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| DAC/Preamp quandry I stopped reading that AI comparison as soon as it called the ESS Sabre 9038Q2M "entry-level" because it is in the WiiM and the AKM 4499/4919 pair the "flagship", as if there was some meaningful difference between them. Both are found in entry-le... | |
| DAC/Preamp quandry If your sources are CD and a streamer, your use case for the preamp is for a source selector, volume control and possibly a headphone amp section. A remote control is good. (The Wiim Ultra also gives you bluetooth, USB, a DAC headphone amp, a SE p... | |
| Help with Ceiling Home Speakers - New Owner It sounds as if you have three separate systems. You haven't given information about the speakers themselves, which would be helpful. The simplest arrangement would be to have three separate streamer/DAC/amplifiers one powering each stereo set of ... | |
| Help with Ceiling Home Speakers - New Owner I had a similar setup in my home I bought 8 years ago.. There were two pairs of installer-grade 6.5" 2-way ceiling speakers inside and a pair of surface-mount small outdoor Yamahas on my patio. The "wires" were just that, two 4-lead cables out of ... | |
| Bookshelf/subwoofer combo Suggestions: Actives: Buchardt A500, ATC SCM20ASL, Dutch&Dutch 8c (would be over budget but no need for streamer/DAC/amp or sub, for that matter, and has room correction.) Genelec 8351 Passives: Studio Electric M4, Alta Alyssa, ProAc Respon... | |
| What am I doing wrong? For a display with BT/ WiFi, a tablet or smartphone (without a SIM, if you are looking for a dedicated wireless display and no telecom.) Used is your friend. Amazon sells USB SD and microSD drives cheaply all day long. If you are wanting to use th... | |
| Name your favorite Integrated Tube Amplifier & why? The Audio Research i/50 would be my top choice: 50W push-pull 6550 power tubes x4 (2 per channel), DAC and phono preamp modules, remote. Lovely sound. I might also list the Willsenton R8, which offers tremendous value for money: 45W with KT88s,a... | |
| Next upgrade to an entry-level system? At almost every level of spending, the speakers are going to have the most noticeable effect on your sound. After that, you are on to matching components and selecting specific features to improve the music you like best. If you are going to upgra... | |
| Integrated Class D amp with tone Controls & Phono Preamp NAD C3050 meets you requirements. Classic look. Peachtree Carina, their entire line is "class-D" with either Hypex modules or their own GaN circuit. Their control layout is similar to many modern integrateds with the two knobs astride a display. | |
| Upgrading pre amp advice. You might also consider the Pro-Ject Pre Box RS2 Digital, which has a small form factor yet has dual ESS Sabre 9038 DACs, a solid-state headphone amp, a selectable tube output stage (for speakers, solid-state also selectable from the settings men... | |
| Dealers charging a fee for using a credit card Credit card interchange companies have changed their practices in recent years. I am not exaggerating when I say they have tripled their charges over about five years. It isn't true that the credit card costs are an expected 1.75 - 2% of the amoun... | |
| Dealers charging a fee for using a credit card Payment with credit cards that offer cash-back and other percentage-based incentives charge those incentives to the vendors, so it hits their bottom lines. Use of the cards has exploded because of these card features, and those are in addition to ... | |
| Looking for a cd transport in the 5k range: Jay’s Audio CDT3 MK3 or Pro-Ject RS2T? SMSL has a transport (not a "player", but they build one of those also) that might interest you. $500, if you can stomach the low price. | |
| Needing to replace thirty year old speakers. Alta Alyssa | |
| What is your favorite Class D amp? I am using a class D NAD 298 in one system with a ProJect Pre Box RS2 Digital preamp which has a selectable 6922 tube preamp stage, the sound is very good. |