arcangles
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| KEF LS50 Wireless II vs. Harbeth P3esr If you want to keep the Harbeths, one suggestion is to look at the NAIM Uniti Atom. It is an all in one streamer, dac, amp, that is voiced "musically", i.e. has a distinct sound or coloration (not said pejoratively) . I have seen and heard these d... | |
| Schiit URD CD Transport SOON? Fair enough. YMMV, indeed.. | |
| Schiit URD CD Transport SOON? Maybe it is lost on me but I do not understand the appeal of the USB input function, pasted via the Schiit site: Here’s where things get interesting: you can also connect two USB devices to the Urd. Yes, Urd has two USB inputs! Then, choose wh... | |
| Schiit URD CD Transport SOON? The Urd is listed on Schiit's site as of this morning, 7/12/23. I was considering picking one up, however the list price is $1299, which is $1000 more than I was considering worth spending considering the amount of CD playing I do. It also has ma... | |
| Digitally recorded vinyl vs streaming Have not reviewed all responses but my two cents is, which one “sounds” better - streamed or digitally recorded and cut to vinyl - has to do with your preferences and quality of playback front end. Certainly, a digitally sourced record can sound g... | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report Im in the area too and recommend it. Its true that many of the rooms' collective gear pricetag is as much as a typical single family home. Though I wish the exhibitors would bring more real-world gear (seems like they would be able to encourage mo... | |
| Some famous reviewers have atrocious listening rooms! and +1 to the commenter who points out he would rather learn of a reviewer's opinions of sound in a room that looks like his own, than what it is in an anechoic chamber. Unless you have an anechoic chamber in your own home. | |
| Some famous reviewers have atrocious listening rooms! I havent read all of these posts so this has likely been said, however... I agree with the commenters that you cannot tell how a room will sound by looking at it. Even acousticians have a hard time designing a good sounding space, where there are... | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer I currently/recently have the same interest in getting a streamer only to existing dac, coming from the Bluesound. I did a head to head comparison between the Bluesound and a Lumin u2 mini. Every part of me wanted to say, these will be identical o... | |
| Integrated Amplifiers - Luxman vs Pass Labs *^on reading again, I meant of the three speakers I have used it with the Luxman complemented high efficiency, rolled off sound of vintage klipsch versus more traditional British monitors | |
| Integrated Amplifiers - Luxman vs Pass Labs I have never heard a pass product in my own system but I do have the lux550 mark II. I have tried it with three solid but different speakers. IMO the lux balances best with high efficiency vintage klipsch, which take advantage of the dynamic capab... | |
| Luxman LX-380 for LS3/5a's? Alternative? It looks like you have made up your mind here on sticking with the LX-380. I came across your forum in considering luxman tubes with falcon kit ls3/5a variation, 15ohm impedance. For what its worth, I have been using my L550axII (20 watt rated, b... | |
| ...bookshelf speakers that sound good at low volume... I agree with the comments about a loudness control on your amp and/or use of the Schiit loki to make adjustments yourself. This option would give you better flexibility. I have also experienced that high sensitivity speakers tend to do better at l... | |
| Moving up from a Node 2i All, I always wonder about this too - can someone explain how the “delivery mechanism” (my phrase) of the 1s and 0s of a digital signal can make any difference, and to the extent it does, why is that? I also have the node 2i and am tempted to sell... | |
| Considering Harbeth C 7ES-3 I am a C7es3 owner for about 2 years. For what its worth I like them very much but like many in this hobby, always wonder what else or 'better' is out there. As a generalization, I would describe them as a 'warm' sounding speaker and they are ver... |