@dunham_john has the key: The more information you give Claude, the better the results. Inversely, the less information, the worse the results. Try feeding Claude some raw REW sweep files.
Claude’s amp upgrade recommdation
On a whim I asked Claude what it thought the weak link is in my system (see my Agon profile). It said my Peachtree Gan1 power dac was the limiting factor. I gave it a $4000 replacement budget and it recommended a Luxman M-700u. Great amp, but the only one available used is here on Agon for $7700. I reduced the budget to $3000 and Claude said a Cary CAD 120SE. There is one on Agon for $3800 and one on USAudio for $3250. As a second choice, Claude recommended a Rotel Michi M8 for some reason. The cheapest used one is at TMR for 9499! As a third choice, though, was an Emotiva XPA-2. TMR has one for $1199.
i had been thinking of maybe class D monoblocks, but Claude said they would be a poor.match with my Stirling LS3/6 speakers. Quite a range of suggestions. Would the Emotiva be an upgrade on my Ric Schultz modded Gan1? Is the Cary the best choice if the Luxman is above my budget? What do you think? Thanks.
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I should have said that the turntable is a nostalgia piece, having been inherited from my father-in-law. I forgot that I even included it in my system profile. I stream from Qobuz 99% of the time. It has crossed my mind that the micro 3000 subs were a mistake. The size and easy placement were a big plus. Incidentally, I did try Gemini as @larsman and @hilde45 recommended. That answer was completely different than Claude’s. Gemini said to leave the components alone and concentrate on refining the Bacch settings. It displayed a really good understanding of the Bacch system. I’ll actually try some of its recommended tweaks. @dekay get your own thread and stop trying to hijack this one. Thanks to everyone else. |
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