver 5i, RX6, and GX200) and find them to be a fantastic product. That said, I have also been recently impressed with the Focal Aria floor standers. If the Mac has a pre out, you could keep it (use as a pre, of co... |